CIA chief to head Pentagon

2011-04-28 09:13:50

President Barack Obama plans to name CIA Director Leon Panetta as the next secretary of defense and move Gen. David Petraeus into the CIA chief's job.

Facebook investors look for exits

2011-04-28 09:17:00

A group of Facebook shareholders is seeking to offload $1 billion worth of shares on the secondary market, a sale that would value the company at more than $70 billion, according to five sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

Obama shows longer birth certificate

2011-04-28 07:05:03

President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a longer version of his birth certificate to answer some Republicans who claim he was not US born.

Will Kate be the next fashion icon？

2011-04-28 18:02:04

You may be tired of reading about one-angle reports about the bride-to-be, and China Daily website presents a Fashion in politics review, just in time for the royal wedding. To start, let's look at Kate Middleton, Michelle Obama, and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

Assange is not a criminal - global poll

2011-04-27 13:57:51

A 24-country poll found that most people believe WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange is not a criminal and should not be charged by the US government for releasing thousands of secret US documents.

Town changes name to movie title

2011-04-27 13:26:43

About 31,000 central Pennsylvanians will soon be living in a joke. Beginning at 1 pm Wednesday, the city of Altoona will change its name to "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold".

Chavez says Libya officials discuss peace options

2011-04-27 09:53:00

A delegation of Libyan officials is in Venezuela to discuss possible peaceful solutions to the war in the North African country, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday.

Obama to tap CIA director as defense chief

2011-04-27 21:54:29

US President Barack Obama plans this week to name CIA Director Leon Panetta to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and Gen. David Petraeus, now running the war in Afghanistan, would take the CIA chief's job in a major shuffle of the country's top national security leadership, administration and other sources said Wednesday.

Jimmy Carter arrives in Pyongyang

2011-04-26 11:12:06

Former US President Jimmy Carter, accompanied by three other former state leaders, arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday morning for a three-day visit aimed at easing tensions on the Peninsula.

Levi Johnston to pen tell-all book on Palin family

2011-04-26 09:45:52

Levi Johnston is promising to set the record straight about the Palin family.

500-year-old book surfaces in Utah

2011-04-26 07:40:40

Book dealer Ken Sanders has seen a lot of nothing in his decades appraising "rare" finds pulled from attics and basements, storage sheds and closets.

Man who tried to hijack Italian plane overpowered

2011-04-25 14:00:30

A man who tried to hijack a Paris-Rome flight on Sunday night and take it to Libya was overpowered by cabin crew during the flight and arrested when the plane arrived in Rome, officials said.