Egyptian president orders dissolved parliament to resume work

CAIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday ordered the dissolved parliament to resume work, state media reported. According to the presidential decree, new parliamentary elections will be held within 60 days after the countr

Ireland's Green Party withdraws from coalition government

DUBLIN, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Ireland's Green Party announced Sunday it can no longer remain in the coalition government(联合政府) led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen. For a very long time we in the Green Party have stood back in the hope that Fianna

Pakistani gov't loses majority as coalition party

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

Chinese, Russian journalists complete Beijing-Moscow road trip

MOSCOW, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Media representatives from both China and Russia on Monday successfully completed their 28-day driving tour from Beijing to Moscow. The motorcade departed from Beijing, capital city of China, on June 5 and had driven some 1

China urges Philippines to halt provocations

BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday urged the Philippines to stop making provocative comments over the Huangyan Island dispute and do more to calm the situation. We hope the Philippine side will stop making provocative comments time and again

EU to Discuss Strengthening Euro; Greeks Strike

EU to Discuss Strengthening Euro; Greeks Strike Members of the European Union are meeting in Brussels Thursday to discuss how to strengthen the ailing euro currency. Germany is expected to press for the EU to play a stronger role in the economies of

German FinMin urges Greek opposition to back reforms

BERLIN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Monday urged visiting Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras to support austerity measures and economic reforms. Schaeuble told Tsipras, a critic of the German-backed auster

Buildings collapse after subsidence in S China

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two buildings consisting of six shops collapsed Monday afternoon after subsidence in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, the municipal government has confirmed. At around 4:40 p.m., subsidence occurr

9 out of 10 Greeks oppose austerity: survey

ATHENS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- In the third year of a harsh austerity and reform program, an overwhelming 94 percent of Greeks oppose the measures aiming to resolve the debt crisis, giving boost to the anti-bailout main opposition Radical Left SYRIZA p

Asian-American Vote Could Impact US Election

Asian-Americans have largely been ignored by U.S. politicians, but they could provide a valuable edge in the upcoming presidential election, says new polling data. According to recently released census data, Asian-Americans are the fastest growing mi

Battlefield of Italy's elections expected at Senate

ROME, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Contenders for Italy's power prepare to fight across the Senate battlefield to win the next government mandate as well as the difficult task of pulling the country out of recession. Five weeks before national vote, parties f

Obama Urges Congress to Avoid 'Self-Inflicted Wound'

WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama is urging Congress to reach an agreement to avoid the tax increases and deep government cuts that are set to take effect Tuesday. The next move in the fiscal drama is up to the Senate. In his weekly radio and Intern

Fashion can help Italy's recovery: CNMI chairman

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Italy's fashion world can kickstart a recovery process this year with a flywheel effect on the recession-hit country, the chairman of the National Chamber of Italian Fashion (CNMI) Mario Boselli said on Tuesday. Bosel

Italy, Brazil to play friendly in March

ROME, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Italian Football Federation confirmed on Friday that Italy and Brazil will play an international friendly in March in Geneva, Switzerland. Cesare Prandelli's side will take on the South American giants on Thursday 21 March,

Italy's president dissolves parliament, paves way for early vote

ROME, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday dissolved parliament after a series of consultations with party leaders, which came following the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Monti. I have signed the decree of parlia

Italy's PM resigns, paving way for early election

ROME, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti resigned on Friday after parliament gave final approval to the 2013 budget law. The 69-year-old economist handed in his formal resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano, who is expected t

吴亦凡微博秀长腿惊呆外媒：身体挑战再启！

A picture of a woman who's identified as the pop star crossing her legs over three people has triggered envy in the country and prompted many to copy the pose to show off their long pins. 在中国，某明星玉腿横跨三人的照片一经出现，引

了解炒股的最新途径 看微博搜帖子!

More than 125 million Chinese use their Sina Weibo accounts every day to gossip about celebrities, find hip restaurants and stay in touch with family. They also talk about stocks. 超过1亿2500万的中国人每天使用他们的新浪微博来谈论名

里程碑时刻! 新浪微博市值首超美国同行推特!

Chinese social media giant Sina Weibo overtook its US counterpart Twitter in market capitalization for the first time ever during trading last Monday. 在美国股市上周一的交易中，国内社交媒体巨头新浪微博的市值首次超过美国

林丹发微博承认出轨事实 不为自己辩解向家人道歉

Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan apologized on Thursday for cheating on his wife, hours after the affair was exposed online. 奥运会羽毛球冠军林丹在出轨一事被曝光于网上之后，于本周四做出了道歉。 A user calling himse