JAKARTA, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A ship passing the Majene waters saved the 23rd survivor of the ferry Teratai Prima, which sank early Sunday morning on its way from Pare-pare in South Sulawesi to Samarinda in East Kalimantan, the Jakarta Post reported on Monday. The ferry, with 250 p

ATHENS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Pericles Panagopoulos, a well-known Greek ship owner, was abducted on Monday morning near his home in Athens, police said. Panagopoulos, owner of ferry operator...

Special report: Palestine-Israel Conflicts JERUSALEM, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday reiterated that his nation must ensure an end to both anti-Israel rocket fire from and weaponry smuggling into the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip before accepting any cea

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi Monday asked U.S. President-elect Barack Obama not to repeat old U.S. policy on Iran, the official IRNA news age...