Category Archives: World
Two millionaire businesswomen win California Republican primaries
BEIJING, June 9 — Millionaire businesswomen Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman both handily won Republican primaries for the Senate and governor’s races in California, the U.S., according to media reports Wednesday. Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO, easily defeated state Insurance … Continue reading
Police probe deadliest shooting in UK since 1996
BEIJING, June 3 — Police are investigating why a gunman went on a shooting spree in northwest England Wednesday, leaving 12 dead in the worst incident of its kind in the UK for 14 years, Bloomberg News said Thursday. The … Continue reading
Police probe motivations behind UK gunman
BEIJING, June 3 — UK police said they were still investigating the motives behind the gunman who shot dead his twin brother and 11 other people in northwest England Wednesday, the Guardian reported Thursday. “We are still at a very … Continue reading
U.S. Senate panel, House repeal military gay ban
BEIJING, May 28 — The U.S. House and a Senate committee Thursday approved amendments to a military bill that repeals the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that bans openly gay men and women serving in the U.S. military, CNN reported … Continue reading
Sarah Palin to host travel show in Discovery
BEIJING, March 25 — Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor in the U.S., will show audiences around Alaska in a new Discovery Channel series, according to media reports Thursday. She will star in role of tour guide in the new travel … Continue reading
Virginia post office hostage standoff ends
BEIJING, Dec. 24 — An eight-hour hostage standoff at a post office in Virginia, U.S. ended late Wednesday, with an armed, disabled man taken into custody, said media reports. The man, in a wheelchair, entered the post office in Wytheville at … Continue reading
FBI releases Michael Jackson’s files
BEIJING, Dec. 23 — U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Tuesday released more than 300 pages of files related to the late pop king Michael Jackson who died on June 25 at the age of 50. The files were made public … Continue reading
Christmas online sales surge in U.S. after snowstorm
BEIJING, Dec. 22 — While the snowstorm that hit U.S. east coastal area Saturday made stores sparse, it boosted the U.S. online sales over the weekend. According to the statistics from web research company Coremetrics, online retail sales rose 22.4 … Continue reading
Iraqi gov’t opens YouTube channel
BEIJING, Nov. 26 — The Iraqi government Wednesday launched an official channel on the popular video-sharing website YouTube. The channel on the Google-owned site was opened when Google chief executive Eric Schmidt was paying a visit to Baghdad. Iraqi Prime … Continue reading
Alaska’s Mt. Redount to erupt at any time
BEIJING, Feb. 1 — Alaska’s Mount Redoubt is picking up volcanic activity. The Alaska Volcano Observatory Sunday raised its threat level to orange, the stage just before an eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said in a statement Friday “volcanic tremor” has … Continue reading