WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to require President George W. Bush to present plans on eventual withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. B
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush met with his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani in the White House Tuesday and they discussed the importance for Iraq to move forward on nati
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) hit a record high Tuesday on the back of the second inter-Korean summit. The KOSPI index closed up by 51.42
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan and India must seize the current opportunity to achieve peaceful settlement on some territorial dispute between the two countries, a senior Pakistani offici
MOSCOW, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The United Russia party is determined to gain a number of seats in the State Duma that would guarantee it a stable majority, party leader Boris Gryzlov told the media on Tue
JINAN, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese coastal city has rejected 47 tons of frozen sardines infected with disease-inducing bacteria which were originally manufactured in the United States. The batch of s
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Yucheng Technologies Limited, a Chinese IT company, announced Tuesday it has appointed Lawrence Yeung, former head of information technologies at the United Nations as ind
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The bilateral relationship between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Japan is at its worst stage, Choe Su Hon, Deputy Foreign Minister of the DPRK
CANBERRA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Tuesday said Australia won't follow the United States to take any possible military action against Iran. Downer's comments
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Crude futures fell Tuesday as the dollar rebounded against several foreign currencies. In recent days, oil futures have fallen as the dollar has strengthened. Some analyst