MADRID, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The first ever official visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron to Spain was cut short on Monday with the announcement of the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Cameron received the news of the...
BERLIN, April 8 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed sadness on learning the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Monday, calling her one of the most outstanding leaders of the world politics of her time. In a...
PARIS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande said Monday that ex-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's death marks the disappearance of a great figure, while extended his deepest and very sincere condolences to Thatcher's family...
TBILISI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's agriculture minister said Monday Russia would soon reopen its market to the country's wine, fruit, vegetables and alcoholic drinks. Georgian and Russian specialists would continue working on technical regulation...
MOSCOW, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Russian special interior troops have killed four insurgents in the North Caucasian republic of Ingushetia, National Anti-terrorism Committee (NAK) said Monday. One serviceman was also killed, NAK's website said. The anti-t...
VIENNA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Austrian Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and Vice-President of the European Parliament Othmar Karas called for a convention to discuss the future of the European Union (EU) Monday. The convention...
BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Experts have praised China for its increased transparency in handling public health incidents, after the emergence of the lesser-known H7N9 bird flu, which has killed six people since the deadly strain was exposed a week...
NANJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The capital city of east China's H7N9 bird flu-afflicted Jiangsu Province ordered the suspension of all live poultry trade and the immediate shuttering of poultry markets on Saturday. The Nanjing government announced at a...
SHANGHAI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Two more people were confirmed infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu strain that has claimed the lives of six people nationwide, local authorities said Saturday. The two male patients, 66 and 74 years old, respectively,...
BOAO, Hainan, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese private firms are seeing new expansion abroad and already lead China's investment overseas, Chris Lu, CEO of Deloitte China, said on Saturday at a forum in south China's Hainan Province. The 2013 Boao Forum f...
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test planned for next week to avoid misperceptions due to the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, local media reported on Saturday. The planned Minute...
RAMALLAH, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday held a secret meeting with a senior Israeli official over the resumption of the stalled peace negotiations, an official source revealed on Saturday. The meeting was held on...
SHANGHAI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai authorities on Saturday started banning all live poultry from other parts of the country from entering the city after temporarily closing three markets to battle the H7N9 bird flu. The authorities will launch in...
KHARTOUM, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi on Friday denied reports of differences between the two countries on their common borders, and vowed to work together to promote cooperation. T...
Iran and world powers failed to reach any major breakthrough during the first day of talks aimed at finding a resolution to Tehran's controversial nuclear program. Speaking in Washington, U.S. State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that du...
