BEIJING, July 27 -- The central bank has directed insurance and securities institutions to set up an anti-money laundering mechanism this year, and is likely to ask some non-financial sectors to do th
BELGRADE, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Kosovo's top leaders and the UN mission chief agreed on Thursday that parliamentary and local elections in Kosovo would be held in November as envisaged by the law, said
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush is due to have talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Camp David early next week, the White House announced Thursday. Brown wil
Peter Tuchman, a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange wipes his face during the trading day July 26, 2007. U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday amid concern over cooling housing market and
U.S. stocks plummeted on Thursday, with the Dow industrials tumbling more than 300 points, on signs of further weakness in the housing market and deteriorating conditions for corporate buyouts.The S&P
GENEVA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday denied consorting with rebels in Ethiopia's Ogaden region, and said its expulsion would hurt needy civilians
MOSCOW, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Head of the Palestinian National Administration Mahmoud Abbas is to pay a three-day visit to Moscow from July 29, spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Kamynin
Talk might be cheap, but Oprah is not, topping a list of the highest-paid television stars in the United States.Oprah Winfrey, host and supervising producer of “The Oprah Winfrey Show,“ earns an e
UNITED NATIONS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is to pay official visits to Haiti and Barbados next week, UN deputy spokesperson Marie Okabe said Thursday. In Port-au-Prince, Ban
BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Residents fled from swaying homes and hospitals Thursday when a powerful earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning, authorities and witnesses sa