| Top Chinese political advisor meets Philippine senior legislator | | China's top political advisor has met with Amelita Villarosa, acting speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, a Chinese official said Saturday. |
| Photo exhibition held in Beijing to celebrate Universal Children's Day | | A photo exhibition sponsored by Xinhua News Agency was held on Friday in Beijing to celebrate the Universal Children's Day. |
| Deadly explosion kills 42 in NE China colliery | | A gas explosion in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang has killed 42 miners and left 66 missing, said a spokesman with the rescue headquarters. |
| Bomb blast in NW Pakistan's Peshawar | | At least one person was injured in a bomb blast outside a non-government organization office in northwest Pakistan's Peshawar on Saturday morning, according to local TV channel reports. |
| UN chief: "Seize opportunity" for children | | UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday called on the international community to "seize the opportunity and build a world that is fit for children." |