Graceful wives of global billionaires

Graceful wives of global billionaires                 English.news.cn | 2012-03-14 15:26:04 | Editor: Tang Danlu

Wendi Deng, the wife of Australian-American media mogul Rupert Murdoch (Photo Source: cntv.com)     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Violence persists as UN team visits Syria

English.news.cn   2012-03-18 13:43:52               DAMASCUS, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Soon after two deadly bombings killed dozens of people here Saturday, another car bomb exploded in Damascus ahead of the expected arrival of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's monitoring team. Two "terrorists" were killed when their bomb-laden car exploded at the Palestinian camp of Yarmouk area south of the capital, Syrian state TV said, without giving further details. Meanwhile, the Doha-based pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV quoted sources as saying that the blast targeted a brigadier of the Syrian army, who was killed along with three Palestinians.

Marisfrolg Beijing fashion show

Marisfrolg Beijing fashion show                 English.news.cn | 2012-03-18 09:18:03 | Editor: Lu Hui

Models present fashion creations at Marisfrolg Autumn/Winter 2012 fashion show in Beijing, capital of China, March 17, 2012. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)    1 2 3 4 5 6

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DPRK to invite int'l observers to satellite launch amid growing concerns

English.news.cn   2012-03-18 11:33:22               BEIJING, March 18 (Xinhua) -- With international concerns growing over the planned satellite launch of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Pyongyang has decided to invite foreign experts to observe the launch. The European Union (EU) on Saturday expressed its worries and called on the country to refrain from the launch plan, which would see the DPRK launch an "earth observation" satellite in April to mark the 100th birthday of late leader Kim Il Sung. "This launch would be contrary to DPRK's international obligations, in particular under UN Security Council resolution 1874," the spokesperson of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement.

U.S. warns Iran against making "gross misjudgment"

English.news.cn   2012-03-18 04:13:37

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey has warned Iranian leaders that they would suffer the consequences if they make "a gross misjudgment" of American will on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran, the American Forces Press Service reported Saturday.

During an interview with the Public Broadcasting Service, Dempsey said that while Iran operates on its own internal logic, that doesn't mean Iranian leaders will be reasonable.

The top U.S. military officer was responding to the criticism of his previous statement made during a recent hearing at the Congress, where he said that the Iranian regime was "rational."

Apple's new iPad starts selling in U.S.

English.news.cn | 2012-03-17 08:39:04 | Editor: Yamei Wang

Greg Packer shows his new iPad bought in the Apple store on the Fifth Avenue of Manhattan, New York City, the United States, March 16, 2012. Apple's new iPad, featuring a faster processor, a sharper high-resolution display, as well as a model capable of next-generation 4G Long Term Evolution high-speed service with Wi-Fi, started the selling in the United States on Friday. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10    >>|

Morocco protest against rape-marriage law

17 March 2012 

Women's rights activists want article 475 of Morocco's penal code to be repealed

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Several hundred women's rights activists have demonstrated outside Morocco's parliament to demand the repeal of a law on sexual violence.

Morocco's penal code allows a rapist to marry his victim if she is a minor as a way of avoiding prosecution.

A 16-year-old girl, Amina Filali, killed herself a week ago after being severely beaten during a forced marriage to her rapist.

The protesters held signs saying, "The law has killed Amina".

The parents of Amina Filali were at the protest, says the BBC's Nora Fakim, in the Moroccan capital, Rabat.

Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III dies

17 March 2012  

Pope Shenouda III led Egypt's Coptic Christian church for more than three decades

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Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III has died at the age of 88, state television has announced.

The leader of the Middle East's largest Christian minority was reported to suffer from cancer that had spread to several organs.

Coptic Christians make up 10% of Egypt's population of 80 million.

After attacks on Coptic Christians in recent years, Pope Shenouda urged officials to do more to address the community's concerns.

Pope Shenouda led the church, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, for four decades.