BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) — China will train 8,000 doctors in rural areas to prevent and treat diabetes, covering 279 counties in nine provinces, the Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS) under the Chinese Medical Association said Friday.

The year-long program will allow doctors to receive both face-to-face and remote online training in the provinces of Jiangsu, Hebei, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shandong and Henan, the CDS said.

A CDS survey …

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BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) — The China Postal Express and Logistics Co., the country’s largest courier service, has received regulatory approval for an initial public offering in Shanghai.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has authorized the sale, according to a statement posted on the company’s website on Saturday, without providing details on when the IPO will take place.

The logistics company plans to issue up …

WASHINGTON, May 5 (Xinhua) — The alleged mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks and four other suspects are being arraigned Saturday morning in a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, the Associated Press reported.

The arraignment marks the second time the United States has tried to prosecute the 9/11 suspects. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants have not been seen in courtroom for about three years. They have been held in a classified section of Guantanamo …

MANILA, May 5 (Xinhua) — At least five civilians were injured when a suspected improvised bomb exploded at a bar in Iligan City in southern Philippines on Saturday night, the military said.

The 1st Infantry Division commander Rainier Cruz said the bomb exploded around 7:45 p.m. at El Centro KTV bar on Aguinaldo street in Palau village.

Cruz said initial information indicated two were injured but later reports said the …

BAGHDAD, May 5 (Xinhua) — Four people were killed and six others injured in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in central and northern Iraq, the police said on Saturday.

In Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, a member of the government-backed Awakening Council group was killed and another injured when a roadside bomb went off near their car in al-Rashad town near the city of Kirkuk, some 250 km north …

The latest addition to Jaguar’s fleet at its Nürburgring Nordschleife engineering test centre is the marque’s very first taxi, albeit one with rather more ability than you may expect from a traditional cab; based on the latest all-aluminium long wheelbase XJ Supersport with Sport and Speed Pack options, Jaguar’s ‘Nürburgring taxi’ boasts 510PS from its 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine and a top speed of 174mph, but no fare meter…

Said Frank Klaas, Global Head of Communications, Jaguar Land Rover: …

New generation of benchmark roadster in Porsche Centres from May 5
Lighter, more efficient and more agile
Distinctive, purposeful styling emphasises mid-engine design
New Boxster priced from £37,589, Boxster S from £45,384

The new Boxster arrives in Porsche Centres in the UK and Ireland this weekend, offering open-top driving enthusiasts a new generation of the benchmark roadster. With an all-new lightweight body, new flat-six engines with direct petrol injection, a completely revised …

OKLAHOMA CITY—DOYLE LATIMER, 55, and his wife, CYNTHIA LATIMER, 57, both from Elgin, Oklahoma, pled guilty today to conspiracy to steal military-owned jet fuel and to defraud the United States, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

The United States government purchases jet fuel (Jet Propellant 8, or JP-8) from fuel depots in Oklahoma City and Wynnewood to supply the jet fuel needs …

Lawrence Etsitty, 30, a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department, pleaded guilty today in federal court to two charges related to the sexual abuse of a woman who was in his custody on Jan. 25, 2009.   Etsitty pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of the victim when he touched and kissed her against her will, while she was handcuffed.   Etsitty also pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI in connection with the sexual assault.   Etsitty did not enter …