Rivals to rest on Fourth of July break

Credit rating stays despite slowdown

Student sentenced for burning classmate

Curtain goes up in Cannes

New standards for fuel to reduce pollution in city

Suspect oil found in Yunnan

Trade agreement could boost relations

Quake in northern Italy kills 6

Leaders say violence in Syria must end

US seeks China's nod for sanctions against DPRK

UN report sounds alarm to clean up oceans

Hu urges G20 to safeguard fragile recovery

Tourists may get 3-day visit window

Putin's Israeli visit to focus on Iran

Asians top immigrant group to US

Forbidden fruit leaves aftertaste for group of suspected thieves

Fake stewed pig ears pose health risks

Foreigners receiving more legal support

Court closes loophole used by illegal drug makers

45 feared dead in Russian jet crash

Deep-sea rig starts drilling

Gubei community becomes center for cross-cultural links

Victim of beating that sparked LA riots dies

Military to strengthen ties with US

Replica of London Games torch to be sold in China

Draft law targets work permits

Flame for London Games lit in Greece

A new frontier for China

Japan 'must end outdated policy'

Muslim Brotherhood's success in Egypt polls masks setback