TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee' s (IOC) Evaluation Commission on Monday kicked off its four-day visit in Japan's capital of Tokyo to assess the city's bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Tokyo visit is t...
MADRID, Mar. 4 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona will play a friendly match in Shanghai this summer as part of a three-game Asian tour, it was confirmed on Monday. The news was given by Board of Directors' spokesman, Toni Freixa in a joint press conference wi...
CARACAS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- So far 10 leaders from foreign countries have confirmed attendance of the state funeral for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Nearly all the leaders will arrive here tomorrow to attend...
CARACAS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of Venezuelan mourners took to the streets of Caracas Wednesday, as the coffin carrying the body of late President Hugo Chavez proceeded through the city. The funeral march starts from the Military Hospi...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Communist Party of China (CPC) chief Xi Jinping and other senior leaders on Wednesday joined lawmakers and political advisors in panel discussions on the government work report. The report was delivered by Premier Wen Jia...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun on Wednesday said the capital will work hard to cool down rapid urban expansion in order to address traffic congestion, pollution and resource scarcity. We will make efforts to control Beijing's...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping have expressed deep condolences on the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Wednesday. Hua said at a daily press briefing that...
MAPUTO, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The winners of the Mozambican Cup 2012 Liga Muculmana guaranteed on Saturday their qualification into the next phase of the Nelson Mandela Cup after beating Gabarone United from Botswana 1-0. Liga Muculmana, former champio...
MADRID, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid took their second victory, a 2-1 win, over eternal rivals, FC Barcelona in just five days on Saturday afternoon in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Although the game had appeared as if it was to be slightly de-ca...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brazil international striker Luis Fabiano struck a 79th-minute winner as Sao Paulo recovered from a goal down to defeat Bolivia's The Strongest 2-1 in their Copa Libertadores group stage clash on Thursday. The form...
SANTIAGO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chile's Deputy Sports Minister Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle Thursday said he was confident his country will form part of the 2014 Dakar Rally circuit, dismissing rumors a possible route change could shut Chile out. Chile is not go...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians striker Alexandre Pato admits he is still a long way off rediscovering the form that made him one of the world's most sought-after strikers. The 23-year-old scored his third goal in seven matches for th...
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Budget uncertainties could ultimately undermine the U.S. strategy of rebalancing to the Asia- Pacific region, Samuel Locklear, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, told Congress Tuesday. Locklear told the House Armed...
CARACAS, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday in a military hospital in Caracas, Vice President Nicols Maduro announced on the national radio and television. With tears in his eyes, Mature addressed Venezuelans from the D...
CARACAS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- So far 10 leaders from foreign countries have confirmed attendance of the state funeral for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Nearly all the leaders will arrive here tomorrow to attend...
