WASHINGTON -- A huge survey of the world's Muslims released Tuesday challenges Western notions that equate Islam with radicalism and violence.
2008-2-29 10:02:19
A model presents a creation by Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto as part of his Fall/Winter 2008/09 women's ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris February 25, 2008.
2008-2-27 14:38:25
Jose Feliciano Rodrigues feeds Amazon timber into his brick oven to make charcoal in spite of the imminent arrival of government environmental inspectors and federal policemen who are expected to destroy thousands of the ovens in the region starting tomorrow, near Tailandia, 180 km (112 miles) south of Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon River, February 26, 2008.
2008-2-27 14:34:42
The British Sunday Telegraph said Musharraf believed he had run out of options after three of the main parties who triumphed in Monday's poll announced they would form a coalition government together.
2008-2-25 9:54:43
According to the agreement, MediaCorp will acquire 154 million new shares from Dahe Media worth HK$89 million at the subscription price, making up 18.55 percent of Dahe's total shares.
2008-2-22 9:50:07
Moving models of flowers powered by solar energy are displayed at the entrance of the European Union council headquarters in Brussels February 18, 2008. The exhibition called "Dancing Solar Flowers" and featuring 10,000 flowers are set to raise public awareness on issues linked with energy.
2008-2-20 10:58:17
A security guard escorts a model in a golden dress decorated with 325 Austrian gold coins at a promotional event in Tokyo Feb. 14, 2008.
2008-2-18 15:48:45
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's religious police have banned red roses ahead of Valentine's Day, forcing couples in the conservative Muslim nation to think of new ways to show their love.
2008-2-18 15:46:43
WASHINGTON -- The checks aren't in the mail, but they will be soon. President Bush signed legislation Wednesday to rush rebates ranging from $300 to $1,200 to millions of people, the centerpiece of government efforts to brace the wobbly economy. First, though, you must file your 2007 tax return.
2008-2-14 10:31:39
Five-month-old giant panda cub Fu Long rests in the zoo in Vienna January 29, 2008. The cub was born on August 23, 127 days after panda couple Yang Yang and Long Hui mated in April. The pandas were transferred from China to Schoenbrunn Zoo in 2003, and are on loan to Austria by China for a period of 10 years.
2008-2-8 17:13:47
A model presents a creation by designer Abed Mahfouz of Lebanon during a Rome Fashion Week Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2008 show January 29, 2008.
2008-2-8 17:12:24
A handout picture shows polar bear cub Flocke (Snowflake) at the zoo in Nuremberg January 28, 2008. Flocke was separated from her mother Vera after officials at the Nuremberg zoo became concerned she might harm the cub.
2008-2-8 17:11:25
Two tanks have finished their work Sunday, deicing 110-km surface of two expressways in the province, said military sources here Sunday.
2008-2-3 23:33:19
In this photo provided by Rubin Museum of Art, Wim Hof, of the Netherlands, stands up to his neck in ice for an hour and twelve minutes,outside the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008.
2008-1-30 14:19:55
Five-month-old giant panda cub Fu Long rests in the zoo in Vienna January 29, 2008. The cub was born on August 23, 127 days after panda couple Yang Yang and Long Hui mated in April.
2008-1-30 14:15:17
SYDNEY -- A flying robot is to join the fight to save the world's whales by taking part in an aerial survey to count humpbacks off Australia, a report said Sunday.
2008-1-28 11:21:10
SEOUL -- South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak on Monday nominated former Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo as his incoming government's prime minister.
2008-1-28 11:20:10
TOKYO -- A team of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts Monday started in Tokyo a follow-up inspection on an earthquake-hit nuclear plant in Japan, which has been shut since last July and checked by the UN watchdog in August.
2008-1-28 11:19:15
LAS VEGAS - Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America 2008 on Saturday in a live show billed as the unveiling of the 87-year-old pageant's new, hipper look.
2008-1-27 22:31:20