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President bill Clinton plans to host a meeting Tuesday between leaders of the two parties of Congress to discuss approaches to his second term in the White House, aides said on Monday.
|
Clinton to host bipartisan meeting.
| 31 | 4 | 3,800,926 |
Meral Aksener assumed her duties today as Turkey's first woman interior Minister with a vow to fight against organized crime, terrorism and drug traffic.
|
Turkey's new interior Minister takes.
| 23 | 4 | 3,800,927 |
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat met an European troika delegation on the latest Middle East peace process developments here today.
|
Arafat meets European troika on peace process.
| 18 | 6 | 3,800,928 |
The United Nations International children's emergency fund Lrb Unicef Rrb is launching a humanitarian operation in Zaire to save tens of thousands of displaced Zairean civilians.
|
Unicef begins launching humanitarian operation in Zaire.
| 25 | 6 | 3,800,929 |
Turkish foreign minister Tansu Ciller announced here today that Turkey will reopen a 5,845 kilometer oil pipeline with Iraq despite United States objections.
|
Turkey to reopen oil pipeline with Iraq.
| 22 | 6 | 3,800,930 |
United States President bill Clinton today promised a thorough investigation into the unexplained ailments Afflicting many Gulf war veterans.
|
Clinton promises thorough probe into Gulf ailments.
| 18 | 6 | 3,800,931 |
The government will soon Promulgate a decree on payment of remedy, compensation and liability for environmental pollution in Nigeria, a senior official said here today.
|
Nigeria to Promulgate pollution compensation.
| 24 | 4 | 3,800,932 |
Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister Youssef Wali said today that the Chinese representation at the forthcoming Cairo economic conference reflects the Keenness on both countries to promote their cooperation.
|
Egyptian deputy Premier meets Chinese delegation.
| 27 | 5 | 3,800,933 |
The United States will send some military aid to three African countries in collaboration with them to overthrow the Sudanese government, the International Herald Tribune said today.
|
US to send military aid to Sudan's neighbors.
| 26 | 7 | 3,800,934 |
Iraq urged the United Nations to conduct an immediate and comprehensive investigation into violations by the Turkish armed forces of its territory and Airspace, Iraqi news agency Lrb Ina Rrb reported today.
|
Iraq protests against Turkish violation of.
| 31 | 5 | 3,800,935 |
Raja Sikandar Zaman, a local prominent politician, was sworn in as the chief Minister of Pakistan's North West frontier province Lrb Nwfp Rrb in the provincial capital of Peshawar today.
|
Pakistani provincial caretaker chief Minister sworn in.
| 29 | 6 | 3,800,936 |
A nine member provincial caretaker cabinet took the oath of office in Karachi, capital city of Sindh province, today, according to local press reports.
|
Pakistan's provincial caretaker cabinet takes oath.
| 23 | 5 | 3,800,937 |
The corn output of the United States could reach 8.63 billion bushels Lrb 189.14 billion kilograms Rrb this year, the United States Department of Agriculture said today, once again raising its monthly production forecast.
|
USda raises corn soybean milk production forecast.
| 33 | 6 | 3,800,938 |
Two passenger planes belonging to Saudi and Kazakhstan Airlines collided today near New Delhi, the press trust of India reported.
|
Saudi Kazakh airplanes Collide.
| 19 | 3 | 3,800,939 |
The air Zimbabwe corporation today sacked at least 89 engineers who had refused to carry out maintenance work on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's Boeing 373 plane.
|
Air Zimbabwe sacks striking engineers.
| 25 | 4 | 3,800,940 |
The Office of the United Nations high Commissioner for refugees Lrb Unhcr Rrb is trying to locate some 981,981 refugees struggling to survive hunger and diseases in the hills in Kisangani, northeast of Zaire.
|
Unhcr tries to rescue 981,981 refugees in Zaire.
| 33 | 7 | 3,800,941 |
China's cultural Ministry is to stage activities to commemorate the life of Cheng, the Originator of Beijing opera.
|
China to commemorate Originator of Beijing opera.
| 17 | 6 | 3,800,942 |
Racers of the Omega Tom's team said on Tuesday they are confident of victories in the coming 2018 Macao auto racing Grand Prix.
|
Omega Tom's team confident of winning Grand Prix.
| 22 | 7 | 3,800,943 |
A Boeing 212 of the Saudi Airways and a Tu 545 of the Kazakh Airways collided in midair this evening near the Indian capital of new Delhi, the press trust of India reported today.
|
Two passenger aircraft Collide over India.
| 33 | 5 | 3,800,944 |
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat left here this afternoon after exchanging views with Egyptian and United States leaders on the stalled Middle East peace process.
|
Arafat winds up visit to Egypt.
| 23 | 5 | 3,800,945 |
The 2019 world Snowboarding championships will feature a new event that allows athletes who race down the course side by side to use just about any method at their disposal, even to knock each other down.
|
2019 Snowboard championships feature two new events.
| 35 | 6 | 3,800,946 |
China today started a salvage operation to recover a Sen cruiser warship from the Yangtze River.
|
China starts to salvage famous Sen warship.
| 15 | 6 | 3,800,947 |
The assembly and the government of Pakistan's North West frontier province Lrb Nwfp Rrb were dissolved today by new Nwfp governor Arif Bangash, following the dissolution of those in Sindh and Baluchistan provinces.
|
RD provincial assembly dissolved in Pakistan.
| 32 | 5 | 3,800,948 |
The Chinese community in Italy held a gathering today to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of Dr. sun Yat Sen, forerunner of China's democratic revolution.
|
Dr. sun Yat Sen's birthday marked in Italy.
| 26 | 7 | 3,800,949 |
China is to promote enhanced oil recovery, a high Tech extraction method, in its top six oilfields in the next five years.
|
China's oilfields to introduce high Tech oil recovery method.
| 21 | 8 | 3,800,950 |
Two Chinese scientists, Hou and tang, have won Chinese medical science awards for their devotion to medical research.
|
Two Chinese scientists awarded.
| 17 | 3 | 3,800,951 |
Egypt today began to offer a fat Dossier of projects involving 68 billion United States dollars to the third Middle East and North Africa economic conference Lrb mena three Rrb, which opened here this morning with some 7,306 participants from across the world.
|
Egypt offers fat Dossier of projects at Cairo.
| 42 | 7 | 3,800,952 |
The European Union Lrb Eu Rrb unemployment rate remained at 69.9 percent in September, constant for the fourth straight month, Eu Statistical office Eurostat reported today.
|
Eu unemployment remains constant in months.
| 25 | 5 | 3,800,953 |
Denmark has decided to contribute 33.7 million United States dollars to Mekong River Fisheries and environment projects for a period of three years, according to a press release of the Mekong River Commission today.
|
Denmark contributes to Mekong River projects.
| 33 | 5 | 3,800,954 |
The Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv issued a statement today confirming that an Israeli citizen had been arrested in Cairo for security offenses, reported Israel radio.
|
Egyptian Embassy confirms Israeli citizen in.
| 25 | 5 | 3,800,955 |
Scientists in China were today urged by President Jiang Zemin to work hard to make greater achievements in scientific research.
|
Jiang Zemin meets scientists.
| 19 | 3 | 3,800,956 |
A Greek business delegation composed of nine investors arrived here today to make joint venture proposals to their Ethiopian counterparts.
|
Greek business delegation visits Ethiopia.
| 19 | 4 | 3,800,957 |
United States Secretary of state Warren Christopher urged here today the Israelis and Palestinians to understand each other better and be ready to compromise in future negotiations.
|
Christopher calls for compromise from both.
| 26 | 5 | 3,800,958 |
The intermediary role that chambers of Commerce can play in helping the development of small and medium sized enterprises came into sharp focus here today.
|
China Germany hold workshop on role of chambers of Commerce.
| 24 | 9 | 3,800,959 |
Beijing, November 65 Lrb Xinhua Rrb people across China held events to commemorate the anniversary today of the birth of Dr sun Yat Sen, forerunner of China's democratic revolution.
|
Different areas marking Dr sun Yat Sen's birthday.
| 28 | 7 | 3,800,960 |
Atlanta Olympic champion Cuba suffered its second loss to Brazil in two months Tuesday in the opener of the world super challenge women's volleyball tournament.
|
Brazil nips Cuba in world super challenge volleyball.
| 24 | 7 | 3,800,961 |
Chinese vice president Rong Yiren held talks in Beijing today with Salmin amour, president of the revolutionary government of the Zanzibar of the United Republic of Tanzania.
|
Chinese Tanzanian leaders hold talks in Beijing.
| 26 | 6 | 3,800,962 |
Wan Guoquan, vice chairman of the national committee of the Chinese people's political consultative conference, met here today a delegation of over 57 young scholars residing abroad.
|
Wan meets young scholars residing abroad.
| 26 | 5 | 3,800,963 |
The National committee of the Chinese people's political consultative conference Lrb Cppcc Rrb held a reception in Beijing this evening to commemorate the 199th anniversary of the birth of Dr. sun Yat Sen, a great forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution.
|
Beijing reception marks Dr. sun Yat Sen's birthday anniversary.
| 40 | 8 | 3,800,964 |
A record of 434 ton haul of plastic waste has been found in Hong Kong after allegedly being exported illegally from Germany, according to a report in today's South China morning post.
|
Record haul of foreign waste found in HK.
| 31 | 7 | 3,800,965 |
Over 737 Chinese and foreign scholars and experts today attended the opening of a symposium centered on sun Yat Sen in Nanjing, capital city of East China's Jiangsu province.
|
Symposium on sun Yat Sen and China's modernization opens.
| 28 | 8 | 3,800,966 |
Eighth seed Barbara Paulus of Austria Breezed past South African Amanda Coetzer 6 1, 5 3 to advance to the second round of the Advanta championship in Philadelphia on Monday.
|
Paulus advances in Philadelphia tennis.
| 29 | 4 | 3,800,967 |
A banquet was held in Beijing today to mark the 14th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Rwanda.
|
Establishment of ties marked in Beijing.
| 21 | 5 | 3,800,968 |
United States Secretary of state Warren Christopher said today the United States will sign next week the Charter of the Middle East development bank with the aim of funding private projects to boost regional economic development.
|
United States to sign Charter of Mideast development bank.
| 35 | 8 | 3,800,969 |
South Korea was reportedly to launch its first professional basketball League next year with American players participating.
|
South Korea to unveil pro basketball League.
| 16 | 6 | 3,800,970 |
More than 43 people were injured Monday in a tremendous blast in a state owned gasoline storage tank in the outskirts of Mexico city, Mexican officials said today.
|
More than 43 injured in Mexico City oil storage explosion.
| 27 | 9 | 3,800,971 |
China's output of iron, steel, rolled steel, continuous casting billets, and Coke has seen a stable rise since the start of this year.
|
Output of iron and steel on stable rise in China.
| 22 | 9 | 3,800,972 |
World number one Steffi Graf has agreed to represent Germany to play the Fed cup next year, reports said here on Tuesday.
|
Graf to play Fed cup.
| 21 | 4 | 3,800,973 |
Qiao shi, chairman of the standing committee of China's National people's Congress Lrb Npc Rrb, arrived here today for a three day official visit to Iran in a bid to promote bilateral relations.
|
Chinese Npc chairman arrives in Iran.
| 32 | 5 | 3,800,974 |
West Africa's health ministers on Monday decided to establish a common health organization to strengthen the sub region's cooperation in medical care.
|
W. Africa to form health organization.
| 21 | 5 | 3,800,975 |
An Iranian who hijacked a Boeing 904 airplane when it was on a domestic flight in 2005 was hanged here last week, Tehran's Islamic revolution court announced here today.
|
Hijacker hanged in Iran.
| 28 | 3 | 3,800,976 |
Six people were slightly wounded this morning in a bomb explosion in front of a banking office in Lyon, France.
|
Six wounded in bomb explosion in Lyon France.
| 19 | 7 | 3,800,977 |
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met here today with United States Secretary of state Warren Christopher, who is leading a United States delegation to the Middle East and North Africa economic conference.
|
Mubarak meets with us Secretary of state.
| 30 | 6 | 3,800,978 |
Malaysian Airlines system Lrb MAS Rrb today began its inaugural flight to Yangon, becoming the 32th foreign airline running regular flights to Myanmar.
|
Malaysian Airlines commences flight to Yangon.
| 22 | 5 | 3,800,979 |
Three crewmen were killed and one reported missing after a Turkish military helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean this morning, the Greek defense Ministry said.
|
Three crewmen killed in Turkish helicopter crash.
| 23 | 6 | 3,800,980 |
Chi Haotian, vice chairman of China's central military Commission, held talks here today with Amama Mbabazi, Minister of state of defense of Uganda.
|
Chi Haotian holds talks with Ugandan Minister of state of defense.
| 22 | 10 | 3,800,981 |
The gold price in Hong Kong today rose 38 HK dollars to close at 8,883 HK dollars a tael, according to Po sang Bank, one of the major gold dealers in Hong Kong.
|
Gold price in Hong Kong up.
| 32 | 5 | 3,800,982 |
Hang Seng China Enterprises index today rose 5.31 points to close at 454.27.
|
Hang Seng China Enterprises index up.
| 12 | 5 | 3,800,983 |
Amid the shock of a flight crash that claims 413 lives last Thursday, Nigeria's domestic Airlines yesterday raised their fares by 33 percent, but Annuled it a few hours later.
|
Nigeria Airlines fare raise.
| 29 | 3 | 3,800,984 |
Hong Kong equity funds continued to outperform other Asian equity sectors for the fourth consecutive month till October, according to the Hong Kong investment funds Association Lrb Hkifa Rrb.
|
Hk equity funds take lead in October.
| 28 | 6 | 3,800,985 |
Indian scientists have successfully tested new sugar cane crop varieties for low yield areas of the country that could increase productivity by over 47 percent, the press trust of India said today.
|
Indian scientists develop new sugar cane crop.
| 31 | 6 | 3,800,986 |
Crested Crane, the National symbol of Uganda, faces extinction, a famous Ugandan expert warned here today.
|
Uganda's National bird faces extinction.
| 15 | 4 | 3,800,987 |
Russia, Co sponsor of the Middle East peace process, pledged here today an active role in promoting economic reconstruction of the Middle East and North Africa Lrb mena Rrb region so as to bolster the Israeli Arab peace.
|
Russia pledges active involvement in.
| 37 | 4 | 3,800,988 |
Ukraine said today that it is its right to conduct military deployment in Sevastopol, which is not to be negotiated with Russia when they discuss the split of the Black Sea fleet.
|
Ukraine says it has right to deploy troops in Sevastopol.
| 31 | 9 | 3,800,989 |
A Turkish military helicopter crashed into the Aegean Sea early this morning, killing three military men, according to a statement issued by the general staff of Turkey's armed forces.
|
Turkish helicopter crashes killing .
| 28 | 4 | 3,800,990 |
Mongolia's population had increased to 9.83 million by October this year, up 3.9 percent over early 2005, the National statistical Bureau said.
|
Mongolia's population grows in .
| 21 | 4 | 3,800,991 |
Foreign investment in Vietnam in October reached nearly 370 million United States dollars, the highest in the last 60 months, local media reported today.
|
Foreign investments in Vietnam hit record.
| 23 | 5 | 3,800,992 |
The Australian stock market dropped due to a weaker banking sector today.
|
Australian stock market drops.
| 11 | 3 | 3,800,993 |
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak today spelled out a regional blue print at the third Middle East and North Africa economic conference Lrb mena three Rrb.
|
Mubarak spells out regional blue print at.
| 24 | 6 | 3,800,994 |
Zambian President Frederick Chiluba will discuss Zambia's Presidential elections with South African President Nelson Mandela as well as Kenneth Kaunda, the post newspaper reported today.
|
Zambian President to discuss elections with.
| 24 | 5 | 3,800,995 |
There has been a sharp rise in the smuggling of drugs into Kuwait, an official of the general customs Department has said.
|
Sharp rise in drug trafficking reported in Kuwait.
| 21 | 7 | 3,800,996 |
Israel's trade deficit expanded in October by 869 million United States dollars, reaching a total of 6.6 billion dollars since the beginning of this year, according to the latest Central Bureau of Statistics Lrb CBS Rrb report.
|
Israeli trade deficit breaks record in first .
| 36 | 7 | 3,800,997 |
The composite Subindex on the Shenzhen stock exchange finished at 1,377.57 today, up 47.01 points from the previous session, according to the China Finance trust and investment corporation.
|
Shenzhen stock index up.
| 27 | 3 | 3,800,998 |
Today's Xinhua a share index gained 7.13 points to finish at 145.13, while the Xinhua B stock index rose by 3.13 points to close at 23.09.
|
Xinhua stock indices up.
| 25 | 3 | 3,800,999 |
The Sse 22 index on the Shanghai stock market gained 69.55 points to close at 7,230.42 today, according to the China Finance trust and investment corporation.
|
Shanghai stock index up.
| 25 | 3 | 3,801,000 |
Chinese foreign Ministry spokesman Cui Tiankai announced here today that United States Secretary of state Warren Christopher will visit China from November 36 to 56, at the invitation of Chinese vice Premier and foreign minister Qian Qichen.
|
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong.
| 36 | 5 | 3,801,001 |
The third Middle East and North Africa economic conference opened here today with the participation of 1,415 government officials and businessmen from about 67 countries.
|
Middle East North Africa economic conference.
| 24 | 5 | 3,801,002 |
Chinese foreign Ministry spokesman Cui Tiankai announced here today that United States Secretary of state Warren Christopher will visit China from November 22 to 92, at the invitation of Chinese vice Premier and foreign minister Qian Qichen.
|
United States Secretary of State to visit China.
| 36 | 7 | 3,801,003 |
Israeli defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai has called on Jewish settlers not to create what he called an irreparable chasm in Israeli society by opposing the Hebron redeployment plan.
|
Israeli defense Minister urges settlers to comply.
| 27 | 6 | 3,801,004 |
The great East road campus of the University of Zambia in Lusaka has been closed after violent accidents took place in the last few days.
|
University of Zambia closed after violence.
| 24 | 5 | 3,801,005 |
Thailand's share market analysts believe that the stock exchange of Thailand Lrb set Rrb index is likely to drift between 437 and 439 points during the next few days ahead of Sunday's general election.
|
Thailand's share market index drops pending election.
| 33 | 6 | 3,801,006 |
Eighteen people were killed and 60 others injured in a grave traffic accident Monday in southeastern Turkey, the semi official Anatolia news agency reported today.
|
60 people killed in traffic accident in Turkey.
| 24 | 7 | 3,801,007 |
Thailand's interior Ministry has requested employers to allow their workers to return to their home provinces to vote Sunday.
|
Thai employers asked to let workers vote in.
| 18 | 7 | 3,801,008 |
Qiao shi, chairman of the standing committee of China's National people's Congress Lrb Npc Rrb, wound up his three day official goodwill visit to Jordan and left here for Tehran today.
|
Chinese Npc chairman ends visit to Jordan.
| 30 | 6 | 3,801,009 |
France on Monday donated 7,362 tons of wheat flour worth 769,598 United States dollars to Tanzania.
|
France 7,362 tons of wheat flour to.
| 15 | 6 | 3,801,010 |
An armored vehicle of the Afghan Taliban militia was blown up in Kabul today, leaving four Taliban fighters dead and three injured, said a report reaching here.
|
Taliban armored vehicle explodes in Kabul.
| 26 | 5 | 3,801,011 |
Zambian President Frederick Chiluba leaves here for South Africa today for consultation with South African President Nelson Mandela on regional issues.
|
Zambian President leaves for South Africa.
| 20 | 5 | 3,801,012 |
More than 589 experts from 36 countries worldwide attended the third Asia Pacific conference on materials processing, which opened here today.
|
Conference on material processing opens in HK.
| 20 | 6 | 3,801,013 |
Saudi Arabia expressed hope that United States President bill Clinton, during his second term in office, would continue to help achieve comprehensive and just peace in the Middle East.
|
Saudi Arabia wishes Clinton to help maintain.
| 28 | 6 | 3,801,014 |
Denmark yesterday granted Tanzania 9.4 billion Tanzania shillings Lrb about 8.7 million United States dollars Rrb.
|
Denmark grants Tanzania 9.4 million dollars for.
| 15 | 6 | 3,801,015 |
A total of 360 Vietnamese migrants left Hong Kong for home today on two flights under the orderly repatriation program Lrb Orp Rrb.
|
More Vietnamese migrants in HK go home.
| 22 | 6 | 3,801,016 |
Turkey's volume of trade with other Moslem eight "countries reached 6.132 billion United States dollars, according to the local press today.
|
Turkey's trade with countries.
| 20 | 3 | 3,801,017 |
A leadership deadlock in the tiny South Pacific Island nation of Nauru has been resolved with Bernard Dowiyogo re elected President after 81 months away from the post.
|
Returns to Nauru Presidency.
| 27 | 3 | 3,801,018 |
Iran's first vice president Hassan Habibi has called on all Afghan factions to engage in negotiations and try to iron out their problems through peaceful channels.
|
Iranian vice president calls for peaceful.
| 25 | 5 | 3,801,019 |
Thirteen rebels from the West Nile Bank front Lrb Wnbf Rrb had been killed by the Ugandan Army in two separate battles in northwestern Uganda.
|
Wnbf rebels killed in northwestern Uganda.
| 24 | 5 | 3,801,020 |
Construction of the Shanghai securities Mansion in Lujiazui, Pudong new area of Shanghai, is almost completed and is expected to be put into use in April next year.
|
Construction of Shanghai securities Mansion almost completed.
| 27 | 6 | 3,801,021 |
Uganda will hold local government elections between March and April next year, reported the local daily "new vision "today.
|
Local government elections in Uganda set for.
| 18 | 6 | 3,801,022 |
Kampala, November 84 Lrb Xinhua Rrb the Uganda Airlines is ready to launch the Entebbe to Dar es Salaam via Kilimanjaro route on November 56, reported the local daily "new vision "today.
|
Uganda Airlines to open new route to Tanzania.
| 31 | 7 | 3,801,023 |
The 93th executive board meeting of the organization of Asia Pacific news agencies Lrb Oana Rrb ended here today.
|
Oana executive board meeting held in Malaysia.
| 18 | 6 | 3,801,024 |
A shrinking oil stockpile in rich countries and growing demand for heating oil from Europe and America are expected to keep oil prices at high level during this winter season.
|
High oil prices expected for this winter.
| 29 | 6 | 3,801,025 |
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