20 more countries ratify UN protocols on children's rights
2012-05-26 10:04:14
Twenty more countries have ratified the optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and pornography, a UN official said here Friday.
Gunman shoots self after hostage released in US
2012-05-26 09:12:16
Police said a gunman, who on Friday held several people as hostage in a real estate office in Valpapaiso, a small city in Indiana State of the US, shot himself after all hostages were released.
US tries to clear up confusion over institutes
2012-05-26 07:52:37
The US Department of State will sort out a visa issue that affects Confucius Institute teachers.
Man detained after trying to rush flight cockpit
2012-05-26 02:17:00
An unruly passenger has been detained at the Miami International Airport in the US state of Florida for trying to enter the cockpit on a flight Friday.
US releases annual human rights report
2012-05-25 10:42:46
US released its controversial annual human rights report, again pointing its finger at the human rights situation in other countries and regions.
US pushes to adopt UN sea agreement
2012-05-25 08:13:44
In a move designed to give it more say in disputes over the South China Sea, the US began a new push to join the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
US hacks al-Qaida websites
2012-05-25 10:27:08
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that a US team recently hacked into websites run by the al-Qaida branch in Yemen in an effort to disrupt its propaganda campaign.
US nuclear submarine catches fire
2012-05-25 10:11:23
A fire that broke out overnight on a US Navy nuclear-powered submarine docked at a shipyard in Maine, northeast of the US, injured at least 7 people.
US man gets 20 years in jail for al-Qaida ties
2012-05-25 10:10:59
A Texas man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for allegedly trying to sneak out of the US to help al-Qaida.
US soldier found guilty in Fort Hood bomb plot
2012-05-25 10:10:39
A US soldier accused of plotting a bomb attack on Fort Hood army base troops was found guilty on all charges Thursday.
'Humanize' US-China relations: Huntsman
2012-05-25 07:30:10
Jon Huntsman believes the best way to advance US-China ties is to humanize the relationship.
New York hosts Tibetan expert and scholars
2012-05-24 17:42:59
A delegation of Tibet experts and scholars gathered at the Chinese Consulate in New York to exchange views on current social and economic developments in the Tibet autonomous region.