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Three killed, dozens injured in train-bus collision in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — At least three people were killed and dozens of others injured on Thursday morning when a train struck a bus in Bangladesh’s seaport city Chittagong, a police officer. The officer of Chittagong Metropolitan Police who did not like to be named said the collision occurred at about 11:20 a.m. local […]

Smoking in cars to become illegal in England

LONDON, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — British parliament Wednesday approved regulations which will make smoking in cars become illegal when carrying children, the Department of Health said. The Department of Health said the new rules are expected to come into force on Oct. 1 and people who violates those rules will be fined 50 pounds (about […]

Top leaders attend event celebrating military-civilian unity

China’s top leaders gathered with servicemen and members of the public at a Spring Festival event to celebrate unity between the government, military and public. Xinhua Photo

China’s Maritime Silk Road initiative promotes regional prosperity not hegemony

by Xinhua Writer Wang Bowen BEIJING, Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — A two-day international seminar on China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative opened Wednesday in southeast China’s Quanzhou. The vision, proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, is in no account aimed at China’s hegemony, but solely dedicated to regional development and prosperity,reports Xinhua. […]

Muslims express doubt that religion was not a factor in N.C. shootings

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. , Feb. 12 (NsNewsWire) — The shooting deaths of three Muslims near the campus of the University of North Carolina here were followed Wednesday by alarm and debate about why a neighbor allegedly gunned them down and what role, if any, religion may have played. Police said that initial indications suggested the […]

Xi stresses implementing central economic policies

BEIJING, Feb. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a key economic meeting on Tuesday, calling for central policies in this field to be carried out to ensure positive effects. The policies discussed at the ninth meeting of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs included urbanization, innovation, development of Asian […]

Xi extends New Year wishes to veterans

Chinese President and General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping on Monday extended Lunar New Year greetings to military veterans.

32, including 10 children, die allegedly from treatment errors in northeastern Bangladesh

Sylhet, Feb. 10 (NsNewsWire) — At least 32 people including 10 children have died died in a northeastern Bangladesh hospital . According to the sources, 32 people died within 24 hours till 7:00 a.m. (local time) Tuesday at state-managed MAG Osmani Medical College Hospita in Sylhet. A three-member probe body, led by Prof Md Ismail […]

News analysis: Europe poised to fight terrorism, solutions remain elusive

MUNICH, Feb. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Faced with increasing terror threats, European countries have yet to come up with a strategy to fight the war on terror, which they can not afford to lose. In an address made at the the 51st Munich Security Conference, which concluded on Sunday, U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry […]