15 Mar 2005 11:32 AM

Washington State Department on Monday supported Beijing’s Anti-Secession Law. In fact, the day before the U.S defines the law’s passage as "unfortunate". The newly adopted law got 2,896 votes and reflects the common wishes of all Chinese people, with Taiwan compatriots

15 Mar 2005 08:42 AM

The sisters of Belfast man Robert McCartney, murdered in a bar in January, are getting threats from the political wing of the IRA to keep away from politics. Nevertheless

14 Mar 2005 01:45 PM

Han Duck-soo, minister for government policy coordination and a former trade minister, was appointed today as South Korea’s new finance minister. The

14 Mar 2005 01:33 PM

An agreement was reached today between the rioting prisoners of the Bagong Diwa Camp and the Philippine Government. That riot resulted in six people killed and two injured. Deputy Director General Avelino Razon reported that the inmates were led by Alhamser Limbang known as Commander

14 Mar 2005 12:28 PM

The sisters of a man brutally killed in Belfast turn to the US seeking for justice in a case that pushed the IRA and Sinn Fein under pressure. Catherine

14 Mar 2005 11:03 AM

Dr Griffin, a rocket scientist and entrepreneur, current director of space at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) was nominated

14 Mar 2005 10:16 AM

China's National People's Congress (NPC), ratified Monday the anti-secession law to set a legislative basis for combating Taiwan's independence. The law is supposed to promote peaceful reunification of the nation. China's President Hu Jintao signed an order sanctioning immediate promulgation of the new law on Monday, with

14 Mar 2005 09:12 AM

Yesterday the magazine Sunday has anounced about Zarqawi plans to attack USA. Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, Osama bin Laden’s follower in Iraq, has set plans for some hitting operations on US “soft targets” such entertainment places and schools, reported the US intelligence officials.

14 Mar 2005 08:47 AM

The Pope of Rome John Paul returns to Vatican about two weeks after the operation on his throat. The Pope was cheered up by the crowds of faithful people that took to the streets to support the spiritual leader of the Roman

14 Mar 2005 08:43 AM

The United Nations chief Kofi Annan made his first in four years visit to Middle East. He visited Israel as part of his trip encouraged by the peace process there. His three-day trip started in Jerusalem where the meeting with

11 Mar 2005 05:25 PM

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations will oppose the Russian government’s intention to become a full member and preside over the group’s economic policy deliberations next year, G-7 officials

11 Mar 2005 02:30 PM

A businessman from California offered $1 million to the husband of a brain-damaged woman in a long-lasting battle with the woman’s parents that do not allow the “killing” of their daughter. On

11 Mar 2005 02:25 PM

Westminster debaters on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill haven’t reached any compromise or any result. Philip Webster, Political Editor of The Times, reports: "In the years I’ve been covering Parliament I’ve never seen anything like it. This is a constitutional breakdown, it isn’t supposed to happen.” "MPs

11 Mar 2005 01:23 PM

56 hunger strikers were finally detained after a 13-hour protest on board a Lufthansa aircraft. Totally, there were 120 passengers and some of them decided to leave the plane prior to the police actions. The passengers had EU passports but claimed they were of Iranian origin. The details of their identities are now

11 Mar 2005 12:20 PM

56 Iranian protesters were removed from the board of the airplane at Brussels. Police said the incident ended peacefully. "The plane is empty now. There was no violence at all," said police spokesman Olivier Vincent. The Iranian men