Reuters - The White House pressed China on Thursday for further reforms of what it called "discredited" trade policies and criticized its military expansion in a hardening of the U.S. line on the Asia-Pacific power.

AFP - The United States ruled out any direct discussions with Iran on the nuclear standoff after the Islamic republic offered to negotiate with Washington on another thorny subject -- Iraq.

AFP - Help old people across the street, or gently dissuade strangers from swearing and spitting, and you may have a chance of seeing Chairman Mao on Tiananmen Square and even get his autograph.

Coalition of net giants and finance firms aims to stop the trade in child porn on the net.