A U.S. Marine lance corporal was found guilty both of negligent homicide in the stabbing death of an Iraqi soldier and of lying to superiors about the incident, a military jury said on Thursday.But th
COLOMBO, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government won the crucial third reading vote of its 2008 budget on Friday amidst moves by the main opposition to defeat it and force a snap parliamentary e
The first bullet train designed and manufactured in China with a speed of 300 kilometers per hour rolled off production line on Saturday morning. It marked that China has joined the world elite club i
HANGZHOU, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hangzhou-based Chinese beverage giant Wahaha Group won its third lawsuit against Danone, after a court in northwest China's Xinjiang rejected Danone's litigation. Danone'
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- China will impose or raise export duties on products including wood pulp, coke, alloy steel, steel billets, and some finished steel products in 2008, the Ministry of Finan
The 37-year-old underwent surgery on Thursday to repair a torn patella tendon and a torn quadriceps tendon in his right knee, injuries he suffered in the defeat to Atlanta on Wednesday.The seven-times
Consumer prices may drop to 5.9 percent in the first half of next year and continue declining for the rest of 2008, the central bank's research bureau forecast in a report published on Friday.It forec
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx), operator of Asia's largest listed bourse, will launch a mini H-share index next year to monitor Hong Kong-listed small and medium-sized mainland companies.
An aerial view of trucks blocking a highway toll booth during a transport strike on the outskirts of Rome Dec. 12, 2007. Italian truckers defied a government demand to end a three-day-old strike on We
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with the Russian Chamber of Commerce leadership in the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Photo Gallery>>>MOS