 Bush presses Riyadh on oil but no concrete promises secured |
| Saudi Arabia on Friday gave no concrete promises to visiting U.S. President George W. Bush who is in the oil-rich kingdom to press for an immediate increase in its oil production to help tame record oil prices.On May 10, the kingdom already raised...... (5/16/2008 7:22:46 PM) |
| Edwards denies being Obama's running mate |
| U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate and former Senator John Edwards (D-NC) shakes his fist as he campaigns at the Friendship Haven Celebration Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa Jan. 1, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters FilePhoto)
Former Democratic presidential...... (5/16/2008 7:08:57 PM) |
| Bin Laden:keep fighting against Israel |
| Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden speaks in a video released on a web site September 7, 2007.(Xinhua/ReutersPhoto)The leader of al-Qaida Osama bin Laden has vowed to keep fighting against the Jewish state and its Western allies on the occasion of...... (5/16/2008 6:59:30 PM) |
| Myanmar cyclone death toll rises to 77,738 |
| The death toll from Cyclone Nargis has risen sharply to 77,738 in Myanmar, the state television reported in a night broadcast Friday, a fortnight after the disaster hit the country.The dead included 159 state service personnel.
A child takes a nap...... (5/16/2008 6:42:44 PM) |
| Forum seeks to connect women entrepreneurs |
| BEIJING, May 16 -- The first Women's Forum for Economy and Society to be held in Asia opened on Shanghai Bund yesterday, drawing more than 600 high-profile delegates from 30 countries and regions for the fourth annual event.
The first Women's Forum...... (5/16/2008 10:08:04 AM) |
| Palestinians mark 60th anniversary of "Nakba" |
| The Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza on Thursday marked the 60th anniversary of al-Nakba, meaning Catastrophe Day--the day the state of Israel was established on what they hold dear as the territories of historic Palestine.A central...... (5/16/2008 12:09:45 AM) |
| Abbas: It is time to end the human disgrace called "Nakba" |
| Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that the occupation of the Palestinian territories should finish and the human disgrace called "Nakba" should be put to an end.Abbas made the statements in his speech to the Palestinian people to...... (5/16/2008 12:09:18 AM) |
| Bush says U.S. stands with Israel |
| Visiting U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday said in an address delivered to Israeli Knesset (parliament) that the United States has an unbreakable bond with Israel."Some people suggest that if the United States would just break ties with...... (5/16/2008 12:09:08 AM) |
