US offers warm welcome to China’s next leader
China's likely next leader Xi Jinping was feted
with head-of-state-style honors Tuesday by President Barack Obama,
who has his own sights set on steering US-Beijing ties in a second
four-year term. Obama, seeking reelection in November, met Xi,
expected to assume full power as China's top leader next year, in a
preview of a possible new era for the world's most crucial
21st-century political and economic relationship.
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UN General Assembly to vote today on Syria
The United Nations General Assembly will vote
today on a new resolution calling on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad
to put a stop to deadly attacks on civilians, diplomats said. The
resolution drawn up by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which was given to
member nations on Tuesday, also expresses support for the Arab
League's plan to end the 11-month crackdown in Syria and calls for
the naming of a UN special envoy.
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Private funeral Saturday for Whitney Houston
Pop diva Whitney Houston will be laid to rest on
Saturday after a private funeral service at the New Jersey Baptist
church where she grew up singing in a gospel choir. Fans of Houston,
who died Saturday aged just 48, will be denied the chance to say
farewell in a mass outpouring as the singer's family has apparently
decided against holding a two-day public memorial in a Newark sports
arena.
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