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Strengthening Relations: Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s 2012 China Visit
Canadian Prime Minister Stephan Harper talking at the 5th Canada-China Business Forum Stephen Harper, Canada’s Prime Minister, visited Guangzhou on February 10, 2012, with a fresh perspective on the topics of trade, human rights, oil and a stable partnership with China. It was during the dinner party that he committed on improving the energy [...]
Enjoy freedom without wearing pants!
People exit from a tram without wearing pants through the streets of Zurich on the day of the 10th Annual New York City No Pants Subway Ride January 9, 2011. The New York event, organised by Improv Everywhere, involves participants who strip down to their underwear as they go about their normal routine. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) [...]
Big pans welcome guests
Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2011 shows braised pork in a big pan in a restaurant named “Xiaozaowang” in Hefei, capital of east China’s Anhui Province. The restaurant, welcomes its guests with big pans in which meals are cooked. (Xinhua/Gao Xueyu) Customers look at the braised pork in a big pan in a restaurant named [...]
Candles lit up for victims of Arizona shooting
Candles are seen lighted up for those dead and injured people during a shooting outside the medical center of Arizona University in Tucson, Arizona, United States, Jan. 8, 2011. The alleged shooter intended to kill Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords when he pulled the trigger of a pistol in a shooting spree which also claimed lives of [...]
Sarkozy visits Martinique, Guadeloupe with wife
France’s President Nicolas (2nd L) Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy shake hands with supporters as they arrive to visit a market in Fort-de-France on the Martinique island January 8, 2011. Sarkozy and his wife travel to Martinique and Guadeloupe to deliver New Year’s address to French overseas territories before a meeting with US President [...]
Referendum starts in S. Sudan
People wait to cast their votes at a polling station in Juba, Sudan, on Jan. 9, 2011. The south Sudan referendum started on Jan. 9, 2011. (Xinhua/Cai Yang) People wait to cast their votes at a polling station in Juba, Sudan, on Jan. 9, 2011. The south Sudan referendum started on Jan. 9, 2011. (Xinhua/Cai [...]
U.S. congresswoman target of shooting spree, second suspect targeted
Handout photo of Jared Loughner, suspected in the shooting of a federal judge, congresswoman and others in Arizona on Saturday. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — An Arizona sheriff on Saturday believed U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was target of the shooting spree in Tucson. Five people were confirmed dead in the mass shooting [...]
Political leader’s assassination leads to unrest in Karachi
People gathered near at the shootout site in southern Pakistan’s Karachi on Jan. 8, 2011. The assassination of a political activist of government coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) led to turmoil when MQM workers set ablaze several vehicles in Karachi Saturday, leaving a dozen people injured. (Xinhua/Arshad) A security officer stands guard next to [...]
Arrangements completed for south Sudan referendum
People pray for peace in All Saints Cathedral in Juba, southern Sudan, Jan. 8, 2011. Around four million southern Sudanese are expected to vote in the coming referendum on Sunday to decide whether the region should remain united with the north or secede to establish an independent state. (Xinhua/Cai Yang) by Fayez El-Zaki Hassan KHARTOUM, [...]
Enjoy first snowfall in Toronto
A man drives a snowplow to clear the snow in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 8, 2011. The first snowfall in 2011 hit Toronto on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zou Zheng) A couple walk amid the snow in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 8, 2011. The first snowfall in 2011 hit Toronto on Saturday. (Xinhua/Zou Zheng) A woman skies amid the snow [...]