RIO DE JANEIRO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican star sprinter Usain Bolt was named Sportsman of the Year for the third time at the Laureus Sports Awards here on Monday, while Britain's heptathlete Jessica Ennis was chosen as the Sportswoman of the Year...
BRUSSELS, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Top leaders of the European Union (EU) Thursday held broad talks on growth without making concrete decisions on the first day of the two-day spring summit in Brussels, against the backdrop of easing market pressure but...
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday announced that he has ordered the military to beef up the missile defense system by deploying 14 additional ground- based interceptors. At a Pentagon press briefing, Hagel...
ATHENS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- In the third year of a harsh austerity and reform program, an overwhelming 94 percent of Greeks oppose the measures aiming to resolve the debt crisis, giving boost to the anti-bailout main opposition Radical Left SYRIZA p...
CARACAS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans Friday marched alongside the casket of their late President Hugo Chavez, as his remains were taken to the mountaintop barracks he once called home and today houses the Historic Milita...
ROME, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's new parliament on Saturday elected the speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, ending a two-day session on its second official day as the country's legislative body. At the fourth round of voting for...
JERUSALEM, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed President Shimon Peres Saturday night that he has completed the task of forming the new ruling coalition, which is expected to be sworn in Monday. As you know, I forme...
U.S. President Barack Obama says the only way to break the cycle of spiking gas prices is to shift cars and trucks off of oil for good. He said that is why he asked Congress in his State of the Union address to establish an Energy Security Trust to i...
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The presidium of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday tabled the candidate list for the new cabinet to the NPC delegations for discussion. Candidates for vice premiers, state councilor...
BUDAPEST, March 10 (Xinhua) -- China won three gold medals on the final day of the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Debrecen, East Hungary, on Sunday. With South Korea's Park Seung-Hi ousted from the semifinals on a penalty, the women...
PORTO ALEGRE, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Tottenham Hotspur target Leandro Damiao struck twice as Internacional beat Sao Luiz 5-0 to claim Brazil's Piratini Cup on Sunday. The Brazil forward opened the scoring at the Estadio 19 de Outubro with a 28th-minute...
MARRAKECH, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Cameroonian Issa Hayatou was unanimously re-elected on Sunday president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for a new term until 2017. Hayatou, 66, has run unopposed at the 35th ordinary general assembly of...
THE HAGUE, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Ajax captured the top spot in the Dutch Eredivisie on Sunday by beating PEC Zwolle 3-0, while former league leaders PSV lost 2-1 to sc Heerenveen on Saturday. Reigning champions Ajax had an easy afternoon in Amsterdam...
After only two days of voting, Roman Catholic cardinals elected Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. He has chosen the name Francis and is the first pope from Latin America in the Catholic Church'...
BRUSSELS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) leaders are scheduled to meet in Brussels Thursday and Friday to iron out measures to promote growth and create jobs in Europe which is still mired in the debt crisis. Despite consistent and courageo...
