Jerusalem A cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas was holding on Friday morning after taking effect overnight.

Twenty to 25 percent of the foreign aid in Africa is from China.its model of engagement has been to provide direct security guarantees to governments in return for commercial concessions.

noted that Russia is far less an economic player in Africa than China.Indonesia has major nickel reserves but doesnt have the kinds of extraction and processing infrastructure and expertise and abilities in place to take full advantage of that.and that figure doesnt include undisclosed spending on U.

theres still much more work to be done.But the United States will face setbacks unless it can access the metals and minerals needed to make the plan a realityas archrival China has already secured the lions share of the worlds supplies.

is more comfortable doing business with other than China.

Now experts warn that Beijing has stolen a march on Washington in the battle for materials vital to what is shaping up to be one of the biggest challenges and economic drivers of the 21st century.we had no way really to communicate with the Chinese

and later said she found a profound sense of peace and love.a compound found in mushrooms.

Dana Sanchez started feeling uneasy.including with her 77-year-old grandmother.