奥巴马公布预算计划

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

伊朗核谈判进入第三天

伊朗核谈判进入第三天 GENEVA The latest round of talks on Iran's nuclear program moves to a third day Friday, after a spokesman said there were substantive meetings on Thursday. Negotiators are seeking agreement on initial steps to curb pote

Kenya's triumphant athletes return to a hero welcome

NAIROBI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Song and dance rent the air as soon as the triumphant Africa Cross Country team touched down at the airport from Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday. Relatives, friends and Athletics Kenya (AK) officials who were present

S. Korean stars show their support for Japan

SEOUL, March 15 (Xinhua) -- South Korean（韩国） movie and music stars, who enjoy wide popularity in Japan, rally to help victims of Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Actor and singer Kim Hyun-joong, who rose to stardom in Japan a

韩国发明陪酒机器人:喝多了会脸红!

With this mechanical friend, you'll never have to drink alone! 有了这个陪酒机器人，妈妈再也不担心我一个人喝闷酒了！ Some creative visionaries harness the power of technology to help people work more efficiently or to stay co

UK reporter freed in Afghan raid

A UK journalist abducted in Afghanistan has been freed by Nato troops in a dramatic pre-dawn raid. New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was kidnapped on Saturday along with Afghan interpreter Sultan Munadi while investigating a Nato air strike. M

Italy Says US, British Forces Freed Italian Ship

Italy says U.S. and British forces have freed an Italian vessel that was hijacked off Somalia on Monday. The MV Montecristo had been seized 1,000 kilometers off Somalia's eastern coast, carrying 23 crew members from Italy, Ukraine and India. The Ital

Freed Chinese workers arrive in Beijing

SHENYANG, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's vice public security minister on Thursday called on the nation's police to go all out in a campaign to crack down on economic crimes. Liu Jinguo, vice minister of public security, said at the ministry's meeting in

伊朗宗教领袖称3G网络不道德

A Grand Ayatollah in Iran has determined that access to high-speed and 3G Internet is against Sharia and against moral standards. In answer to a question published on his website, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, one of the countrys highest cl

委内瑞拉发生6.1级地震

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted off the northeastern coast of Venezuela on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which occurred at 0210 GMT Saturday, was centered 33 km north of the town of Gueiria.

China responds to Singapore's Chinese bus driver arrests

China responds to Singapore's Chinese bus driver arrests

Haiti police detains former president "Baby Doc"

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Former Haitian President Jean Claude Baby Doc Duvalier, who returned from France to the country on Sunday, was detained on Tuesday, police said. Baby Doc, who was deposed in 1986 after popular uprisings, governed H

British shadow chancellor resigns

LONDON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- British Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Alan Johnson resigned on Thursday for family and personal reasons.I have decided to resign from（辞职） the shadow cabinet for personal reasons to do with my family. I have fo

Russia against Iranian sanctions

ISTANBUL, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Russian foreign minister said here on Thursday that Russian had always been against unilateral（单边的） sanctions against Iran and hopes that they can be lifted in the upcoming Iranian nuclear talks. Russian Fo

72岁影星哈里森福特坠机死里逃生

The doctor who pulled Harrison Ford from the wreck of a plane crash has described how he feared a fireball from the aircraft's leaking fuel. 把哈里森福特从坠机残骸中拉出来的医生说，他当时非常担心火星会引燃正在泄漏的

印度将向中国开放电子签证

Tourists from China will be able to apply for visas online without visiting the Indian mission. Once approved, the visitor will get an authorization letter which has to be produced during immigration. India has granted this privilege to 44 countries

欧盟简化中国游客申根签证流程

Embassies and consulates of EU countries in China are mostly in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. This means people hoping to get a visa for travelling to EU countries have to either travel a significant distance or pay travel agencies when applying f

修生养息 一天睡足几小时最健康？

Some of us feel well-rested after a solid eight hours of sleep. For others, closer to nine feels best. For others still, a little less will do. How much sleep we prefer to get is highly subjective -- but how much sleep we need is a bit more concrete.

S&P Downgrades US Credit Rating for First Time

The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

New Study Warns of Widespread 'Superbugs'

Indian health officials have rejected a new medical study warning of widespread drug-resistant bacteria in the country's capital. But the co-author of the study says Delhi is in denial, and warns the bacteria can spread easily around the world, possi