ISLAMABAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf Friday held meeting with exiled former Prime Minister and Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Benazir Bhutto in Abu
Some of the 22 South Koreans being held captive by the Taliban are in bad health, a purported insurgent spokesman said, as a top Korean envoy arrived for high-level talks over the hostage crisis.The T
MOSCOW, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming exercise of member-states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a prototype of an anti-terrorist operation, deputy commander of Russian's Ground Fo
WASHINGTON, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military in Iraq is expanding its efforts to recruit and fund armed Sunni residents as local protection forces in order to improve security and promote reconci
U.S. stocks plunged for a second day on Friday, in the worst week for the S&P 500 in nearly five years, as tightening credit conditions led to concerns that takeovers would slow.Losses accelerated in
NEW YORK, July 27 (Xinhua) -- The Nasdaq stock market set new market performance records, said the largest U.S. electronic exchange on Friday.Nasdaq's consolidated volume in all U.S. securities was 3.
Photo Gallery>>> TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Japan's ruling bloc suffered a major defeat on Sunday's parliamentary election, while the oppositions succeeded in grabbing majority in the House o
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to voters on the last day of a stumping tour before the Sunday's upper house election in Tokyo July 28, 2007. Abe made a last-ditch effort to woo voters on Sat
The US Treasury Department said it continues to believe that the robust Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) is the best means of achieving progress, when opposing a bill aimed at pressing China to raise
A man passes by an electronic board displaying the closing price of the Nikkei average in Tokyo July 27, 2007. Japan's Nikkei average dropped 2.36 percent to its lowest in nearly three