SINGAPORE, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Singapore Airlines (SIA), the country's flag carrier, announced on Thursday that its Airbus A380 jet will make its maiden commercial flight to Sydney on Oct. 25 after th
Traders work at the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Aug. 15, 2007. The Wall Street traded lower Wednesday morning with the Dow Jones i
All three Chinese women duos have advanced into the winner's bracket in the third round at the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Finland Open after clinching the opening two matches on Wednesday.Seeded 12th
Actors Fan Bingbing and Richie Ren pose with the newly-weds, enjoying their wedding ceremony on Tuesday, during a press conference for the movie “Contract Lover“. [Photo: sina.com.cn]Leading actor
Special Report: Iran Nuclear Crisis TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Tuesday rejected UN nuclear chief's proposal for direct talks with the United States over Tehran's nuclear issue, the official IR
Special report: Internal situation in Palestine GAZA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Ismail Haneya, prime minister of sacked Hamas-led Palestinian coalition government, Tuesday expressed his readiness to quit the
A three-way bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota is shown collapsedinto the Mississippi River, Aug. 1, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Nearly one week after a bridge
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democrats significantly favor New York Senator Hillary Clinton over Illinois Senator Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination in the wake of a dispute o
LONDON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The British government on Tuesday asked the United States to release five British residents being held in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In a statement, B
Actress Katie Holmes (L) holds her daughter Suri (R) as she watches from a private box the debut ofLos Angeles Galaxy soccer star David Beckham against British club Chelsea at theHome Depot Center in