12 Apr 2005 12:11 PM

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld reported today that the US is defenite neither with the strategy nor timetable for militant forces’ pull-out from Iraq. He said that everything depends on the Iraqi Security Forces’ readyness

12 Apr 2005 11:09 AM

Three people injured and a bodyguard died today in Baghdad as a result of the attack on the Iraqi interior minister convoy. The

12 Apr 2005 10:46 AM

Though China demonstrations were stopped, the nation has apologized. ``China does not approve of the overreaction of some individuals,’’ Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular press briefing. ``Japan, for its part, should reflect on the root cause and should not do anything that hurts the feelings of the Chinese

12 Apr 2005 07:58 AM

The AP-Ipsos poll taken for the Associated Press from April 4-6 found that 70 percent of Americans believe the federal taxes are too complicated. A

11 Apr 2005 07:49 PM

Democrats criticise President George W. Bush’s choice of ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton’s candidacy was once rejected by intelligence analysts. "When the country chooses an ambassador to the United Nations, it ought to avoid picking someone whose bullying

11 Apr 2005 05:05 PM

Revenue agents estimate the IRS loses almost $300 billion each year because of various illegal manipulations of taxpayers. IRS Commissioner Mark Everson is working to close that gap. In order to put into practice all necessary measures

11 Apr 2005 01:40 PM

Today Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is on his official visit to India. In New Deli he was met by Indian Vice-President and Indian parliament Speaker Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Jiabao

11 Apr 2005 01:36 PM

Chinese government accuses Japan of escalating tensions between the two countries and calls it do its utmost to renew the relations between the Asian powers. Japan said that it must "seriously address and appropriately deal with its wartime historical aggression."

11 Apr 2005 12:28 PM

This week is the last for the Roman Catholic cardinals to announce the name of a successor to John Paul II. During their preparatory meetings, known as "general congregations", cardinals came across great difficulties in choosing an appropriate person among their ranks as the Catholic Church is deeply divided. April

11 Apr 2005 11:39 AM

U.S. military reported that today’s storm of a central Baghdad district is the largest anti-terrorist invasion since the March 2003 operation. About

11 Apr 2005 10:57 AM

President Bush has opened a session with Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon concerning an urgent question of Israel’s settlements in Palestinian territories. Sharon hopes for US support in his so-called Disengagement Plan that implies illegal Jewish settlements’ evacuation from the Gaza Strip and a part of the West

09 Apr 2005 08:02 AM

The US economy will see slowdown in the second half on higher energy prices and recent rate hikes, according to the survey of economists conducted by Bloomberg News.

09 Apr 2005 02:36 AM

Mexico City's mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is likely to face jail time soon, which has undermined democracy in the state.

08 Apr 2005 12:32 PM

The United States and France expect Lebanese government to cooperate in a new international investigation of the former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri murder. The council "wants the truth to be established."

08 Apr 2005 12:05 PM

Marburg virus in Angola has taken away 15 more lives, officials reported today. About 174 people died of the Ebola-like virus.