NEW DELHI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The fully-packed, high-profile visit to India by the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended Monday mid-night, with the announcement by the U.S. and India of the inking of some key strategic pacts betwee...
NEW DELHI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The fully-packed, high-profile visit to India by the United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ended Monday mid-night, with the announcement by the U.S. and India of the inking of some key strategic pacts betwee...
Yao Ming to undergo foot surgery www.chinaview.cn 2009-07-18 20:13:00 BEIJING, July 18 -- Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has decided to undergo surgery on his broken left foot next week, facing the possibility of missing all of next season. Chinese...
JOHANNESBURG, July 18 (Xinhua) -- World leaders, civilians and celebrities alike took time off their busy schedules on Saturday to pay tribute to the father of the South African nation on his 91st birthday, the South African Press Association reporte...
WASHINGTON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour lifts off on Wednesday evening from Kennedy Space Center in Florida after five delays, on a track to the International Space Station (ISS). According to NASA TV, Endeavour blast off at...
JAKARTA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Two high explosive bombs rocked two luxurious hotels of Ritz Carlton and JW Marriot in central Jakarta Friday morning, killing at least 9 people and wounding more than 50. The death toll rose to nine after the life of Ti...
BEIJING, July 17 -- Team Saxo Bank rider Nicki Sorensen of Denmark powered to a solo victory in the 12th stage of the Tour de France, a 211.5-kilometer ride from Tonnerre to Vittel Thursday. The Saxo Bank rider beat France's Laurent Lefevre and Itali...
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The 15th summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) opened here Wednesday, seeking more solidarity among developing countries to tackle major international and regional issues including the ongoing world financia...
Iran 'executes Sunni militants' Iran has executed members of a Sunni rebel （叛徒，反叛者） group blamed for a spate of attacks in the south-east of the country, state media says. However, there are conflicting reports （相互抵触的报道） as to wheth...
Full recovery for two hearts girl Hannah's story: I was the first one, I didn't know what was going to happen A 16-year-old girl from Wales who made history when, as a baby, she had a donor heart grafted （接枝） onto her own has made a full recover...
Taylor to testify at Hague trial Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, is to take the stand for the first time at his war crimes trial in The Hague. He denies 11 charges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone, including terrorism, murder,...
LA brush fire closes Getty Museum Hundreds of people have been evacuated （被撤退） from the world-famous Getty art museum in Los Angeles as a brush fire rages in nearby mountains, officials say. The fire broke out around 1300 local time (2000 GMT)...
US federal security lapses found Undercover investigators managed to smuggle （偷运，走私） bomb-making materials into key US government buildings on 10 occasions last year, a congressional report （国会报告） says. The Government Accountability Off...
G8 set new global warming targets Leaders of the G8 leading industrial countries have agreed to try to limit global warming to just 2C (3.6F) above pre-industrial levels by 2050. The summit, in the Italian city of L'Aquila, also set tough new target...
Emotional farewell to King of Pop Michael Jackson's family and fans have said farewell to the pop superstar at an emotional memorial service. Jackson's daughter Paris, 11, fought back tears to describe him as the best father you could ever imagine....
