LONDON, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) on Wednesday revealed details of the food and drink that will be served to the millions of spectators and thousands of athletes during the Games th...
CHANGSHU, China, May 30 (Xinhua) -- China claimed a 15-4 victory over Germany while United States, Russia and Australia kept their winning streak on the second day group matches at the 2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Final here on Wed...
JERUSALEM, May 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. pop diva Madonna began her MDNA Tour in Israel's Tel Aviv on Thursday to promote her new album MDNA as well as peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The diva also donated 600 tickets to Israeli and Palestinian pe...
BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhuanet) --Beijing on Thursday urged Washington to respect China's interests in the Asia-Pacific region as US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta vowed, on the eve of his Asia trip, that the US will increase its military presence. Altho...
BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Thursday deliberated and preliminarily passed a five-year plan on nuclear security and radioactive contaminant treatment. A long-term goal set for 2020 concerning the issue was als...
BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Precipitation has helped ease a lingering drought in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces and conditions will further improve as rainy season arrives, the drought relief authority said on Thursday. Recent rainfall has alleviated 2...
Maya Moore has reason to be confident. In her first season as a professional last year, the 1.83 meter tall forward helped her team, the Minnesota Lynx, win its first WNBA championship. She then joined Ros Casares in Spain, winning both the Spanish t...
Advancing digital technology is bringing major changes to higher education, after upending journalism, the music business, manufacturing and many other industries. In a few cases, this digital revolution means tens of thousands of students can sign u...
Europe's chief banker says the current operation of the 17-nation euro currency bloc is unsustainable and that it must create a new vision of how it will manage its affairs in the coming years. The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, sai...
NAIROBI, May 29 (Xinhua) -- ARD, the German national TV station whose report alleged blood doping among Kenyan runners on Tuesday hit back against claims their findings were baseless as dismissed by Athletics Kenya (AK). ARD Nairobi Bureau Chief Pete...
PARIS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Victoria Azarenka put on an inspiring performance to reach the third round of the French Open with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany on Wednesday. The Australian Open champion from Belarus committed o...
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. director Martin Scorsese's 3D fantasy film Hugo will be screened on the Chinese mainland starting Thursday, according to Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd, the film's mainland distributor. The film, which has been des...
BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. director Martin Scorsese's 3D fantasy film Hugo will be screened on the Chinese mainland starting Thursday, according to Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd, the film's mainland distributor. The film, which has been des...
BRUSSELS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- A senior official with the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Wednesday stressed that China supports Europe's integration process as well as its efforts to deal with the sovereign debt crisis. China has faith in Europe's c...
SHENZHEN, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Police in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, said Wednesday that the speeding car driver Hou Peiqing was the one who caused the fatal accident on Saturday. Police showed DNA results at a press conference here, sa...
