Libya wants more talks with US and rebels
2011-07-23 10:30:07
Libyan representatives are ready to hold more talks with the United States and with rebels.
Obama ends gays in US military ban
2011-07-23 07:58:04
Obama formally signed off on ending the ban on gays serving openly in the US military.
Journalistic ethics, an oxymoron?
2011-07-22 08:02:20
The Chinese press is devoting pages and pages to the phone hacking scandal that is unfolding half a world away.
After tiger mom, here comes the tiger wife
2011-07-22 08:02:20
The strongest impression Wendi Deng left on my colleague was her height: "She is really tall and stands out," I was told.
At the margins of life
2011-07-22 08:02:20
Writer Yang Jiang spent her centennial birthday on July 17 with self-effacing mo-desty.
Heat stroke hits the US
2011-07-22 07:28:37
Crowds flocked to waterfronts and swimming pools on the US East Coast and in the Midwest on Thursday to try to cope with a massive heat wave that has killed at least 22 people this week.
Volcano rakes in tourism cash
2011-07-22 07:41:40
Iceland's volcanoes gained notoriety last year for their ash-spewing ability to ground airlines and make a mess.
Atlantis landing end of an era
2011-07-22 07:41:40
The space shuttle Atlantis glided home through a clear moonlit sky to complete a 13-day cargo run to the International Space Station.
Australia mulls privacy laws
2011-07-22 07:41:40
Australia moved to introduce a legal right to privacy after the phone-hacking scandal in Britain, paving the way for people to sue media.
France: Gadhafi could stay in Libya
2011-07-21 09:46:35
France suggested that a possible way out of Libya's civil war would be to allow Gadhafi to stay in the country if he relinquishes power.
Russia, Libya FMs meet over crisis
2011-07-21 06:24:47
Russian Foreign Minister and his Libyan counterpart met in Moscow Wednesday to discuss a political solution to the crisis.
UN set to declare famine in parts of Somalia
2011-07-20 13:12:25
The United Nations is set to declare famine in parts of southern Somalia, aid officials said on Tuesday.