Television footage shows bomb blast victims lying on a street in the town of Baghlan in northern Afghanistan Nov. 6, 2007. A suicide attack on a parliamentary delegation killed at le
Fast population growth in small cities is “considerably increasing“ the risk of catastrophes in the world, the United Nations warned Sunday. Half of the world's urban population lives in cities of
Traders take a break after share index went down at the Karachi Stock Exchange Nov. 5, 2007. Pakistani shares slumped 5 percent on Monday in their biggest one-day drop for 16 months,
SHANGHAI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter to the opening of the 2007 China International Industry Fair (CIIF) in Shanghai. In the letter, Zeng
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said Tuesday that the imposition of emergency and the promulgation of the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) was neither intende
BRUSSELS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Tuesday unveiled a package of measures in the fight against terrorism, including the collection of air passenger data. Under the proposals, 19 p
China has seen the use of credit cards spread quickly and reshape its people's shopping habits in the last few years, especially in cities, according to the Nielsen Company.While cash is still the mai
Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and envoys of African countries got together in Beijing on Sunday, celebrating the first anniversary of Beijing Summit of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum. Addre
The new Ford Kuga concept car is seen at the Frankfurt International Auto Show IAA in Frankfurt Sept. 11, 2007. The Frankfurt motor show will be open to the public from Sept. 13 to 23. Green technolog
Led by oil stocks, the Shanghai stock market fell for the fourth consecutive day yesterday as PetroChina plunged 9 percent a day after its impressive debut.The stock market was also weighed down by ex