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UN Security Council meets behind closed doors to consider Syria draft
02-05 00:13

Ambassadors of the 15 UN Security Council members met behind closed doors on Saturday mooring for an unusual weekend session to consider an Arab- European draft resolution which backs an Arab League plan to promote political transition in Syria.

Violence in Syria escalates with new victims in Homs
02-04 23:35

The situation in Syria is worsening with emerging reports of another bloody night in central Homs province, which activists say has killed more than 200 people.

Iran to stop oil exports to certain European countries
02-04 19:08

Iran's Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said Saturday that Iran will definitely stop its oil exports to certain European countries.

IRGC starts military drill in southern Iran

Iran dismisses Western sanctions

U.S. committed to two-track approach to Iran

Afghan civilian casualties hit record high: UN
02-04 20:16

The Afghan civilian casualties increased for the fifth year in a row last year as a total of 3, 021 civilians had been killed in war-ravaged country.

NATO sticks to transition roadmap in Afghanistan

War-weary Afghans hope for peace

•	Death toll of clashes in Egypt reaches 12

•	Rare heavy snow hit Algiers, disrupting flights

•	Syria denies shelling restive Homs province

•	Sudanese gov't warns South Sudan against escalating tension

•	4 dead in fresh clashes in Egypt

•	U.S. economic recovery speeds up

China >>

Lanterns lit up around China as festival approaches

•	China's water diversion project to be operational next year

•	Chinese Vice Premier urges development of SOEs

•	Workplace safety highlighted before leadership transition

•	Tibet earmarks 8 bln for rural support

Opinion >>

Afghan analyst warns U.S. early pullout would fuel militancy

•	Abductions not caused by "Chinese colonialism"

•	Cadmium pollution exposes lax regulations

•	How to boost agro-technology

•	Commentary: dispel rumors after falsified nuclear leak report

Entertainment >>

Copenhagen fashion week kicks off

•	Chinese child stars

•	Foreign blockbusters dominate in China's national holidays

•	Sexy models posing in trains

•	Hot cover girls!

Odd News >>

Distinctive bridges worldwide

•	2012 Hong Kong Pet Show kicks off

•	River monsters!

•	Famous black and white photos colorized

•	Ice Hotel of Montreal's Snow Village

World >>

Iran to stop oil exports to certain European countries

•	UN Security Council meets behind closed doors to consider Syria draft

•	Obama urges Syrian president to stop killing and step aside

•	Iran calls on EU states to review decisions on oil embargo, vows not to retreat

•	Heathrow Airport cancels 30 pct of flights for snow fears

Culture & Edu >>

Singapore holds multicultural street parade on waterway

•	Dragon dances performed to celebrate Lantern Festival in Deqing, China's Zhejiang

•	China-EU year of intercultural dialogue kicks off in Bulgaria

•	China to train 10,000 jobless college grads from Xinjiang

•	Glutinous rice flour dumpling made for Lantern Festival in Taipei

Sci & Tech >>

New Vega rocket sets for inaugural flight: ESA

•	China alters controversial Poyang dam plan

•	Iran sends new satellite into orbit

•	Japanese archaeologists find pottery with ogre's face

•	Space-tracking ship Yuanwang VI concludes trip

Travel >>

Various lanterns displayed to greet Lantern Festival

•	Pakistan starts its first ever luxury train

•	Fujian-Taiwan sea passenger volume rises 19 pct

•	Charming Greek village Vavdos

•	Wetland tourism becomes bright spot in Tibet

Business >>

U.S. job market still on long path to recovery

•	Chinese Vice Premier urges development of SOEs

•	Portugal able to overcome difficult economic situation: Barroso

•	Oil rises on positive U.S. jobs data

•	Gold snaps 3-session winning streak as safe-haven buying wanes

Sports >>

New F1 car F2012 unveiled in Maranello

•	Week-long programming draws 96 million cumulative viewers

•	Saturday's Serie A matches postponed due to cold weather

•	Joel Santana to coach Brazil's Flamengo

•	Serena leads U.S. in Fed Cup tie, Venus only plays doubles

Health >>

World Cancer Day observed in Nepal

•	U.S. researchers find obesity begins in brain

•	U.S. first lady to visit Texas on nationwide anti-childhood obesity campaign

•	Survey reveals doctor-patient tension in China

•	Hong Kong to adjust quota for Mainland mothers

Feature >>

Remote communities under spotlight as poverty reassessed

•	Ethnic Chinese make up 80 percent of Malaysia's top 40 richest: report

•	Platelayers' difficult lives on N China railway

•	Farewell begins in Nepal PLA's cantonments

•	Vulnerable Afghans struggle to survive harsh winter

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Video >>

Merkel continues China visit

175 dead as cold snap grips Europe

Group forces its way into Syrian embassy in Berlin

Egyptian riot continues

Greece crisis talks strand

Unemployment rate comes down: US president

Biz China Weekly >>

Jan. 23 -- Jan. 29

China's efforts to strike balance between promoting growth and restructuring its export-driven economy along a path full of unexpected twists and pot-holes have best defined the spirits of the Chinese dragon.

	Wen holds talks with Merkel

	Chinese fishing boat captain repatriated

	6.0-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu -- USGS

	U.S. charges oldest Swiss bank

	Wikileak founder Assange extradition hearing concludes

	NYSE cancels merger deal with Deutsche Boerse

	Vitamin D deficiency may cause human infertility

	Dozens dead in European cold snap: IFRC

	388 injured in clashes in Cairo

	Pakistani PM to appear in court in contempt case