NEW DELHI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- A portion of a false ceiling at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue（犯罪地点） of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital, collapsed Wednesday, causing no injuries, reported the Indo-Asian...
MADRID, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish stock market suffered this year's third major downfall on Tuesday (-5.45 percent) as a result of the banking sector's liquidity problems. Fears of a double dip world recession grew sharply ahead of U.S. jobs re...
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will do all it can to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake. American rescue teams have been dispatched to the disaster area. The president adds that the United States has launched a swift, aggr...
Fiji's military ruler accuses judges of trying to force him to call elections. But since the judiciary was dismissed and the constitution was scrapped by the government last week, the country's weak economy has suffered more. Fiji's military chief C...
India's finance minister is seeking to dispel rumors of an impending major bank failure, amid the global economic turmoil. After opening near a two-year low, India's major stock indexes recovered in Tuesday trading, in contrast to most bourses elsew...
African countries say they are deeply disappointed by the collapse of the Doha Development Round. They are calling for an early resumption of the failed talks to address fair trade issues that are critically needed to get Africa out of poverty. Lisa...
By Mil Arcega Washington 10 August 2007 Rescue efforts continue for six men trapped in a coal mine in the U.S. western state of Utah. Although the fate of the miners is still unknown, the unfolding tragedy is putting a spotlight on America's reliance...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 January 2007 Miners handle stones on a hilltop of Mbola mines in Democratic Republic of Congo (File photo) The collapse of a diamond pit mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this month, in which 15 people were repo...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 08 November 2006 As the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meet in Vietnam next week, questions have been raised whether the grouping can meet its free trade goal four years from now. The collapse of...
By Noel King Khartoum 02 November 2006 Reconciliation talks in Khartoum between Somalia's transitional government and Islamists who control much of the country have ended before the rival parties even met face-to-face. On Wednesday, the Somali talks...
