KIEV, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Thursday held talks with his Estonian counterpart Andrus Ansip on bilateral ties. During the meeting, Azarov said Kiev highly values the friendly ties with Tallinn and appreciates i...
VIENNA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Austria's most modern opera house opened on Thursday in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. The modern opera house, Linz Music Theatre, supposed to be the spearhead of the European architecture of opera house, costed 236...
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from further provocations amid reports of an imminent missile launch by the Asian nation. State Department spokesman Pat...
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. man has been arrested after making a bomb threat outside the White House, the police said Wednesday. Washington D.C. police spokesman Araz Alali identified the man as 44-year-old Krzysztof Wasik of Hazle Townsh...
BOGOTA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Oil spilled into Colombia's Caribbean waters on Wednesday after two ships collided, the Colombian government said. The accident occurred in the Bay of Colombia early Wednesday, when the oil-carrying Singaporean ship CRCCO...
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled his 2014 budget Wednesday, aiming to rein in the deficit by raising taxes on the affluent and curbing government spending on programs including Social Security and Medicare. The bl...
欧洲国家建立跨国系统以遏制逃税 PARIS, April 10 (Xinhua) -- France, along with four other European countries, have envisaged creating a multinational system of information to fight tax evasion, the French Economy and Finance Ministry sa...
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia Zandaakhuu Enkhbold, respectively, on Tuesday. During his meeting with Hun Sen, Zhang, chair...
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Cui Tiankai has been appointed as China's new ambassador to the United States. President Xi Jinping made the appointment in line with a decision made by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's to...
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday conveyed the government's condolences over the passing of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. We extend deep condolences over the death of Margaret Thatcher and wish to...
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's State Food and Drug Administration released a circular on Tuesday calling for strengthened supervision over the quality of medical equipment used in the diagnosis and treatment of H7N9. The circular urged local he...
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese premier and Australian prime minister will from now on meet annually, Li Keqiang and Julia Gillard announced on Tuesday, following their hour-long talk in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. China would like to wo...
ROME, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Talks between Italy's center-left party head Pier Luigi Bersani and center-right counterpart Silvio Berlusconi about the candidate for the next president and other issues will continue after their first meeting held on Tuesd...
MOSTAR, Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The 16th International Economic Fair Mostar 2013 officially opened on Tuesday in Mostar in the presence of a number of EU officials and regional leaders. The EU is very proud to be a partner of the...
LONDON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family spokesman announced Monday. Lady Thatcher's children Mark and Carol said their mother, who suffered bouts of il...
