BRUSSELS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The United States and the European Union (EU) announced their agreement on Thursday to make their respective satellite navigation systems -- the GPS and Galileo -- compat
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A building of the ABC News network's Washington bureau was evacuated Thursday due to the discovery of a suspicious envelope with white powder, U.S. media reported. Poli
India inaugurated its first female president yesterday, a move that has been touted as a boost for women in a country where they often face discrimination.Some women, however, dismissed Pratibha Patil
The Chinese mainland's second petroleum exchange started trading on Wednesday in Dalian, a port city in northeastern Liaoning province.The Dalian Petroleum Exchange would mainly deal with spot transac
The Hushen 300 Index reflecting the performance of China's Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges closed at 4,255.46 points on Wednesday, up 2.26 percent, or 94.11 points, from the previous close.About
Both domestic and foreign banks are grappling for a bigger share of the fledgling private banking business in China, as the accumulating wealth of Chinese households seems to promise alluring profits
The Vatican must sever “diplomatic relations“ with Taiwan and stop interfering in China's internal affairs if it wants to normalize ties with Beijing, a leading Chinese Catholic leader said yester
A senior US military officer has criticized Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian for statements on the island's “independence,“ saying they were unhelpful to maintaining peace across the Taiwan Straits.US
One of the family members of the kidnapped South Koreans in Afghanistan reacts after she watches the news about them on television in Seoul July 25, 2007. [Photo: Reuters]Negotiations on 22 South Kore
A tribal woman (R) holds her granddaughter Rohini as her grandson Rohit is carried by her husband inside a hut in Mumbai July 25, 2007. The seven-month-old twins Rohini and her brother Rohit from a tr