American actress/singer Mandy Moore is planning to move to France in a bid to lead a peaceful life.The 'License To Wed' star recently revealed that she is contemplating a shift to the European country
Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq·Ottri-Maliki talks concentrated on bilateral cooperation and means to enhance them.·Ottri said the visit of Maliki “will open new horizons of cooperation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. military officer accused of abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison pleaded not guilty to charges against him on Monday. Lieutenant Colonel Steven Jordan f
BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Five Chinese central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have signed an agreement with Australian Yilgarn Infrastructure Ltd. to jointly compete for a railway and port project
BANGKOK, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Initial results show that a national referendum Sunday on Thailand's new constitution draft has been approved, the country's Election Commission announced shortly before m
KABUL, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A German woman kidnapped two days ago in Kabul was rescued in a police operation early Monday, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Zamarai Bashari said. A
Photo taken on Aug. 16, 2007 showstwo workerswith China's Chery Automobileis testing a newly-produced car. Chinese automakers saw their total profits grow 65.8 percent in the first half of the year as
BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China investigated and dealt with 24,879 commercial bribery cases in first half 2007, with 6.156 billion yuan of illicit money involved. About 5,523 commercial bribery cas
BAGHDAD, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday, French foreign ministry said in a statement. Iraq's Prime Minister
BERLIN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The German Foreign Ministry confirmed Sunday that a German woman taken hostage Saturday in the Afghan capital of Kabul has been set free. The 31-year-old woman, who works f