Israeli-PalestinianAmmanmeetingendswithprogress: JordanianFM

巴以会议结束,取得进展

ThefirstmeetingbetweenIsraeliandPalestinianpeacenegotiatorsinmorethanayearhasendedwithasmallsignofprogressintheJordaniancapitalofAmman,

JordanianForeignMinisterNasserJudehsaysthetwosideshaveagreedtocontinuetheirdiscussions.

"Theatmospherewasextremelypositivetodayandwehavecommittedtocontinuewiththesediscussions. Theseareallexploratorymeetingsthataimatarrivingattheconduciveenvironmentthatisneededtolaunchseriousnegotiationsonallfinalstatusissues."

Judehsaysinthenextfewmonths, Jordanissettohostaseriesofmeetingsbetweenthetwosides.

TheJordanianForeignMinisteralsosaystheforthcomingmeetingswillbebasedonthemiddle-eastQuartetstatementissuedlastSeptember.

Inthestatement, Quartetasksthetwosidestobecommittedtoreachinganagreementonthepeaceprocessnolaterthantheendofthisyear.

TheQuartet, includingtheUnitedNations, theUnitedStates, theEuropeanUnionandRussia, hassetaJanuary26thdeadlinetoresumepeacenegotiations.

Egyptiansvoteinfinalphaseofparliamentaryelections

埃及人在议会选举最后阶段投票

Egyptiansaregoingtothepollsforthethirdandfinalroundofparliamentaryelections.

Nineprovincesaretakingpartinthisround.

Islamistparties, includingtheMuslimBrotherhood, areexpectedtoconsolidatetheirgainsfromtheprevioustworoundsandfinallywinthemajorityinthelowerhouse.

Theelectednewparliamentwillbetaskedtoselecta100-memberpaneltodraftthecountry'snewconstitution.

13 killed, 41 injuredincentralChinahighwaycrash

13 peoplearedead, afteraheavy-dutytruckcollidedwithacoachinHunan.

41 otherswereinjured, includingnineseriously.

Authoritiessaythetrucksmashedthroughtheguardrailandcrashedintothecoach, whichwasheadingintheoppositedirectionontheShanghai-Kunmingexpressway.

Rescuershadtodismantlethemangledbustogettothepassengersinside, manyofwhomweretightlysandwichedbetweenthedeformedseats.

PetroChinatotakefullownershipofCanadianoilsandsprojectforthefirsttime

PetroChinaisnowsettotakefullownershipofaCanadianoilsandsprojectforthefirsttime.

AthabascaOilSandshasannouncedthatitsoldtheremaining40 percentoftheMacKayRiveroilsandsdevelopmentprojecttoPetroChinafor673 millionUSD.

China'sstate-ownedoilcompanieshave, tothispoint, beentakingnon-operatingorminoritystakesinoilsandsprojectsinCanada.

BeijingshoppingmallsreportNewYeargoldencraze

NewnumbersnowsuggestjewelryandgoldproductshavebecomeBeijingers'mostfavoreditemsfortheNewYear.

Thecity'sjewelrystoresarereportinghugeprofitsthroughtheholiday.

TheCaishikouDepartmentStore, amajorgoldmarketinBeijing, hassoldgoldandjewelryworthsome430 millionyuanoverthethree-dayperiod.

That'sariseof53 percentoversameperiodlastyear.

Chinaisnowtheworld'ssecondlargestconsumerofgold, behindIndia.

Stormskill7, force52 townstodeclareemergencyinsoutheasternBrazil

巴西东南部风暴致使7人死亡，52个城镇被迫报告紧急情况

Localofficialsarereportingthatleast7 peoplehavebeenkilledinferociousstormsinsoutheasternBraziloverthecourseoflastmonth.

Thesummerstormshavealsoforcedover50 townsinthesouthernpartofBraziltodeclarestatesofemergency.

Thefloodingbroughtonbytheheavyrainsoverthecourseoflastmonthhasalsoforcedaround93-hundredpeoplefromtheirhomesinsoutheasternBrazil.

Mostofthetownsaffectedareinthesameareathat, thistimelastyear, werehitbytorrentialstormswhichleftover900 peopledeadandthousandsofothershomeless.

TwoAustraliansdieaftereatingdeathcapmushrooms

两名澳大利亚人在食用毒蘑菇后死亡

TwopeopleinAustraliahavediedaftereatingtoxicmushrooms.

Thetwoareamongfourpeoplewhoconsumedtheso-calledDeathCapMushroomsatadinnerparty.

Theothertwowerealsohospitalized.

LocalhealthauthoritiesinCanberraarewarningpeoplenottoconsumetheDeathCapmushrooms, aseatingthemcanbefatal.

Itremainsunclearastowhythetoxicmushroomswereservedatthedinnerparty.

U.S.saysMyanmar'samnestytoprisonersdisappointing

美国对缅甸大赦囚犯失望

TheU.S. StateDepartmentisdescribingMyanmar'slatestamnestyforprisonersas'disappointing.'

AspokespersonfortheUnitedStatesforeignaffairsdivisioncontendsthatoverathousandpoliticalprisonersremainjailedinMyanmar.

TheStateDepartmentsaysthereleaseofallthepoliticalprisonersinMyanmarisa"vitalstep" forthenormalizationoftieswiththeUnitedStates.

InthelatestamnestyannouncedbythegovernmentofMyanmar, prisonersfacingthedeathpenaltywillhavetheirsentencescommutedtolifeinprison, whileotherprisonerswillalsohavetheirjailtermsreduced.

Thislatestannouncementisthe3rdamnestyforpoliticalprisonersinMyanmarsincetheformationofthatcountry'snewgovernmentinMarch.

Brazil'sLulastartsradiotherapy

巴西总统卢拉开始放疗

FormerBrazilianPresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvaisnowsettobeginhisfirstroundofradiotherapyforthroatcancer.

TheradiotherapyisthelateststepinLuladaSilva'scancertreatment, whichhasalreadyincludedthreeroundsofchemotherapy.

DoctorsinSaoPaulosaythey'reconfidentLuladaSilvashouldmakeafullrecovery, giventhat75 percentofthetumorinhisthroathasalreadybeeneliminatedthroughthechemotherapytreatment.

TheformerBrazilianPresident'stumorwasdiscoveredinOctoberduringaroutinemedicalcheckup.