Chinese to get train tickets via smartphones BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Railways announced Wednesday that it plans to launch a new service that will allow the public to purchase tickets via smartphones by the end of the month. The...
Top German court approves ESM BERLIN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Federal Constitutional Court of Germany approved the ratification of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Wednesday, paving the way for the permanent bailout fund and other crisis-battling...
U.S. ambassador killed in Libya's Benghazi TRIPOLI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens is confirmed to have died in Tuesday's conflict in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, the pan-Arab Al Jazeera TV reported Wednesday....
Paralympics Roundup: China still on top, Djibouti runner touch world LONDON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Yang Liwan took the gold in the women's shot put - F54/55/56 here on Saturday, lifting China's gold medal tally up to 20 after three days of Paralympic a...
AC Milan beat Bologna thanks to Pazzini's hat-trick ROME, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Giampaolo Pazzini put on an inspiring performance on his AC Milan debut as he scored a hat-trick to help the Rossoneri beat Bologna 3-1 on Saturday. The former Inter Milan...
Mariah Carey honored with top trophy at BMI Urban Awards LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. pop singer and songwriter Mariah Carey was honored with BMI Icon, the publishing association 's top accolade, at the annual Urban Awards held at the Saban...
SW China earthquakes claim 80 lives; premier visits quake zone YILIANG, Yunnan, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Eighty people have been confirmed dead as of Saturday noon following multiple earthquakes that struck southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, loc...
Tornado sweeps out beachfront neighborhood in New York City NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- A tornado ripped through a beachfront neighborhood in Queens, New York on Saturday, hurling debris into the air, knocking out power, flooding roads and even for...
Obama, Romney Hit Campaign Trail WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, are campaigning in key states, with public opinion polls showing them virtually even. With both parties' conventions concluded, the two ca...
China gets Paralympics' first gold, topping medal table LONDON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Similar as the London Olympics, China took the Paralympic Games' first title and topped the medal table with six gold, six silver and three bronze medals on Thursday,...
Tsonga stunned out of US Open by Slovak Klizan FLUSHING MEADOWS, New York, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Martin Klizan of Slovakia caused the biggest upset of the US Open to date with a four-set victory over No. 5 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tsonga, the Wimbledon...
Bolt breezes to take 200m in Zurich Diamond League GENEVA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Newly crowned London Olympics champion Usain Bolt sailed to a comfortable 200m win in the Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday. Bolt posted a meet record of 19.66...
China backs EU after new debt-crisis-busting bonds BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to support the European Union's endeavors to cope with the debt crisis, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Friday. Hong made the remark at a dai...
Multiple quakes hit SW China, killing 64 ZHAOTONG, Yunnan, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Sixty-four people have been confirmed dead and 715 others injured after multiple earthquakes struck a mountainous region in southwest China on Friday, authorities said. A...
CHICAGO, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday attacked President Barack Obama for August' s below expectations U.S. jobs report, charging that Obama had not lived up to his promises by presiding over months...
