SUVA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- World famous supermodel, actress and reality television host Rachel Hunter told the media here Sunday that she highly rated the talent of Fijian girls who can make it big in the fashion world. As a judge in the Miss World F...
BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- More inspection teams have been sent to investigate the incident of contaminated drug capsules and find out those held responsible, said the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) Saturday. Inspection teams from sever...
QINGDAO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Russian naval deputy chief of staff Rear Admiral Leonid Sukhanov announced here on Sunday the official start of the joint exercise with the Chinese navy. Ding Yiping, deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation A...
BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in the warning system, against sandstorms that are expected to hit the country's northwest regions. The National Meteorological Center (N...
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Congress to extend a law set to expire in July that would prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling. Obama said in his weekly Internet and radio address Saturday, In America, higher education cannot b...
The head of the International Monetary Fund is upbeat as spring finance meetings in Washington come to a close, with more money for the lending agency to help struggling governments, especially in Europe. IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said...
Afghanistan and the United States have finalized a strategic partnership agreement outlining their relationship following the 2014 withdrawal of Western combat troops from the country. A statement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office says the...
U.S. lawmakers continue to express dismay and outrage over twin scandals in the federal government: one that has consumed the Secret Service, the other involving the agency that provides supplies and equipment for federal operations. No evidence has...
Earth Day events were held around the globe Sunday, including in Washington. Inclement weather kept away all but the most-dedicated environmentalists. Months of near-drought conditions gave way to steady rain that drenched the nations capital and the...
BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese hospitals have been told to stop using medication that may have been packaged in contaminated medicine capsules, the Ministry of Health said Friday. Hospitals must sort through their inventories, remove and seal...
Nations around the world are pledging more money for emergency loans to help member nations of the International Monetary Fund cope with any new economic crisis. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the me...
The British mobile service Vodafone has threatened the Indian government with international arbitration over a proposal that could make it liable for billions of dollars of taxes. Pressure is mounting on India to reconsider the proposal, which foreig...
A passenger plane crash near the Pakistani capital on Friday, apparently killing all 127 people onboard. Aviation authorities and witnesses say the deadly crash occurred in a small village a few kilometers from Islamabad International Airport. The Bo...
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Four Vasco da Gama players have been given a combined 28-match ban for their part in a wild post-match brawl earlier this month. Eduardo Costa and Rodolfo were each handed eight-game suspensions while Fellipe Bast...
ALMATY, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan Fashion Week (KFW) Fall/ Winter 2012 opened in the southern capital Almaty on Thursday. Designers from Kazakhstan, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, France, Britain, Lebanon and Georgia will be taking part in...
