Chinese policeman wins best actor at Shanghai film awards
SHANGHAI (AFP) - A policeman from northeast China with no previous acting experience has won the best actor prize at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival.
Nations:Lithuania China People:Anthony Minghella Wong Kar-Wai Joan Chen Activities:2008 Shanghai Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2008-06-23
Wong Kar-wai to head Shanghai film festival jury
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai will head the jury at the Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held June 14-22.
Nations:Czech Republic Lithuania Israel Denmark Argentina New Zealand People:Anthony Minghella Wong Kar-Wai Joan Chen Activities:2008 Shanghai Film Festival Source:(AP)
2008-06-06
Putin warns Washington over missile shield
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but warned that Moscow could re-deploy weapons if its concerns were not heeded.
Nations:Poland Russia Czech Republic North Korea Azerbaijan Lithuania People:Robert Gates Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin Activities:U.S.-Russia Military Relations
2007-10-18
Nasdaq to acquire OMX in Borse Dubai deal
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and Borse Dubai have reached a deal under which Nasdaq will take over Nordic bourse operator OMX AB, while Borse Dubai acquires just under 20 percent of Nasdaq and 28 percent of the London stock exchange.
Nations:Sweden United Arab Emirates Estonia Latvia Lithuania Denmark
2007-09-20
Danish police arrest scores in second night of rioting
Danish police said Saturday they arrested 188 demonstrators during a second night of violence over the forced eviction of squatters from a youth centre in Copenhagen.
Nations:Denmark Lithuania Poland New Zealand Germany Norway
2007-03-03
Iraq war protests greet Cheney's Australia trip
Anti-Iraq war protesters briefly scuffled with police in Sydney on Thursday before the arrival of Vice President Dick Cheney, underlining divisions within one of Washington's firmest allies over the unpopular war.
Nations:Australia Afghanistan Lithuania Denmark Vietnam People:John Howard Dick Cheney Tony Blair Activities:Anti-war Movement Australia-U.S.
2007-02-22
Iraqi insurgents use 2nd 'dirty' attack
Insurgents exploded a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters Wednesday -- the second such "dirty" chemical attack in two days -- while a U.S. official said ground fire apparently forced the downing of a Black Hawk helicopter. All nine aboard the aircraft were rescued.
Nations:Iraq Lithuania Denmark People:Tony Blair Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2007-02-21
Blair announces Iraq withdrawal plan
Britain will withdraw around 1,600 troops from Iraq in the "coming months," aiming to cut its force to below 5,000 by late summer if Iraqi forces can secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday.
Nations:Iraq Denmark Lithuania Poland Romania South Korea People:Tony Blair Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-02-21
Yao Ming spawns China's hoops generation
To understand China's basketball ambitions, look no further than the four Chinese characters that adorn 16 glass backboards in a sprawling sports complex near Tiananmen Square. "Basketball's new generation surpassing the old," they read.
Nations:China Lithuania People:Yao Ming Wang Zhizhi Li Ning
2007-02-18
Gates: U.S. can prove Iran's Iraq role
Serial numbers and markings on explosives used in Iraq provide "pretty good" evidence that Iran is providing either weapons or technology for militants there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted Friday.
Nations:Afghanistan Spain Italy Germany Iraq Lithuania People:Robert Gates Activities:Post-war Mideast Iran-U.S.
2007-02-09
U.S. boosts Iraq force; allies pare down
The Italians have left, and the Slovaks are about to. Britons want to start getting out, and so do Danes and South Koreans.
Nations:Japan Slovakia Iraq Denmark Afghanistan Latvia People:John Howard Condoleezza Rice Tony Blair Activities:International Fronts Second Gulf War Vietnam War
2007-01-12
30 more countries could have nukes soon
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency warned Monday that as many as 30 countries could soon have technology that would let them produce atomic weapons "in a very short time," joining the nine states known or suspected to have such arms.
Nations:Namibia Yemen North Korea Bangladesh Moldova Czech Republic Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis
2006-10-16
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