Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq BAGHDAD, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. forces arrested a total of 30 suspected insurgents during operations targeting al-Qaida networks in Iraq, the U.S. military ...
China's trade surplus soared to its second-highest monthly level on record in July, according to data reported Friday, amid mounting pressure by US lawmakers to sanction Beijing over trade and currenc...
BEIJING, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's monthly trade surplus in July dropped 2.55 billion U.S. dollars, or 10.4 percent, from June to 24.35 billion U.S. dollars, the General Administration of Customs sa...
Stressed out white-collar workers are scaling skyscrapers, camping out on rooftops, smashing up restaurants, pretending to be children and even visiting cemeteries in a bid to relieve the pressure of ...
For dozens of years, Afghanistan has been in the news - from the Soviet invasion followed by the civil war, the Taliban rule and the US-led forces war on terror to the reconstruction of the country. T...
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday agreed on a working plan to clarify outstanding ambiguities over Tehran's nuclear program, atop IAEA offic...
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks to reporters after meeting with Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Shara in Damascus.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)Photo Gallery>>>DAMASCUS, Aug. 21 (Xi...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. company announced Monday it officially launched its China-based business search platform, from which internet users can search information about companies and b...
NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street closed higher Monday as investors appeared relieved that more bad news didn't emerge about risky mortgages and shrinking credit markets. Stocks endured back-a...
LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson are to star in an adaptation of “Marley Me,“ writer John Grogan's best-selling memoir about a mischievous labrador retriever, it was reported Monday....