Sri Lankan President Premodasa was killed by a suicide bomber in a massive blast at a May Day rally. On May 7, Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunge was elected Sri Lanka’s new executive president by the Parliament.
The European Community’s Treaty on European Union takes effect on November 1. The Community Will be part of a European Union made up of the same 12 members but with the ambitious new goals of creating a single curren...The European Community’s Treaty on European Union takes effect on November 1. The Community Will be part of a European Union made up of the same 12 members but with the ambitious new goals of creating a single currency by the end of the century and forging common foreign and security policies. Government ministers from the 18 eastern and southern African nations adopted a treaty in Kampah on November Ⅰ to establish a展开更多
The international conference on Kampuchea declded on August 1 in Paris to send a UN fact-finding mission to the country to arrange a peace settlement. The Fatah Movement, the mainstream group in the Palestine Liberati...The international conference on Kampuchea declded on August 1 in Paris to send a UN fact-finding mission to the country to arrange a peace settlement. The Fatah Movement, the mainstream group in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), opened its fifth general congress on August 3 in Tunis. PLO Chairman and President of the State of Palestine Yasser Arafat and Tunisian President Zine E1 Abidine Ben All addressed the opening ceremony.展开更多
On Aug. 8, UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the applications of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and South Korea for full membership of the United Nations. The two at present have obse...On Aug. 8, UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the applications of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and South Korea for full membership of the United Nations. The two at present have observer status in the UN and submitted their separate applications for membership on July 8 and August 5 this year. The DPRK and South Korea are expected to be separately admitted by the UN General Assembly when its annual session opens on September 17.展开更多
On January 4, United States planes shot down two Libyan jet fighters over the Mediterranean Sea. This is the first fighting between the US and Libya since US jets bombed Tripoli in 1986. But on January 12, the United ...On January 4, United States planes shot down two Libyan jet fighters over the Mediterranean Sea. This is the first fighting between the US and Libya since US jets bombed Tripoli in 1986. But on January 12, the United States, Britain and France, in a rare triple veto, blocked a Security Council resolution to deplore the shooting down of two Libyan jets by US navy fighters. President Fidel Castro of Cuba announced on January 4 in Havana that the first 3000 Cuban troops to be withdrawn from展开更多
More than 20000 representatives and tourists from 170 countries and regions participated in the World Festival of International. Youth which opened on July 1 in Pyongyang.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin, after an emphatic election victory, made a plea on July 4 for national reconciliation. With over 99 per cent of the vote counted, Yeltsin had 53. 70 per cent to Zyuganov’s 40.41 per c...Russian President Boris Yeltsin, after an emphatic election victory, made a plea on July 4 for national reconciliation. With over 99 per cent of the vote counted, Yeltsin had 53. 70 per cent to Zyuganov’s 40.41 per cent. The 65-year-old persident’s victory will return him to展开更多
Zhao Ziyang, Generai Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, made a televised speech through satellite on February 2 at the 1988 meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. The Palestinian Libera...Zhao Ziyang, Generai Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, made a televised speech through satellite on February 2 at the 1988 meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. The Palestinian Liberation Organization on February 2 in Tunis denounced the US veto of a UN Security Council展开更多
On August 5, US President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill to punish foreign companies that invest in oil and gas projects in Iran or Libya. The law, which sparked vehement protests from European countries, was des...On August 5, US President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill to punish foreign companies that invest in oil and gas projects in Iran or Libya. The law, which sparked vehement protests from European countries, was designed to discourage investment in Iran and Libya. On August 14, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Akbar Nateq-nouri vowed to take stance against US domination展开更多
文摘Sri Lankan President Premodasa was killed by a suicide bomber in a massive blast at a May Day rally. On May 7, Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunge was elected Sri Lanka’s new executive president by the Parliament.
文摘The European Community’s Treaty on European Union takes effect on November 1. The Community Will be part of a European Union made up of the same 12 members but with the ambitious new goals of creating a single currency by the end of the century and forging common foreign and security policies. Government ministers from the 18 eastern and southern African nations adopted a treaty in Kampah on November Ⅰ to establish a
文摘The international conference on Kampuchea declded on August 1 in Paris to send a UN fact-finding mission to the country to arrange a peace settlement. The Fatah Movement, the mainstream group in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), opened its fifth general congress on August 3 in Tunis. PLO Chairman and President of the State of Palestine Yasser Arafat and Tunisian President Zine E1 Abidine Ben All addressed the opening ceremony.
文摘On Aug. 8, UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on the applications of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and South Korea for full membership of the United Nations. The two at present have observer status in the UN and submitted their separate applications for membership on July 8 and August 5 this year. The DPRK and South Korea are expected to be separately admitted by the UN General Assembly when its annual session opens on September 17.
文摘On January 4, United States planes shot down two Libyan jet fighters over the Mediterranean Sea. This is the first fighting between the US and Libya since US jets bombed Tripoli in 1986. But on January 12, the United States, Britain and France, in a rare triple veto, blocked a Security Council resolution to deplore the shooting down of two Libyan jets by US navy fighters. President Fidel Castro of Cuba announced on January 4 in Havana that the first 3000 Cuban troops to be withdrawn from
文摘More than 20000 representatives and tourists from 170 countries and regions participated in the World Festival of International. Youth which opened on July 1 in Pyongyang.
文摘Russian President Boris Yeltsin, after an emphatic election victory, made a plea on July 4 for national reconciliation. With over 99 per cent of the vote counted, Yeltsin had 53. 70 per cent to Zyuganov’s 40.41 per cent. The 65-year-old persident’s victory will return him to
文摘Zhao Ziyang, Generai Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, made a televised speech through satellite on February 2 at the 1988 meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland. The Palestinian Liberation Organization on February 2 in Tunis denounced the US veto of a UN Security Council
文摘On August 5, US President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill to punish foreign companies that invest in oil and gas projects in Iran or Libya. The law, which sparked vehement protests from European countries, was designed to discourage investment in Iran and Libya. On August 14, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Akbar Nateq-nouri vowed to take stance against US domination
