Interpol hunts father who dumped daughter in Melbourne

The China Post - Authorities said Tuesday they hold grave fears for the mother of a 3-year-old girl who was abandoned by her father at a train station in Australia during a bizarre flight across at least three countries. Full Story

United States, China urged to stop hindering atom test ban

The China Post - The United States and China should show leadership and ratify the decade-old Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty so it can take effect, the president of a CTBT review conference said on Tuesday. Full Story

Russia, China worried by French PM's remarks on Iran threat

The China Post - Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister raising the spectre of war with Iran, and Washington said diplomacy was key to ending a standoff with Tehran over its nuclear program. Full Story

China plans to lend Congo US$5 billion in Africa foray

The China Post - China plans to lend the Democratic Republic of Congo US$5 billion to modernize its decrepit infrastructure and rich but deteriorated mining sector in another huge Chinese investment foray in Africa. Full Story

Canada's Prime Minister Harper to meet with Dalai Lama

The China Post - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with the Dalai Lama next month in a move likely to peeve Beijing which views the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader as a separatist, the daily Globe and Mail said Tuesday. Full Story

Typhoon Wipha disrupts women's World Cup in China

The China Post - Matches at the women's World Cup have been postponed as a typhoon, bringing gale-force winds and driving rain, bears down on China. Full Story

China urged to keep politics out of sports

The China Post - China should keep politics from interfering in sports, Executive Yuan spokesman Shieh Jhy-wei said yesterday. Full Story

Biodiversity at risk in China's Yangtze river

The China Post - Rat infestations, dying fish and algae outbreaks signal a severe deterioration in the biological habitat of the Yangtze, China's longest river, state press said Tuesday. Full Story