WASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday voted to pass a six-month stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government in operation till September, a move to avert another possible government shutdown. By a 267-151 vote...
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 5 (Xinhua) -- China included farmers' property rights into its government report for the first time Tuesday, suggesting enhanced protection of their rights amid the country's frequent land transfers. The report, delivered to the ongoin...
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government announced Tuesday that its GDP growth target will remain around 7.5 percent this year to leave room for economic restructuring. The target is intended to help create jobs and improve people's well-b...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has hinted at an international recall for former FIFA world player of the year Kaka by promising changes to his squad for upcoming friendlies against Italy and Russia. Kaka was abse...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Two second-half goals in the space of four minutes were enough to give Argentine giants Boca Juniors a 2-1 away victory over Ecuador's Barcelona in their Copa Libertadores Group 1 clash in Guayaquil on Wednesday. A...
FLORIANOPOLIS, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Former World No. 1 Venus Williams advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA Brazil Tennis Cup on Wednesday with a hard-fought 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 victory over Spain's Garbine Muguruza. The 96th-ranked Muguruza survived thr...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- World football's governing body FIFA has made available an extra 42,308 tickets to the general public for June's Confederations Cup in Brazil. The new allocation includes 3,166 tickets to the tournament opener betw...
THE HAGUE, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- PSV Eindhoven and AZ Alkmaar qualified for the final of the Dutch Cup, the KNVB Beker, on Wednesday by beating PEC Zwolle and Ajax by identical 3-0 respectively. Ajax dominated the first half against AZ in Amsterdam, bu...
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China maintains its 2013 gross domestic product (GDP) growth target unchanged at around 7.5 percent this year to leave some leeway for economic restructuring, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premi...
CAIRO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Both the security and governorate's headquarters in Egypt's Port Said were set on fire on Monday as protesters hurled Molotov cocktail at the buildings, state-run Ahram online reported. The protesters also blocked fire engi...
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said that the ongoing government spending cuts will hurt U. S. families and slow the nation's economic growth. The government should manage the spending cuts as best we can, try to...
BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijingers enjoyed a rare day of blue skies and bright sunshine on Monday, as the dangerously smoggy conditions seen over the last two months forced many to stay at home. Air pollution remains a big problem for Beijing an...
BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliamentary body, opened its first annual session Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. NPC deputies will elect new president and vice president,...
BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijingers enjoyed a rare day of blue skies and bright sunshine on Monday, as the dangerously smoggy conditions seen over the last two months forced many to stay at home. Air pollution remains a big problem for Beijing an...
