In India, stalled monsoon rains are expected to revive soon. But there are concerns the shortfall in monsoon rains so far could adversely impact crop production. The Indian Meteorological Department says monsoon rains could hit se...
South Korea's chief official on North Korea policy says he believes North Korea's recent acts of international defiance are aimed at shoring up power at home. With talks to end the North's nuclear weapons at a standstill, South Korea is intensifyi...
The infiltration of Taliban militants into Pakistan's northwestern Buner district, earlier this year, marked the end of a controversial peace deal to allow strict Islamic law in Swat Valley, in return for peace with the militants. The fight to wrest...
Britain's embattled prime minister looked surprisingly chipper at the EU summit. Gordon Brown was no doubt buoyed by the news that Conservative opposition leader David Cameron was enduring some discomfort back in London over expense account revelati...
A US warplane failed to follow all operational rules in a complex battle in Afghanistan last month that killed an estimated 26 civilians and 78 Taliban fighters, the US military concluded in a report released Friday. The deaths last month raised the...
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games raked in a profit of more than 1 billion yuan ($146 million), the National Audit Office (NAO) said on Friday. A report posted on the office's website said the total operating cost of the Games was 19.343 billion yuan...
World Bank Raises Economic Forecast for China 世界银行提高中国经济增长预测 The World Bank says China's economy will grow faster than expected this year, but cautions it is too soon to say a sustained recovery is imminent. 世界银行表示，中国...
Demonstrators Question Iran Election Results on World's Streets 全球许多城市集会支持伊朗反对派 Demonstrators are holding peaceful rallies in cities across the world to express their concern over the disputed results of last Friday's presidenti...
