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.