By Huang Xingwei WELLINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Amid tight security, lawmakers in the South Pacific nation of Solomon Islands on Thursday ousted Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare through a no-confiden
LIMA, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The second trial against Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori has been suspended until Friday due to the death of Supreme Judge Jose Pelaez's father-in-law. The Supreme C
Special Report: Fight against Global WarmingBEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The international community in 2007 mobilized to fight the daunting challenge of global climate change, and has moved forward f
HELSINKI, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Finnish President Tarja Halonen announced a cabinet reshuffle Friday, the Finnish government said in a statement. The Ministry of Employment and the Economy Ministry will
SHANGHAI -- With the amount of land available for cemeteries in rapid decline, local people are having to travel further afield to pay their respects to their ancestors on the second of the city's two
Friday's interest rate hike will likely curb investment-oriented house buying but will not deliver a major blow to the property market, experts say.The People's Bank of China raised the one-year depos
BEIJING, Dec. 21 -- China, which produces one-third of the world's steel, will see 15 percent growth in iron ore imports this year, an industry group said. “This year the country is expected to have
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Fiat Automotive Finance Co. Ltd. (Fiat AFC) has received government approval to provide financial services to Fiat Group customers and dealers in China next year, the com
.S. Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is joined by entertainer and talk show host Oprah Winfrey (R), as he addresses a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. 8, 2007.(Xinhu
People bid farewell to crew members of Nisshin Maru, the 8,000-tonne flagship of Japan's whaling fleet, as they leave for an expedition from Shimonoseki port, southwestern Japan Nov. 18, 2007.(Xinhua/