Massacre suspect silent in first court hearing

2012-07-24 02:00:04

The man accused of killing a dozen people in a Colorado movie theater gave little away in his first court appearance on Monday.

Airline carbon tax talks with EU stall

2012-07-23 03:28:10

Beijing remains firm on its stance of settling the carbon tax dispute with the European Union through a multilateral approach.

Syria warns of Western disinformation campaign

2012-07-23 06:44:49

Syrian Information Ministry charged that Western intelligence parties are planning to hack into Syrian TV frequencies in order to spread false news.

Wave of attacks rattles Iraq

2012-07-23 06:39:27

A fresh wave of attacks rattled war-ravaged Iraq on Sunday, killing nearly 30 people and injuring scores of others.

Australian economy grows by 3.2%

2012-07-23 09:22:14

Australia's economy has recorded a 3.2 percent growth in the year to June 2012, said a report by Australia's leading private sector economic advisory.

Israel fears Syrian missiles

2012-07-23 09:11:31

Ehud Barak has ordered the army to prepare to intervene should Syria start to transfer missiles and chemical weapons to the Lebanese group Hezbollah.

Death toll rises to 15 in Baghdad bombings

2012-07-23 08:51:32

Death toll in Sunday's triple bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has risen to 15, an interior ministry source said.

Rupert Murdoch quits boards of British papers

2012-07-22 11:46:23

News Corp's Rupert Murdoch has stepped down from a string of boards overseeing the Sun, Times and Sunday Times newspapers in Britain.

KCNA rejects speculation about DPRK leadership changes

2012-07-22 10:01:23

The DPRK has rejected speculation in the US and the ROK media about a recent reshuffling of the country's leadership, said the official KCNA news agency.

UN to push for peaceful solution to Syria

2012-07-22 04:39:29

Ban Ki-Moon on Saturday said he is working with UN-Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan to push for a peaceful solution to Syria.

Obama vows to ensure public safety

2012-07-22 08:10:11

Barack Obama has promised every effort will be made to ensure the safety of Americans, a day after a shooting rampage killed 12 people. NYC on alert after shooting US calls for gun control grow

Russia's WTO accession ratified

2012-07-22 04:27:15

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a protocol ratifying the country's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).