Oscar-nominated actor Owen Wilson called for privacy on Monday after being hospitalized in Los Angeles following a reported suicide attempt.The 38-year-old star of “Wedding Crashers“ and “Zoolan
The four-day Beijing air quality exercise held earlier in the month was met with mixed reaction.Diverse opinions were expressed by private car owners and public transport users.During the four days, c
A Chinese general will head the United Nations mission in Western Sahara, the first such appointment for a Chinese military leader in UN peacekeeping operations, a UN spokeswoman said Monday.Major Gen
Yury Chaika, Russia's prosecutor general, briefs the media on the investigation into the murder of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow. Russia on Monday announced 10 arrests in the killing o
GENEVA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced on Monday that it had placed its final order for paper tickets and from June 1, 2008 all tickets issued through
BEIJING, Aug. 28 -- China still has a long way to go toward its goal of becoming an “innovation-oriented economy“ by 2020, and what it wants most is a better return on its fast-growing investments
Sophia Bush accepts the choice movie actress in a comedy award for her work in 'John Tucker Must Die' at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007.[AP]“Pirates of th
Former President Clinton will appear on Oprah Winfrey's TV talk show next Tuesday, Sept. 4, his first interview to promote “Giving,“ a book on philanthropy and civic action coming out the same day
Chad Hurley (L) and Steve Chen, co-founders of YouTube, which was acquired by Web search leader Google Inc. for $1.65 billion last year, pose after a news conference in Paris June 19, 2007. Hurley and
A man is suspended on hooks pierced through his skin during the Tattoo Expo in Moscow Aug. 25, 2007. (Photo source: Dayoo.com)A man holds on to a woman as he is suspended on hooks pierced through his