US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
World / Newsmakers

Jacob Zuma begins second term as S Africa president

Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.

Wife, three other women torture husband

2009-08-04 16:43

A married US man thought he was going to a motel for a little romance with one of his handful of lovers. But four women showed up to humiliate the quadrangle lover.

Obama struggling to keep no-tax pledge

2009-08-04 15:51

President Barack Obama is struggling to find a way to pay for an overhaul of the nation's health care system without violating his campaign promise not to raise taxes on the middle class.

NATO chief: More UN, EU help needed in Afghanistan

2009-08-03 20:46

NATO needs more international help from the United Nations and European Union to secure and rebuild Afghanistan, the alliance's new civilian chief said Monday.

Obama officials: Taxes may rise to pay health care

2009-08-03 19:34

Two of President Barack Obama's economic heavyweights said middle-class taxes might have to go up to pare budget deficits or to pay for the proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system.

Seattle bank teller chases robber, loses job

2009-08-03 17:09

A Seattle bank teller has lost his job because he ran down a would-be bank robber and held him until police arrived.

32-story Florida highrise has but 1 tenant

2009-08-03 13:25

The Vangelakos' southwest Florida condominium has marble floors, a large pool and modern furnishings. What they don't have in the 32-story building is a single neighbor.

Remains of pilot missing 18 years in Iraq found

2009-08-02 22:05

The remains of the first American lost in the Persian Gulf War have been found in Iraq, the military said Sunday, after struggling for nearly two decades with the question of whether he was dead or alive.

Woman handed victory in UK assisted suicide case

2009-07-31 13:43

A disabled woman won her legal battle Thursday to force British authorities to say whether her husband would be prosecuted if he helped her commit suicide.

Obama meets with police officer, Harvard professor

2009-07-31 08:06

With mugs of beer and a few minutes of conversation, President Obama tried to pull himself and the nation beyond an uproar over race. The Disunited Colors of Prejudice

Clinton: Huntsman soon to be ambassador to China

2009-07-29 13:37

US will have "very soon" a new ambassador to China as Utah Governor Jon Huntsman's nomination may be confirmed Tuesday night, US Secretary of State Clinton said.

7 US men charged as int'l 'jihad' group

2009-07-29 10:37

Daniel Patrick Boyd, 39, was arrested late on Monday with his two sons and four other North Carolina men. Prosecutors accused them of military-style training at home and plotting "violent jihad" through a series of terror attacks abroad.

Jackson's hair made into diamonds - for real

2009-07-29 10:28

In one by-product of Michael Jackson' death, a company said on Friday it had obtained some of the singer's hair and planned to create diamonds from it. 

Trudeau visits Sina Weibo
May gets little gasp as EU extends deadline for sufficient progress in Brexit talks
Ethiopian FM urges strengthened Ethiopia-China ties
Yemen's ex-president Saleh, relatives killed by Houthis
Most Popular
Hot Topics
Reporters' Journal
...