Photo Gallery>>>LISBON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Heads of state and government of the European Union (EU) member states on Thursday signed the Lisbon Treaty, which they hope can make decision-
LONDON, Dec.13 (Xinhua) -- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Thursday condemned Russia's plans to shut down two British Council offices in the country as “illegal.“ “Russia's threatene
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 4.25 percent, the third rate reduction in three months, in an effort to prevent the economy from sliding in
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese quality watchdog official reassured Wednesday that Chinese-made toys are safe and guaranteed for quality. “I'm confident that with all the measures we have tak
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, said on Wednesday that surging domestic consumer prices and recent U.S. interest rate cuts would have “considerable influe
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese real estate stocks posted large losses Wednesday after the government decided to take further actions against speculative property transactions. Declines in the pr
Special Report: Fight against Global Warming BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore here on Thursday joined the voices asking America to do more on climate change, say
Special Report: Iran Nuclear Crisis MOSCOW, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Iran have reached an agreement on the Bushehr nuclear power station in Iran. “We have resolved all the problems with the Ir
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- A weakening housing market and rising home-loan defaults have the chief executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac warning their hard-hit mortgage-finance companies will
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- THe state-owned National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES) announced on Tuesday it has granted loans that totaled 66.7 billion reais (38.1 billion U.S