Obamas to appear on Oprah

 As the US TV chat show queen Oprah Winfrey nears her last episode, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” is going to welcome President Obama and his wife in May, according to media reports. The White House…

Microblogs gaining political weight in China

A Global Times survey shows that 71 percent of Chinese Web users attribute their growing interest in politics to microblogging, but more than half of them complained about the lack of interaction on government blogs….

Political Crisis in Kuwait

Kuwait is again expecting elections as the cabinet resigned over a new political crisis brewed in the oil rich emirates recently.The cabinet resigned because of the recent local developments, pointing towards recent Mideast issues such as…

Ai Weiwei case: Political activism cannot be a legal shield

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is being investigated over “suspected economic crimes”, according to authorities Thursday. Some Western media outlets immediately questioned the charge as a “catch-all crime,” and insisted on interpreting the case in their…

Is political solution possible in Libya?

Fighting in Libya continues between opposition forces and troops loyal to Colonel Gadhafi. In the west of the country , rebels controlling the city of Misrata, have fought off a government attack. Full Story>> To…

BRICS cooperation to benefit Africa: expert

BRICS, a group of emerging economies, will change the global governance, and benefit Africa through deeper cooperation in broad areas, a South African expert said in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua. BRICS, the acronym…