World
Case of Pakistani who helped CIA track bin Laden adjourned
Peshawar, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — A Pakistani court has given the prosecution two weeks to prepare a response to the appeal by convicted Pakistani physician who ran a fake vaccination campaign in the country to help CIA confirm Osama bin Laden's whereabouts.
Thai court sentences Taiwanese to life for smuggling heroin
Bangkok, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday commuted a Taiwanese man's sentence for smuggling heroin to life imprisonment after sentencing him to death.
3 win Nobel Chemistry prize for battery work
Stockholm, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
Ethiopian official urges African countries to benefit from ties with China
Accra, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/UNB) -- An Ethiopian official Tuesday called on African countries to develop their own strategies on how to benefit from the enormous opportunities arising from ties with China.
Xi says China sincerely hopes to help Pakistan develop faster and better
Beijing, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China sincerely hopes to help Pakistan develop faster and better, President Xi Jinping said when meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan here Wednesday.
China Focus: China-Europe freight train adds new route to Belgium
Hangzhou, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The eastern Chinese city of Yiwu, home to the world's leading small commodities market, opened a new freight train route to Belgium's Liege on Wednesday.
Researchers try "one-two punch" method to treat liver cancer
Shanghai, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/UNB) -- An international team of researchers have found a "one-two punch" method to treat liver cancer by inducing weakness in liver cancer cells and exploiting the vulnerability to reduce tumor growth.
China criticizes Apple for app that tracks Hong Kong police
Hong Kong, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — Apple became the latest company targeted for Chinese pressure over protests in Hong Kong after the ruling Communist Party's main newspaper criticized the tech giant Wednesday for a smartphone app that allows activists to report police movements.
Sri Lankan leader to stay neutral in presidential poll
Colombo, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — Officials say Sri Lanka's president will stay neutral in the upcoming presidential election but his party will back a breakaway party candidate, front-runner Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
IS militants hit US-backed Kurdish fighters in north Syria
Beirut, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — A U.S.-backed force and two Syrian activist groups say Islamic State militants have carried out an attack in the city of Raqqa in northern Syria.