The World Bank Group pledged on Thursday that it will contribute a record 3.5 billion dollars from its income to provide grants and credits for the world's poorest countries.The pledge, which will be
After touching down in London, David was driven directly to see his father in hospital [Daily Mail]Soccer ace David Beckham has jetted back to Britain from the U.S. to be by the side of his father who
When it comes to what pays on U.S. television, talk doesn't come cheap -- nor apparently does a loud mouth.Financial magazine Forbes on Thursday published a list of the highest-paid TV celebrities, wi
Pedestrians walk past the NASDAQ Market site in Times Square in New York Sept. 20, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Photo Gallery>>>BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Following the New
HONG KONG, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index went up 373.45 points, or 2.24 percent, to close Friday's trading at 17,017.94. The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and r
An injured victim of a collapsed bridge receives treatment at the 121 military hospital in Vietnam's Mekong Delta's Can Tho city September 27, 2007. Rescue workers found eight more bodies on Thursday
A modified rocket streaks across the sky during a test for the US missile defense system September 3, 2007. US interceptors in Poland would be fast enough to hit Russian ICBMs, a US researcher said Th
Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston have more than a certain Hollywood hunk in common after bagging joint place for most powerful actress.Officials at the Guinness World Records came to the decision a
Some of the brighter students in the city's driving schools are grandparents many of whom have taken up the new skill to help out their families.Cai Jinlin, 58-year-young, is in the middle of his driv
Former US Vice President Al Gore speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 26, 2007. The initiative will help provide education to one million children around the world. [Reut