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Oscar Pistorius's manslaughter trial favored by defend witnesses

Oct. 13, 2014

Oscar Pistorius's manslaughter trial favored by defend witnesses

Clyclone Hudhud down trees in Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone death toll rises to 24 in India

Oct. 13, 2014

NEW DELHI, Oct. 13 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The death toll in "Hudhud" cyclonic storm in India has risen to at least 24 as the eastern state of Andhra Pradesh reported 21 ...

DALLAS, Oct. 12, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Reporters in front of the residence of a health care worker who tested positive for Ebola in Dallas, United States, on Oct 12, 2014

Second Ebola case in U.S. caused by "breach in protocol": ...

Oct. 13, 2014

Second Ebola case in U.S. caused by "breach in protocol": CDC

Bus crash kills 23 people in Haiti

Oct. 12, 2014

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Oct. 10 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Twenty-three people were killed and about 40 others injured Friday when a bus crashed in Haiti, according to Haitian authorities.

HOUSTON, Oct. 7, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 6, 2014 shows the apartment where Thomas Eric Duncan, first US Ebola patient, stayed in Dallas, the United States.

U.S. reports 2nd Ebola case in Dallas

Oct. 12, 2014

HOUSTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A health care worker at a Dallas hospital who helped treat Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States, has tested ...

Chinese premier arrives in Russia for official visit

Oct. 12, 2014

MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday afternoon for an official visit to Russia, with a series of deals ranging from energy to people-to-people exchanges ...

China, Germany eye innovative partnership of mutual benefit

Oct. 11, 2014

BERLIN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua/Sun) -- China and Germany on Friday announced their decision to develop an innovative partnership of mutual benefit with emphasis on innovation cooperation.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) meets with workers of Petroleum of Venezuela S.A., the state owned oil company, at the Guaraguao oil dock, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, March 20, 2013.

Venezuelan government says Exxon Mobil compensation "reasonable"

Oct. 11, 2014

CARACAS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuela said Thursday that a compensation ordered by the World Bank in a dispute with oil giant Exxon Mobil was within a "reasonable range" once ...

PORT AU PRINCE, Oct. 4, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Image taken on Jan. 16, 2011 shows Jean-Claude Duvalier (2nd R), former President of Haiti, during his return to Haiti

Haiti will not hold state funeral for ex-president Duvalier

Oct. 11, 2014

SANTO DOMINGO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The Haitian government has decided against a state funeral for former president Jean Claude " Baby Doc" Duvalier, his lawyer said Thursday, citing outside ...

NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Education advocate Malala Yousafzai (C) poses for a picture with youthsat the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 18, 2014

UNESCO congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winners

Oct. 11, 2014

PARIS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Irina Bokova, Director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Friday sent her congratulations to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi for ...

First Ebola patient diagnosed in U.S. passes away: hospital officials

Oct. 8, 2014

HOUSTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States, died Wednesday morning in Dallas, a city in the northern part of the ...

BHUBANESWAR, Aug. 20, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Visitors walk past a sand sculpture to fight against EBOLA virus created by Sudarshan Pattnaik at Puri beach, India, Aug. 19, 2014

World intensifies efforts to combat spreading Ebola

Oct. 8, 2014

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Global efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak have been intensified after a nurse in Spain was infected with the deadly virus and raised concerns of ...

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