Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the world's largest investment bank, said Tuesday its fourth-quarter net income rose by 2 percent from a year earlier.The company's profit could beat expectations for the eig
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cases of brutality inflicted by U.S. police officers are on the rise, according to Justice Department statistics revealed by USA Today Tuesday. Cases in which police an
MOSCOW, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Russia announced on Tuesday its scheduled lifting of a two-year ban on Polish meat supplies in an effort to improve strained relations with Poland while Warsaw pledged to d
by Xinhua writer Wang Jiangang NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The day after Thanksgiving, dubbed Black Friday because it traditionally marks the day when retailers finally move out of the red and into
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to reporters at a news conference in Baghdad, Dec. 18, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid a surprise visit to Ira
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. federal judge ordered a hearing Tuesday on whether the Bush administration violated a court order by destroying CIA interrogation videos of two al-Qaida suspects
By Xinhua writers Jiang Xufeng and Chen Yong BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- With the New Year just around the corner, Dr. Maen Nsour, CEO of the Jordan Investment Board (JIB) came to Beijing, his third
The best thing about Liuzhai Shifu is its cozy hutong location. The restaurant offers homely dishes, traditional Beijing style foods, such as Peking roast duck, noodles with fried brown bean sauce, ca
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is seen in this Dec. 9, 2007 file photo. He said Sunday Russia hopes for a legal resolution of the dispute with Britain that has caused the closing of part of t
A man passes by a fashion design of Conny Groenewegen in one of the former prostitution establishments which temporarily are available for sixteen fashion designers from Amsterdam Jan. 19, 2008. The c