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Plane Hijacking Ends in Canary Islands

An armed man who hijacked a Mauritanian plane to Spain's Canary Islands Thursday was overpowered by passengers and crew before he was arrested by police who boarded the plane shortly after landing, government and airline officials said.

-	Darfur, Guinea Overshadow Summit

How to tap and protect Africa's natural resources, the continent's role in the world and the information age's impact on African society were key themes at a summit of African leaders that opened yesterday in Cannes, France.

-	FM Li Meets with Senior Japanese Officials

Visiting Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing held a series of meetings on Thursday with Japan's Speaker of the House of Representatives Yohei Kono, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki and New Komeito President Akihiro Ota in Tokyo.

-	New Deputy Takes Aegis of Sino-US Strategic Talks

In a new development for Sino-US economic relations, US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has appointed a new deputy whose remit will be overseeing strategic talks with China. This announcement came on Tuesday as President Bush reportedly assisted top US firms in making technology exports to China, the lack of which is seen as a major reason for the trade imbalance.

-	Japan Whaling Meet Hit by Boycott

Japan yesterday held talks with dozens of countries to plot the future of the global whaling body, but most Western states boycotted the meeting as a charade aimed at resuming commercial hunting.

-	Six-Party Talks End with Joint Document

The six-party talks on Tuesday ended with a joint statement on the first step toward the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. Under the document, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will shut down and seal the Yongbyon nuclear facility, including the reprocessing facility and invite back IAEA personnel to conduct all necessary monitoring and verifications.

-	Putin Slams US Foreign Policy in Munich

Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday slammed the United States for its "almost uncontained" use of force in the world, and voiced several other differences with the west on global security issues.

-	At Least 8 Chinese Killed in S. Korea Fire

At least eight Chinese citizens were confirmed to be killed in a fire occurring at a detention facility in Yeosu, 450 km south of Seoul, Sunday morning, the Chinese Embassy in Seoul confirmed.

-	President Hu Wraps up Successful African Tour

Chinese President Hu Jintao left the Seychellois capital of Victoria for Beijing on Saturday, winding up his eight-nation African tour where he has had remarkable success in enhancing friendship and cooperation between China and African countries.

-	G-7 Urges Resumption of Doha Trade Talks

The finance ministers and central bank governors from the G-7 countries called for a resumption of the stalled Doha Round of global trade talks and expressed their concern at risks posed by hedge funds to the global financial market.

-	Sha Zukang Named UN Under-secretaries-general

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed on Friday diplomats from China, the United States, Japan and Egypt as new under-secretaries-general. Sha Zukang, permanent representative of China to the UN office at Geneva, was named as under-secretary-general for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

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