BRUSSELS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday that its income rose 18 percent in the second quarter of this year, compared with the same quarter last year.Income surged to 8.667 bi...
Television aerial footage shows the Mojave Air and Space Port after an explosion in Mojave, California, July 26, 2007. Two people were killed and four others critically injured on Thursday in an explo...
An explosion on Thursday at a Mojave desert airport in California killed two and injured six others seriously, according to a local media report.Two nitrogen oxide tanks exploded shortly before 3 p.m....
Rising global crude oil prices on the one hand and the growing domestic inflationary pressure on the other have put the government in a difficult situation, making it extremely difficult for it to dec...
An official from the taxation administration has clarified that the new 5 percent tax on interest income will also apply to foreign depositors holding money in Chinese banks.China has levied a 20 perc...
KABUL, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Some South Korean hostages might be released by the Taliban before 12 p.m. (0730 GMT) on Friday, an Afghan tribal elder engaged in negotiations told Xinhua. “I am hopeful ...
Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq·Gates said he was involved in planning the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.·Gates said he agreed with Clinton planning concerning the future of U.S. for...
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The United States has agreed to help India secure fuel for its reactors, even if it conducts another atomic test, the Washington Times reported Thursday. The Bush admin...
BAGHDAD, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Five U.S. soldiers, including three marines and a sailor, have been killed across Iraq, the U.S. military said on Thursday. The three marines and the sailor were killed on...
The European Commission is set to propose an end to the five-year anti-dumping duties on Chinese energy-saving lightbulbs, a spokesman said on Thursday.A group of trade experts at the European Union's...