UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Somalia is entering the " most critical stage" as the end of its transitional governing period approaches, a UN envoy said here on Tuesday, calling on the international community to boost efforts to help the Horn of Af …

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Somalia is entering the " most critical stage" as the end of its transitional governing period approaches, a UN envoy said here on Tuesday, calling on the international community to boost efforts to help the Horn of Af …

ADEN, Yemen, May 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 al-Qaida militants and five army soldiers were killed Tuesday during battles between Yemeni government troops and the terrorist group in the southern province of Abyan, a military official said. Severe clashes …

New French President Francois Hollande, looks out of the sunroof of his car as he rides up the Champ-Elysses avenue after the presidential handover ceremony, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 in Paris. (AP) Francois Hollande became president of France on Tuesday in …

BEIJING oakley m frame sunglasses, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Vice President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed the importance of people-to-people diplomacy, urging unremitting efforts on the part of China's non-governmental friendship organizations to enhance unde …

UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations envoy in Kosovo on Monday called on both Belgrade and Pristina to put past disputes behind them and focus instead on promoting mutual prosperity and stability. The special representative of the UN sec …

By Al Campbell The Chinese national women's basketball team touched down in Canada on Sunday for three games, looking to turn around its fortunes after a disappointing start to a North American tour. After a 100-62 loss to the World champion U.S. Olympic …

By Al Campbell The Chinese national women's basketball team touched down in Canada on Sunday for three games, looking to turn around its fortunes after a disappointing start to a North American tour. After a 100-62 loss to the World champion U.S. Olympic …

Britney Spears Is Britney Spears set to officially take her seat at "The X Factor" judges' table next week? According to TMZ, the pop superstar is heading to New York City to personally appear at the FOX Upfront presentation in The Big Apple for the anno …

Macao's visitor arrivals in package tours surged by 51.1 percent year-on-year to 754,163 in March 2012, according to the figures released on Monday by the city's Statistics and Census Bureau. The figure showed that visitor arrivals in package tours in Ma …