A British court agreed on Thursday to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden where he is wanted for questioning over sex crimes, dismissing claims the move would breach his human rights.
As many as 4,600 Chinese nationals had been evacuated from riot-torn Libya by Thursday morning, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu.
Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 23, 2011.
Chinese rescue team, consisted of one expert in seism, two experts in mechanics, seven rescuers and equipped with radar life detectors, would launch rescue operations throughout Christchurch, New Zealand's second largest city.
Bank staffers practice their smiles by biting on chopsticks at the Jinling Branch of Jinzhou Bank in Liaoning's Jinzhou city as part of the bank's professional training program aimed at improving the personnel's service quality.
Class 1, Grade 4 of No 6 Elementary School has 32 cadres among 63 students, sparking controversy among the public.
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck New Zealand on Tuesday, killing at least 76 people in Christchurch as of Thursday, also shook loose 30 million tonnes of ice from the nation's longest glacier, sending boulders of ice into a nearby lake.
China's central bank said Wednesday it will provide 10 billion yuan (1.52 billion U.S. dollars) of new loans to financial institutions in provinces severely hit by drought.
The Harbin city government is pushing for new regulations to protect the former site of Unit 731, a base for germ and biological experiments by the Japanese army during World War II.
Wang Leyi's work in the development and promotion of greenhouse technology has greatly diminished the impact of the drought affecting Shouguang, Shandong.
Fire authorities in Shanghai denied certification for China's first capsule hotel, refusing to issue a license due to fire and personal safety concerns.
China's first chartered plane sent to evacuate its nationals from Libya left Beijing Wednesday afternoon with a joint task group of officials from various ministries and food, medicines and other necessities on board. 
43 Chinese fleeing from Libya leave for Beijing Mainland pledges help for Taiwan compatriots in Libya
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