TOKYO , May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Japan has expressed opposition to a set of proposals related to mad cow disease by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) , including designating cow milk, semen and leather as materials free of the possibility of spre …

MOSCOW , July 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Georgian troops detained two Russian military trucks carrying missiles and other armaments in Georgia's rebel province of South Ossetia on Tuesday night , Russian news agencies reported Wednesday. The news agencies said t …

ALMA-ATA , Aug. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- Two people have been hospitalized with anthrax in southern Kyrgyzstan after eating beef that has carried the deadly virus , Kyrgyzstan's Health Ministry said Thursday. News from Bishkek , capital of the country , said t …

COLOMBO , Sept. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- One of the first three Maldivian riot victims airlifted to the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Sunday evening has succumbed to his injuries , hospital sources said Monday. 　　He sustained injury in the civil unrest which t …

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BEIJING, Aug. 3 -- The Shanghai local cabbies will receive extra subsidies from their employers and the city government starting this month to help them deal with rising gas prices. This is the second time the city has offered subsidies to taxi drivers …

(Photos: Xinhua/Reuters) MOSCOW , Oct. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- At least 13 miners were killed and 12 more are still missing in a mine methane blast in Russia's western Siberian region on Thursday. At least 23 were also injured in the blast that ripped thr …

--- Toyota shareholders paying for pedal defect: The company’s decision to halt sales of eight models -- because of the potential for their gas pedals to stick -- sent the stock down 4.3% in Tokyo trading after 4.7% slump on Tuesday. The U.S. shares are of …

 As the nation prepares for the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg wants to bring new symbolism to that date, and suggested that perhaps it's time to retire the " ground zero" moniker. Instead of remembering Sept. 11, 2001, …