WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2012  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.  It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of product: Infant Rattles

Units: About 25,000

Importer/Distributor: Lee Carter Co., of San Francisco, Calif.

Hazard: The rattle’s handle is small enough to …

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — Former general Otto Perez Molina Saturday took office as Guatemalan new president, pledging to bring changes to the Central American country by fighting organized crimes such as drug trafficking and violence.

The former top military official called on the Guatemalan people to join the crusade of change, saying “the government will not succeed without determined, disciplined and consistent cooperation from all citizens.”

Perez, who founded the …

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday discussed the issue of tackling eurozone debt crisis, said the White House.

“The President and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone this afternoon, continuing their ongoing consultations on the financial situation in the eurozone,” the White House said in a statement.

“As before, the President expressed his appreciation for the efforts the Chancellor and other European leaders are making to resolve the crisis. Both leaders agreed …

BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) — Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong met here Monday with Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, pledging to actively promote relationships between China and the EU.
With momentum behind it, the relationship between the two sides has become increasingly dynamic, said Liu. Continuing to strengthen cultural and people-to-people exchanges will consolidate the situation, she said.
Vassiliou said she felt confident that the relationship could improve still further. She …

BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday called on youth from China and India to make more contributions toward boosting bilateral ties between the two countries.
Wen made the remarks while addressing 500 young Indians who were gathered with their Chinese peers at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing.
The Indians are on a ten-day visit to China as part of the “Year of China-India Exchange,” a year-long series …

ASTANA, July 22 (Xinhua) — The U.S. embassy in Kazakhstan said Friday the United States did not consider the central Asian country a supporter of terrorism, despite contrary claims made in a U.S. report in May.
“The U.S. Government does not consider that Kazakhstan in any way supports terrorism. On the contrary, we regard Kazakhstan as a strategic partner in our common struggle against terrorism,” the U.S. embassy said in a statement.
“In addition to its …

BERLIN, July 2 (Xinhua) — The United States wrapped a deserved 3-0 win over challenged Colombia to seal quarterfinal spot in Group C of the women’s World Cup, owing three successful long range efforts in front of 25,475 spectators at Rhein Neckar Arena on Saturday.

The U.S. needed 13 minutes to open the scoring against Colombia through midfielder Heather O’Reilly who exploited a clearance attempt to hammer the ball into top right from 20 meters.

The U.S. …

WASHINGTON, (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that a U.S. operation has killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and put his body in U.S. custody.
He said earlier in the day, U.S. military personnel raided a compound where bin Laden was hiding, and later confirmed that the terrorist leader was among those killed in a fire fight.
U.S. cooperation with Pakistani counterparts led to the location of bin Laden outside Islamabad, …

BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) — China Unionpay, a national bank card association, said on Tuesday that a leading lender in Brunei, Baiduri Bank, launched the first Unionpay debit card in the Southeast Asia country.
Brunei is the 18th foreign country that has issued Unionpay cards.
This year marks the 20th anniversary since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the New China and Brunei. The Baiduri-Unionpay collaboration is part of the two countries’ efforts to strengthen exchanges …

SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (Xinhua) — Google’s Android will become the most popular smartphone operating system worldwide and will account for 49 percent of the market by 2012, IT research and advisory firm Gartner said Thursday.
According to Gartner’s projections, worldwide smartphone sales will reach 468 million units in 2011, a 57.7 percent increase from 2010.
The company predicts that Apple’s iOS will remain the second biggest platform worldwide through 2014 although its share will decrease …