China's State Council, or the cabinet, on Wednesday urged more efforts to minimize casualties and resettle affected residents after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted southwestern Sichuan Province. New leadership stands test of strong quake
The Syrian government on Wednesday rejected any role played by the Arab League (AL) in solving its crisis, saying it would deal with UN-AL joint envoy Lakhdar Brahimi as a representative of the UN only. UN chief urges political solution in Syria