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A senior Chinese official has called on the country’s police and other law enforcement organs to improve their capabilities to better serve the people and rely on the people to safeguard social harmony and stability.
Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made [...]

China suffered heavily from trade protectionism which has been rising after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, a Ministry of Commerce official said here Saturday.
MOC spokesman Yao Jian said that some countries and regions resorted to expanding exports to boost economic recovery after efforts to stimulate domestic demand failed, and even depreciated domestic [...]

Things began calmly enough. From around lunchtime a small crowd developed outside the BBC reception, with people waving banners vowing to “Smash the BNP”.
Among those gathered was 26-year-old Adam Sheehan, who said: “The BNP is not a political party, it’s a fascist organisation.
It’s carried out racist attacks, it wants to get rid of all non-whites. [...]

Jersey’s government had an underspend of nearly £5m at the end of the last financial year, it has been revealed.
According to figures from the States, Education, Sport and Culture had more than £2.5m left in its budget.
The Treasury Department has allowed certain departments to carry over parts of their underspends.
Some money will also be given [...]

According to recent industry figures, Google has more than 64% of the search market in the US, while Yahoo has 20%.
Yahoo revealed last week that its revenues for the quarter to 30 June fell 13% to $1.57bn (£953m), blaming the challenging economic environment.
Profit for the quarter edged up to $141m from $131m.
Last year Yahoo rejected [...]

Stormont’s 108 assembly members claimed almost £8m in expenses in the past financial year.
Since April they have already claimed more than £2.5m. The highest claimant in 2008-2009 was the SDLP’s Pat Ramsey.
His £95,000 claim is understood to have included an £11,000 disability allowance related to a hip replacement.
DUP MP Gregory Campbell had the lowest claim [...]

“Yesterday is history,tomorrow is mystery,today is a gift,So,we call it “present”!”when I was little,I once asked my mom “When will my future come?”my mom smiled and said” the future is now.Every one of us is walking on a huge and invisible cloth. If we grab everday to learn,to work and to think, our footsteps will [...]

Asked if she would ever marry again, Lady McCartney replied: “Never. I’m not saying that I wouldn’t fall madly in love or have a soul mate or anything like that, but I would never go through this again.
“It’s too devastating. I mean most people know divorce is devastating anyway, but to go through it so [...]

Mayor Mon Ilagan of the town of Cainta, in Rizal province to the north, told local media his town was “almost 100% under water”.
Rizal Governor Casimiro Ynares was quoted by local TV as saying other towns were completely inundated.
Provincial spokesman Tony Mateo, quoted by the Associated Press, said at least 35 people had been killed [...]

But of the 15 million immigrants here, only a third have the right to vote – including half a million people of Turkish descent.
The Berlin district of Kreuzberg has been dubbed Little Istanbul.
At the weekly Turkish market, most people speak Turkish, as well as German, and some of the stall-holders wear head-scarves.
When I asked a [...]