Egypt latest – Mubarak to new PM: Engage with all political parties »
An image from state televsion Al-Masriya shows Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak speaking with his new vice president, Omar Suleiman, in Cairo on Sunday. January 30th, 2011 Read full coverage of the unrest in Egypt updated continually by CNN reporters worldwide. Send your photos and video to iReport and see CNN in Arabic here. – [Update [...]
Egypt protests: ElBaradei tells crowd ‘change coming’ »
30 January 2011 Last updated at 18:10 ET Leading Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei has joined thousands of protesters in Cairo defying a curfew to demand President Mubarak stand down. Addressing the crowd in Tahrir (Liberation) Square, the Nobel peace prize winner urged patience, saying “change is coming”. In a tense sixth day of protests, [...]
Lanka E News office set on fire »
(Lanka-e-News, 31,Jan.2011, 3.25AM) About an hour ago, the LankaeNews office premises was set on fire. At about 2.00 am today, a group of unknown personnels had broken into the premises and set it on fire. By now everything that was inside the building has been destroyed. FIRE BREAKS OUT AT LANKAENEWS OFFICES IN MALABE January [...]
China: The new World Bank »
Photo of Chinese President Hu Jintao with the leaders of Russia, Brazil, and India (Image by Wikimedia user kremlin.ru (cc:by)) The world’s biggest investor in developing countries is no longer the World Bank. It’s China. This story was originally covered by PRI’s The Takeaway. For more, listen to the audio above. Over the past two [...]
President Mahinda Rajapakse receives medical treatment at Houston Hospital »
(Lanka-e-News, 24,Jan.2011, 2.10PM) According to reports reaching Lanka e news, SL President Mahinda Rajapakse is suffering from an ailment. The President’s sudden departure from SL was because of his ailment taking a turn for the worse. According to further information provided to Lanka e news he is undergoing treatment at the M D Anderson cancer [...]
Chinese manufacturers cash in on royal wedding »
09:35, January 13, 2011 A woman shows a replica of the British royal engagement ring at a jewellery factory in Yiwu, Zhejiang province January 12, 2011. Chinese manufacturers are cashing in on the British royal wedding craze as they churn out tens of thousands of replica royal engagement rings for the world. (Photo/Agencies) Britain may [...]
A big event in Sino-U.S. relations in new era »
19:59, January 17, 2011 2011, the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, marks the 40th anniversary of the rapprochement between China and the United States. Timed at this special historic moment, President Hu Jintao’s state visit to the United States is not only highly valued by the two countries but catches worldwide [...]
The Iran Shah’s Atomic Dreams »
iran.jpg (55.77 KB) 2011-1-18 10:59 More than three decades ago, before there was an Islamic Republic, the West sought desperately to prevent Iran’s ruler from getting his hands on the bomb. New revelations show just how serious the crisis was — and why America’s denuclearization drive isn’t working. Of the many inaccuracies and obfuscations of [...]
Sri Lankan journalists demands justice for killed, disappeared journalists »
Bharatha Mallawarachi, The Associated Press Jan 18, 2011 08:01:40 AM COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan journalists and activists protested Tuesday to draw attention to what they called the government’s failure to pursue the perpetrators of crimes against media workers. About 100 demonstrators gathered Tuesday in front of the main railway station in the Sri [...]
