NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as investors（投资者） pulled back after Monday's big gains. The Dow Jones industrial average added 20.43 points, or 0.18 percent, to 11,691.18. The Standard Poor's 500 index dipped（...
MOSCOW, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of conscripts（应征士兵） recruited for the Russian Interior Forces failed to reach the requirement, and the Interior Ministry had to draft ex-criminals to fill the vacant positions（职位空缺）, local...
BRUSSELS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- As the three new pan-European financial（金融的） watchdogs began to operate at the start of 2011, the European financial sector will usher in a new era of tough supervision. The date of Jan. 1, 2011 marks a turning...
CAIRO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian police has found debris of the suspect of a church blast in New Year's Eve, Egyptian local media reported Tuesday. Criminal lab experts have collected the debris of a person whom they accused to be the perpetrat...
JERUSALEM, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Former Israeli President Moshe Katzav is facing between five to 10 years in prison（监狱） for raping a female employee during his tenure（任期） as tourism minister in 1998, according to local media. The Tel Avi...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House of Representatives（众议院） Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday conducted her last news conference as head of the House, bidding farewell as Republicans（共和党） are set to take over in the lower cham...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military is set to deploy a powerful surveillance system in Afghanistan(阿富汗) this winter that wires wide angle aerial images directly to combat troops（部队）, media reports said Sunday. The Washingto...
More 4G phones are expected to go on the market in 2011 as Sprint(冲刺) Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless plan to release their 4G phones at a cheaper price. With the expanding mobile industry, companies are releasing new products to keep up with t...
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani government has lost majority in the parliament as a powerful party in ruling coalition Sunday decided to sit on opposition benches. Leaders of Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) said that they will approach the Spea...
SANTIAGO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A strong earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale rocked Araucania region, south of Chile, on Sunday. There were no reports of casualties. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred at 5:...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Santos（桑托斯） soccer team announced on Wednesday the signing of goalkeeper Aranha (or Spider in English). The ace keeper signed a three-year contract. Aranha' s arrival will produce a healthy contest wi...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- While on vacation in his native city of Rio de Janeiro, striker Adriano（阿德里亚诺） revealed on Wednesday his plans to remain with Italy's Roma FC. The news disappoints Brazilian teams such as Corinthians,...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians starting striker Iarley was loaned to Ceara on Tuesday, marking the player's return to his stomping grounds. Iarley helped Ceara win the 2002 Ceara state championship. Ceara president Evandro Leitao mad...
BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Susan Boyle will sing live in China on New Year's Eve, a local television broadcaster has announced（宣布）. The much-loved Scottish singing sensation has agreed to perform on December 31 in Nanjing, eastern China'...
BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Local cinema-goers have been braving the winter's chill over the weekend, flocking to see actor-turned-director Jiang Wen's latest offering Let the Bullets（子弹） Fly (Rang Zidan Fei). The movie, which opened on D...
