Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon has begun equipping troops in Iraq with the latest Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles that will give
VIENNA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Serbian delegation put forward anew proposal, which was against by the Kosovo Albania, at the new round of talks on the future status of Kosovo, held Monday in Vienna, t
Chinese e-commerce portal Alibaba.com made a strong debut on the Hong Kong stock market today, with its shares soaring 137 percent to 32 Hong Kong dollars (US$4.12) within minutes of its listing.Aliba
The rumor mill is churning as industry giants including Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, LG Electronics, and Wal-Mart China carry out drastic domestic work cuts just before the enactment of the Employment
Italian state police guide Salvatore Lo Piccolo (R), who magistrates believe is the Sicilian Mafia's new “boss of bosses“, into a car after his arrest in Palermo Nov. 5, 2007. Lo Piccolo, 65, was
The death toll due to riots at Argentina's Santiago del Estero jail has risen to 32, with 30 injured, police said on Monday.Sergio Lamberti, a priest who represents the families of convicts at the pri
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese share prices recorded mixed performances Tuesday as new market heavyweight PetroChina slumped just over nine percent, causing the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China Railway Construction Corporation, the world's seventh largest construction contractor, has been approved as a promoter to establish the China Railway Construction Com
HONG KONG, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A Hong Kong official said that Hong Kong is well positioned to serve as the global commerce and financial center in the Asian time zone, according to a press release from
BAGHDAD, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military said on Tuesday it would release nine Iranians detained in Iraq in recent months, including the two among the five captured earlier this year in Arbil, ca