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Sarkozy: G8 not a place to discuss IMF successor

2011-05-27 06:45

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday dismissed comment on the qualification of incumbent Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying the Group of Eight (G8) meeting is not the place to take that decision.

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours, May 25

2011-05-26 17:20

Snapshot photos capture the moments of events happened all around the world during the past 24 hours of May 25.

University graduates venture on funeral service

2011-05-26 11:33

Graduates hold a funeral service demonstration in Chengdu, Sichuan province on May 22, 2011.

You’ve got mail

2011-05-26 07:58

As a postal worker in her mountain-locked hometown in southwestern China, Nyima Lamo never imagined she would one day end up in Bern, Switzerland.

Refueling station explodes in NE China's Harbin

2011-05-26 10:55

A liquefied petroleum gas refueling station in Harbin city, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, exploded on Wednesday night, the China National Radio reported.

After 25 yrs, farewell Oprah, the talkshow queen

2011-05-26 11:08

There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage, though there were plenty in the audience.

Saving kidnapped kids from streets of crime

2011-05-26 07:50

Rescuing children kidnapped from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and forced into a life of crime in cities across the country has become a national priority.