UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.
Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro defended the country's electoral system by saying that the system was "perfect".
Talks between Chinese leaders and United States Secretary of State John Kerry during his two-day visit to China were fruitful, said analysts.
Venezuelans went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president to succeed late President Hugo Chavez, who died last month of cancer.
The Confucius Institute officially opened its 92nd American center at Colorado State University (CSU) Friday night with a big celebration.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday that the United States wants a "strong, normal and special" relationship with China.
The US Treasury Department announced Saturday that the fifth round of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will be held in Washington, DC during the week of July 8-12.
Venezuelans will hold presidential elections on April 14.
The US Treasury Department on Friday declined to name China as a currency manipulator, saying it would closely monitor the pace of RMB appreciation.
Two women were shot and injured on Friday afternoon at a community college section inside a local mall in the US state of Virginia, authorities said.
When Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa talks about his friendship with President Xi, he remembers their first meeting 28 years ago when Xi visited the US state as an official from Hebei province.
As the world's top economies, US and China should pick up where international bodies have failed and assert leadership to better govern the global economy.
Beijing transportation authorities confirmed that the municipality will adjust its taxi fare pricing system as part of the measures taken to increase access to taxis, Beijing News reported.
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