SHANGHAI- A LOCAL distributor of a popular brand of dog food said on Monday it had suspended sales of the product following reports that dogs who ate it had died from aflatoxin poisoning.
BEIJING - CHINA is likely to establish a holiday to mark what it calls the 'liberation' of Tibetan serfs, 50 years after the Dalai Lama fled into exile and China quashed a Tibetan uprising, state media said on Monday.
BEIJING - THE World Bank urged China Monday to raise water prices to encourage people to use less water and to promote efficiency in a bid to prevent a 'severe water scarcity crisis.'
COLOMBO - HELICOPTER gunships and war planes attacked suspected Tamil Tiger strong points in northern Sri Lanka on Monday while at least 19 rebels were killed in ground battles, the defence ministry said.
