BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- China on Sunday expressed condolence for the death of Roh Moo-hyun, former president of the Republic of Korea (ROK) "We bemoan the unfortunate death of Mr. Roh Moo-hyun and express our deep condolences to his family," ...Read More
John Napier practically grew up on the bobsled track at Mount Van Hoevenberg. For one day, he owned it. While his mom Betsy rang her giant golden cowbell, the 22-year-old Napier slid the race of his dreams on Saturday, beating U.S. ...Read More
PARIS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- France would not accept any new demand from Iran over its nuclear program, the foreign ministry said on Thursday, a day after the Islamic republic rejected an international proposal to resolve the issue. If dialogue "needs ...Read More
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A UN human rights resolution againstNorth Korea adopted this week is “nothing but a trite politicalplot,” the communist nation’s state-run media said yesterday,citing a foreign ministry spokesman it didn’t identify. It should never be overlooked that the ...Read More
BEIJING - China's health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is ...Read More
OMAHA, Neb.—The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would limit stem-cell research at the university system's facilities to rules approved under former President George W. Bush. The vote by the Board of Regents ...Read More
BEIJING (AP) - Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues. Although producing no breakthroughs on key issues, ...Read More
SEOUL | President Obama's visit to South Korea on Thursday was unusual for an American president in that there were no major anti-American protests. A few dozen antiwar activists gathered in bustling downtown Seoul to pose for news photographers while protesting ...Read More
BEIJING -- China's health ministry ordered accurate reporting of the spread of H1N1 influenza and threatened to punish officials who conceal cases of the virus after a prominent medical expert raised doubts about the true number of deaths reported to ...Read More
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is seeking the release of an American citizen detained in Beijing for two years, in a case similar to the detentions of Rio Tinto staff which launched an international debate over China's secrets laws. Xue ...Read More
BEIJING - Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues. Although producing no breakthroughs on key issues, Obama's ...Read More
* Hong Kong, China shares ease on weak U.S. data * China banks fall on report Beijing may adjust reserves * Power counters gain after China raises tariff rates (Updates to midday) By Jun Ebias and Claire Zhang HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, ...Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Democratic leader says Congress is closer than ever to overhauling the nation's health care system. At a Capitol Hill rally, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that the $848 billion, 10-year bill he unveiled hours earlier ...Read More
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki confirmed today that Egypt recalled its ambassador to Algeria after Egyptian fans were attacked by their Algerian counterparts following the two countries' playoff match in the 2010 World Cup qualifications held in Khartoum, Sudan, on ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- Like a boxer under siege, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday rebuffed calls from Republicans to resign and slugged it out with lawmakers over Obama administration economic policies. Geithner is on the hot seat with lawmakers because billions of ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Democratic leader says Congress is closer than ever to overhauling the nation's health care system. At a Capitol Hill rally, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that the $848 billion, 10-year bill he unveiled hours earlier will ...Read More
France has rejected Tehran's latest proposal for exchanging its low-grade nuclear fuel with higher enriched uranium in a simultaneous swap inside the country.
French Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bernard Valero said that France "will not touch on the technical issues" of the ...Read More
DALLAS — The George W. Bush Presidential Center will tip its hat to the former president's home state, from the pecan wood paneling inside to the wildflowers, bluebonnets and prairie outside. "I applaud the work . . . in designing a building and ...Read More
BEIJING — President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he met briefly with a half brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they share. Obama, who spent three days in China during ...Read More
Karl Rove's memoir has a title, Courage and Consequence, and a release date ? March 9, 2010.Rove, the mastermind of George W. Bush's two successful presidential runs and a top White House aide, signed in 2007 with Threshold Editions, a ...Read More
BEIJING—State media heralded President Barack Obama's maiden trip to China as a triumph, but ordinary Chinese were largely shielded by their government from his most critical remarks and activists were disappointed by the measured tone of those they did hear.
One ...Read More
