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The list of the torch bearers who will carry the 2008 Olympics Flame will be announced in the coming weeks, Beijing organizers said on Thursday. Speaking at a national mobilization meeting on the torc...

Children compete in a crawling contest during a parents and kids sports day at a kindergarten in south-west China's Chongqing Municipality on Thursday, December 20, 2007. [Photo: Chongqing Morning Pos...

U.S. President George W. Bush jokes with reporters a news conference at the White House in Washington Dec. 20, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)U.S. President George W. Bush touted progress in Iraq and Afg...

Two Palestinian militants take position during an Israeli army incursion in the central Gaza Strip refugee camp of al-Mughazi, Dec. 20, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)Israel is seriously considering a ceasefire ...

People walk in front of a sign board of Alibaba.com. file photo [Photo: cnsphoto]Alipay, a Chinese online payment platform and a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, announced on Thursday that it has signed a...

Crude steel exports are likely to fall by 20 million tons next year as a result of government curbs, the industry association said Thursday.“Expanding exports is not the industry's development objec...

Giant retail companies in Beijing have promised not to put on time-limited sales promotions, which might lead to traffic congestion, injuries and disorderly conducts, in an effort to ease security con...

Zhou Bichang sings at the release conference for her new albums in Beijing on Thursday, December 20, 2007. [Photo: sina.com]Super Girl contestant-turned-star Zhou Bichang swept through Guangzhou, Shan...

Investigators from U.S. Congress were given access by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Thursday to the agency's files related to the destruction of videotapes showing interrogation of terror susp...

A shop is destroyed Dec. 20, 2007 after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Gisborne, New Zealand. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)...