Rumsfeld to stay on as US defense secretary

US President George W. Bush has asked Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to remain at the Pentagon and Rumsfeld has agreed, a senior administration official said Friday. (Source: Xinhua/Reuters)

Italian President starts China tour

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi arrived in Beijing Saturday, starting his six-day state visit to China. Before he left for China President Ciampi said that his country was willing to broaden cooperation with China in all fields and that his visit to China would push forward the bilateral friendly relations.

A new leaf of Tianjin development zone

Tianjin Economic and Tech Development Zone is build on the land which used to be a piece of salina. 20 years of hard work has turned over a new leaf for the area. In the past 10 years, a new coastal area has been established where advanced infrastructure is available and hi-tech industry has taken shape

Wind brings clear sky back

A wind at the midnight of December 3 dispersed the heavy fog which had overshadowed Beijing for several days. The sky of the city is clear again after the wind. It is a view of a street in the city.

Chinese police at Border Check Point

Police of Manzhouli Border Check Point help Russian travelers with their luggage.

Bush names former NY police commissioner Kerik to Homeland Security post

US President Bush has chosen former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped direct the emergency response to the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes against the Twin Towers, to lead the Homeland Security Department, charged with safeguarding Americans from future attack.

India marks 20th anniversary of 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster

Indian shout slogans during a demonstration to mark the 20th anniversary of 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster in Bhopal, India, Dec. 3, 2004. The city of Bhopal commemorated when twenty years ago, a toxic gas leak from Union Carbide India Ltd pesticide plant killed more than 3,500, devastated the environment and left this central Indian city with the stigma of being site of the world's deadliest industrial accident.

Bombs explode in five pumping stations of Madrid

Bombs exploded Friday in five pumping stations of Madrid, leaving two injured. responsibility was claimed by separatist organization Basque Homeland and Freedom (ETA).

Noted mathematician passes away

Shiing-shen Chern (Chen Xingshen), a world-renowned overseas Chinese mathematician, 93, died of illness at his home at Nankai University in north China's Tianjin Municipality at around 7:15 p.m. Friday. Students pay tribute to him.