WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4 percent in the second quarter of 2007, the fastest pace since the first quarter of 2006, the Commerce Department reported T
Aerial view of the United Nations in midtown Manhattan, in New York City. Several vials of potentially hazardous chemicals, originating from an Iraqi chemical facility, have been fou
Special report: Internal situation in PalestineGAZA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Hamas, or Islamic Resistance Movement, pledged on Thursday not to make concessions on the demands it presented for exchanging a
HONG KONG, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks continued its bull run Friday as investors bought into major blue-chip shares like China Mobile, propelling the Hang Seng Index to its highest closing i
BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- PetroChina and Sinopec, China's two biggest oil companies, may continue to cut gasoline exports in September following a huge reduction in August, the China Securities Jou
Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- A draft report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Iraq has failed to meet all but three of the 18 congres
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Justice Department is probing whether departing Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales gave false or misleading testimony to Congress on a broad range of issues,
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- DuPont announced Thursday it has acquired from Process Dynamics, Inc., certain business assets including the intellectual property of IsoTherming Technology, a leading te
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Federal Reserve pumped 10 billion U.S. dollars into the financial system on Thursday to help beat back a widening credit crisis. Since Aug. 9, the U.S. central bank
TIRANA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Serbia threatened on Thursday to take every means possible to retaliate if Kosovo declares unilateral independence, news reaching here from Belgrade reported. “If someone