Taiwan torch relay for UN entry
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Taiwan's president kicks off a nationwide torch relay to highlight the island's bid to join the United Nations.
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Beijing, Sept 16 (PTI) China today urged Taiwan to accept Chinese sovereignty after Beijing foiled the 12th successive attempt of the cash-rich island to rejoin the United Nations.
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The Olympic torch will not stop in Taiwan en route to the Beijing Games in 2008, Taiwanese officials said on Friday after talks broke down with China which considers the self-ruled island sovereign territory.
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North Korea will host a leg of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay, state media reports.
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Christmas on the island of Sicily, New Year&#39;s eve at the bay of Naples. Italy mapped out Tuesday a two-month-long journey for the 2006 Winter Olympics torch, which will cross
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Taiwan has launched a fresh bid for membership of the United Nations, a presidential aide said Friday, but the move met with an immediate riposte from China.
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (Front) addresses UN Security Council during a two-day extraordinary session in Kenya&#39;s capital Nairobi on Nov. 18, 2004.
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The International Olympic Committee said Friday that negotiations between Taiwan and China on the torch relay route for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games are at a dead end, and the torch will not be coming to Taiwan.
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Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: After six months in the job, the UN secretary general should be taking the lead, but his record so far is underwhelming.
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Taiwan&#39;s 12th bid to enter the UN failed after the UN General Assembly decided on Wednesday not to include a proposal considering Taiwan&#39;s representation in the body in its agenda.
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Taiwan vowed to continue its fight to join the United Nations despite its 12th consecutive failure to gain a seat due to opposition from rival China.
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The United Nations says it is trying to speed up the arrival of peacekeeping troops in Haiti to help with emergency relief in the wake of Tropical Storm Jeanne, which wreaked havoc in the Caribbean nation earlier this month.
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Taiwan&#39;s African allies on Sunday gave their backing to the island&#39;s bid to secure a seat in the United Nations.
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Taiwan prepares to make its 15th attempt to become a member of the UN - a bid fiercely opposed by China.
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Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guangya gestures during the UN Security Council vote at the United Nations in New York, Sept.
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Rockers from Taiwan took their island&#39;s uphill struggle for U.N. membership to American arenas this year as the first Asian extreme metal group on hard rock icon Ozzy Osbourne&#39;s Ozzfest tour.
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Taiwan is considering applying to join the United Nations under the island&#39;s own name, a move that China would see as a provocative declaration of independence by a renegade province.