BERLIN A team of Americans and Kenyans has developed a new Internet router - and it's creating buzz. That's because it is an affordable, reliable solution for people without consistent Internet access. It can run while plugged in or on battery power,...
LONDON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Global economic recovery has lost momentum over the past three months, with several economies still facing significant challenges and are unlikely to resume normal growth rates soon, the investors service of international c...
A leading Chinese expert in road safety is suggesting the latest increase in fines for Jaywalkers here in Beijing are necessary. The fines for anyone caught jaywalking here in Beijing has been increased from 5-yuan to 10. Traffic authorities have als...
CAIRO, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi held Thursday a meeting here with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to discuss means of enforcing internal-Palestinian reconciliation, state-run MENA news agency reported, citing a st...
CAPITOL HILL U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder faced tough questions from members of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Wednesday, about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records from Associated Press reporters, and on the Int...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks Tuesday focused on the situation in Syria. Israel and Western powers are concerned about potential Russian sales of advanced anti-aircraft weapons to Syria, wh...
This pint-sized politician may not speak softly but he sure does carry a big stick. Mayor Robert Tufts is calling the shots in Dorset, Minn., a small community near Park Rapids. 这位小小政治家可能不会温柔地跟镇上的居民沟通，但他...
The Philippines is holding elections seen as a mandate for President Benigno Aquino's reform agenda. Voters on Monday are choosing more than 18,000 officials, including local leaders, more than half of the 24-member Senate and hundreds of legislators...
North Korea has replaced its hard-line defense chief with a little-known army general. Although no official announcement was made, a news report from the official Korean Central News Agency named Jang Jong Nam as among the party officials attending a...
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Congress on Thursday held its first hearing on the Boston Marathon bombing, with witnesses calling for more resources for local law enforcement to combat homegrown terrorism. At the House of Representatives Homeland...
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday invited King of Morocco Mohammed to visit Washington for discussions on regional security issues. The White House said the two leaders reaffirmed the historic relationship between...
HOUSTON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A small plane crashed Thursday in the U.S. state of Texas, killing two people aboard, officials said. The single-engine plane went down near Fredericksburg city's airport, some 153 km north of San Antonio, killing a man and...
孟加拉国制衣厂大火死7人 Officials in Bangladesh say at least seven people died in a fire in a garment factory in the capital late Wednesday. The fire erupted in the Tung Hai Sweater Factory in Dhaka's Mirpur district after most workers had...
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss the conflict in Syria, trade, counterterrorism and the upcoming G8 summit with British Prime Minister David Cameron when they meet next Monday at the White House, the presidential...
WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday discussed over the phone regional security issues and the stalled Middle East peace process. They agreed to continue the close coordi...
