China urges Security Council to play due role on Palestinian issue

2014-12-31 15:41:43

A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to "effectively assume responsibility" and play its due role in mediating the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

UN Security Council fails to adopt Palestinian-drafted resolution

2014-12-31 10:46:28

The UN Security Council on Tuesday did not adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution urging Israel to end occupation by the end of 2017.

Yunnan province to strut in Times Square

2014-12-31 09:53:38

China's Yunnan province will soon get some publicity in the Center of the Universe.

Doyers Street: Hallowed ground in New York's Chinatown

2014-12-31 09:33:53

Doyers Street in New York's Chinatown has seen some changes the last few years, but if the tourists and hipsters had taken a stroll there some 100 years ago, there's a good chance they'd be ducking bullets.

Year of cooperation marks US, China relations

2014-12-31 09:31:32

Beijing and Washington have witnessed "a rise after restraint" in their interactions this year amid China's more proactive actions to lay out strategic cornerstones to prop up a "major-country diplomacy".

US denies reports about proposed prisoner swap with Iran

2014-12-31 09:09:04

The United States on Tuesday denied reports about its request for an exchange of prisoners with Iran in its efforts to secure the release of a former American Marine.

Chinese-language films widen reach

2014-12-31 09:01:56

Chinese-language films are going all Hollywood, and elsewhere in North America.

US launches airstrike targeting Somali militant leader

2014-12-30 14:31:34

The US military has conducted an airstrike targeting a militant group leader in Somalia.

US Navy sends ship to assist AirAsia flight searching

2014-12-30 14:14:10

The United States has sent a destroyer to the Java Sea to assist in searching for a missing AirAsia jetliner, US officials said Monday.

2 gunmen open fire on Los Angeles police car

2014-12-30 13:28:45

Two men opened fire on a police car patrolling a tough part of Los Angeles, but the two officers inside were not injured and one was able to shoot back.

US imposes sanctions on more Russians over lawyer's death

2014-12-30 11:20:41

The Obama administration on Monday imposed sanctions on more Russian officials under a law enacted two years ago following the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

US imposes sanctions on more Russians over lawyer's death

2014-12-30 11:03:48

The Obama administration on Monday imposed sanctions on more Russian officials under a law enacted two years ago following the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.