Off the wire
• Robinho eyes 2018 World Cup after Brazil recall  • Argentina has Davis Cup edge, says Brazil captain  • Super Dan edges teammate Tian to reach last eight at All England Open  • Aussie women can check violence history of new boyfriends  • Moody's reaffirms New Zealand's top AAA credit rating  • 2nd LD Writethru: All U.S. major banks pass Fed stress test  • Biden, Ukrainian PM concerned about continued violence in E. Ukraine  • U.S. Democrats pressure Senate Republican chief for vote on attorney general  • 1st LD: All U.S. major banks pass Fed stress test  • Australian dollar drops below 78 U.S. cents  
You are here: 　 Home

Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 6

Xinhua, March 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

The LaGuardia Airport in New York City was closed Thursday after an incoming plane skidded off the runway amid another snow storm in New York Tri-State area.

There were no major injuries, said a spokesperson with the Fire Department of New York. (U.S.-Plane-Mishap)

- - - -

WASHINGTON -- All 31 U.S. largest banks passed a 5 percent minimum hurdle for top-tier capital in an annual stress test by the Federal Reserve, the central bank said on Thursday.

It means that, under a severe recession, the tier 1 common capital ratio of these banks could stay above the 5 percent level the Fed views as a minimum allowance. (US-Banks-Stress Test)

- - - -

ABUJA -- At least 47 villagers were killed in the latest attack by Boko Haram in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, one of the three most-hit states by the terror group, a local security source said Thursday.

Ahmed Haruna, a member of the civilian joint task force responsible for the security of lives and property in Damboa area of Borno said suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked Njaba village, about 87 km south of Maiduguri, the state capital, on Tuesday. (Nigeria-Attack)

- - - -

LONDON -- A British high school teacher was sentenced to six years imprisonment for his plans to fight alongside the Islamic State in Syria, local media reported Thursday.

Jamshed Javeed, 30, a former chemistry teacher at Sharples High School in Bolton, northern England, quit his job to fight jihad despite the opposition from his family, according to a local court. (Britain-Teacher-IS)

- - - -

DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army on Thursday killed the general military commander of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front during a "qualitative" operation in the northwestern province of Idlib, the state news agency SANA reported.

The military commander, who goes by the nom de guerre of Abu Hammam al-Shami, was killed along with other leaders of the Nusra Front, when a Syrian military unit targeted their meeting in the town of Habait in the countryside of Idlib, said SANA, spelling no further details. (Syria-Killing) Endi