Hu urges global media to promote world peaceOctober 9th, 2009 BEIJING - The media should promote world peace and development, Chinese President Hu Jintao said Friday at the opening ceremony of the World Media Summit, attended by about 300 representatives from over 170 media outlets from all over the globe. Hu said: "The media should use their distinctive assets and advantages to convey the messages of peace, development, cooperation, mutual benefit and tolerance."
"All media organisations should be dedicated to the lofty cause of pushing forward peace and development."
In the backdrop of global financial crisis, Hu said, the world's media should comprehensively cover the measures taken and the achievements of all countries to overcome difficulties.
Envoy says his removal from Afghanistan sends out a bad signal about the UNOctober 1st, 2009 LONDON - The senior UN envoy, who was removed from his post in Afghanistan, has told the BBC that his dismissal has sent out "a terrible signal" to the world about the organisation. Peter Galbraith said he believed he had been removed because of a dispute with his superior over how to handle fraud allegations in the country's recently held presidential elections.
UN seeks to engage with rebel groups to ensure respect of humanitarian lawSeptember 26th, 2009 UN: Engage with rebels to protect humanitarian lawUNITED NATIONS — The world body must engage more with insurgent groups in conflicts around the world to ensure they too are respecting the Geneva Conventions. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday.
India's moon mission lauded in Dhaka dailySeptember 26th, 2009 DHAKA - Applauding India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission and the discovery of water on the moon, a Dhaka daily has said the find has significantly widened the scope for space research. But The Daily Star newspaper, in an editorial Saturday, cautioned against rivalry among those engaged in research and exploration on the moon.
Three years on, Nepal remains conflict zone and a killing field after peace agreementSeptember 22nd, 2009 KATHMANDU - Almost three years after the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), Nepal continues to remain a conflict zone with no respite in killings, abductions and serious rights violations. The past two years and 10 months has witnessed a total of 1,284 deaths, 2,100 abductions and mushrooming of over 100 underground armed outfits, according to Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) records.
World NGO conference underway in MexicoSeptember 9th, 2009 MEXICO - Mexico is hosting the 62nd Annual Conference of Non Governmental Organisations to focus on disarmament and nonproliferation of weapons of massive destruction. Experts from 70 countries are participating in the conference Sep 9-11.
White House Quip: Obama would go to moon in pursuit of deal to overhaul health care system nowAugust 19th, 2009 White House: Obama would go to moon for his goalWASHINGTON — How far is President Barack Obama willing to go for a deal on overhauling the health care system?
Try all the way to the moon. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs joked Wednesday that Obama would orbit the moon if he thought it would help get a deal on a bill Congress can vote on after it returns from summer break.
Apollo astronauts dream of trip to MarsJuly 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It's been decades since they set foot on the moon, but the pioneers of the Apollo programme remain committed to exploring space with the goal of sending a human to Mars. Seven astronauts from the Apollo programme talked with journalists Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon.
25pct Brits think 1969 moon landing was hoaxJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - One fourth of Britons believe that the 1969 Apollo 11 mission moon landings were nothing but a hoax, according to a survey. A total of 1009 people participated in the survey for E andT magazine, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Buzz Aldrin calls for human settlement on MarsJuly 4th, 2009 LONDON - The NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin has said that humans should create a settlement on Mars to provide much-needed objectives to the younger generation. Aldrin, the second man to set his foot on the Moon, has claimed that setting up habitation on the surface of the red planet is a "wonderful objective" for humanity.
Settlements issue just a Palestinian excuse to avoid peace talks, says LiebermanJune 20th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has accused Palestine of using the issue of settlements as an excuse to avoid negotiations, which would ultimately lead to peace. "It's very clear that it's not the settlements.
NASA starts back to moonJune 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA launched its dual moon mission Thursday that will pave the way for humans to return to the moon. The Atlas V rocket launch lifted off at 05:32 p.m., just 20 minutes after planned, from NASA's Cape Canaveral in Florida.
UN chief: Quartet of key Mideast peacemakers to meet in Italy later this monthJune 12th, 2009 UN chief: key Mideast peacemakers to meetUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that key parties trying to promote Mideast peace will meet in Italy later this month. Ban gave no details on the date and place but said Thursday he expects the Quartet of the United Nations, the United States, the European Union and Russia to discuss the next steps to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Productive oceans integral to human well-being, says Ban Ki-moonJune 7th, 2009 TEHRAN - Safe, healthy and productive oceans are integral to human well-being, economic security and sustainable development, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday. In a message on the eve of World Oceans Day June 8, Ban said: The World Oceans Day allows us to highlight the many ways in which oceans contribute to society.
Taliban threat to world peace: USApril 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US has said on Wednesday that the Taliban are threat to the peace of world and it is not an easy task to get better of them. During a daily press briefing, the spokesman of US State Department, Robert Wood, said that the Taliban is threat to the peace of world.
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