China seen as 'confident', 'belligerent': state mediaPeople around the world see China as "confident", "belligerent" and "arrogant", state-run media reported Tuesday in an unusually direct survey of attitudes towards the country.
10 December 2013 16:37
Kazakhstan 66th in World Giving IndexKazakhstan is in the 66th place in the World Giving Index (WGI) compiled by British Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).
05 December 2013 18:17
Obama popularity at all-time low: surveyUS President Barack Obama's popularity has slumped to an all-time low, with a majority of Americans for the first time believing him to be dishonest and untrustworthy, a new survey showed Tuesday.
13 November 2013 17:02
Online video use surges: US surveyAmericans are using the Internet more for video, both to post their own snippets and to view videos of others.
6.5 quake hits east Japan: USGSA strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but local authorities said there was no risk of a tsunami.
04 September 2013 17:45
Britain has secret Middle East web surveillance base: report Britain is running a secret Internet surveillance station in the Middle East, a report said Thursday citing the latest leaked documents obtained by fugitive US security contractor Edward Snowden.
24 August 2013 10:42
Australian PM launches discrimination inquiry Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick will oversee a national survey to assess the prevalence, nature and consequences of discrimination relating.
Women tourists desert India after sex attacks: survey The number of foreign women tourists visiting India has dropped by 35 percent in the past three months following a spate of sex attacks that have made global headlines.
02 April 2013 10:01
French president's popularity dwindles at home: survey French President Francois Hollande's popularity plummeted in March, with 67 percent of his countrymen saying they were dissatisfied with his performance and less than a third of them saying they were happy with it.
19 March 2013 11:53
US teens go mobile for Internet: survey Most American teenagers use their phones to access the Internet, with one-fourth of them going online mostly on their mobile device.
Japan to survey Pacific seabed for rare earth Japan will launch a survey of its Pacific seabed, an official said Thursday, hoping to find rare earth deposits large enough to supply its high-tech industries and reduce its dependence on China.
Eight in 10 Chinese want political reform: survey Eight out of 10 people in China's major cities support political reform, according to a survey reported Wednesday, on the eve of a once-in-a-decade leadership transition.
07 November 2012 18:57
Gastronomy nourishes Spain's gourmet city Ham with brie, wild mushroom croquettes, cured-meat ravioli: gourmet cooking has put this Basque town on the gastronomic map, drawing visitors from around the world.
