Several prominent attendees the World Economic Forum on Africa are urging governments to loosen state controls to unlock the continent's growth potential. Africa remains a mixed picture for foreign investors. Former Nigerian Central Bank Governor Cha...
In a major reversal of his position on a controversial issue in a U.S. presidential election year, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that same-sex marriage should be legal. President Obama's stance opposing homosexual marriage, which he had descr...
MADRID, May 7 (Xinhua) -- World No.1 men's tennis player Novak Djokovic hit out at ATP on Monday for failing to sound out the players before approving the Madrid Open's controversial court change from red clay to blue one. The change has stirred up s...
OTTAWA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Phoenix Suns star guard Steve Nash was named on Tuesday general manager of Canada's national basketball program in their bid for the London Olympic Games. Nash will lead the men's team to try to qualify for the London Olympi...
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhuanet) -- The 76-episode drama series Legend of Zhen Huan has had sweeping popularity in the Chinese mainland over the past months, that a whole town tunes in to watch when it airs on TV, Sina.com reported. The series is adapted f...
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhuanet) -- John Travolta is being sued by a male masseur who claims the Hollywood star sexually assaulted him during a massage, but the star's rep dismissed the claim as baseless lie, media reported on Tuesday. In court papers file...
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Tuesday expressed hope that new achievements will come quickly in the follow-up talks on implementing the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a wide-ranging cross-St...
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A national campaign against the abuse of antibiotics looks to be progressing with usage notably dropping, said the Ministry of Health on Tuesday. An inspection over more than 430 major hospitals nationwide showed that the p...
MOSCOW, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Russia's new President Vladimir Putin endorsed on Tuesday Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister, within an hour of parliament's approval of Putin's nominee. Medvedev will have a week to submit to the president the composition of...
President Barack Obama is putting pressure on Congress to pass legislation he proposed earlier this year that he said will boost the U.S. economy. In an election year with the state of the economy as a major issue, President Obama is calling on lawma...
MADRID, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Spanish La Liga club Betis announced Monday that they will carry out a tour of China this summer. Club President, Miguel Guillen explained that the club's first ever trip to Asia will see them play English Premier League out...
SHANGHAI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese veteran gymnast Cheng Fei will be bidding for her third Olympic appearance when the national championships, which serves as domestic trials for the London Olympics, gets underway here on Tuesday. Cheng, 24, is the...
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid midfielder Kaka Sunday said he wants to remain at the Bernabeu next season. The 30-year-old Brazilian has been a bit-part player under Jose Mourinho in recent months and reports have linked him with a mov...
MADIRD, May 7 (Xinhua) -- No. 8 seed Li Na enjoyed a comfortable passage into the last 16 of the Mutua Madrid Open on Monday after defeating Spaniard Silvia Soler Espinosa in straight sets 6-3, 6-1. Li Na showed the power of her serve and looked stro...
BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 606.48 million people traveled via China's railways during the first four months of 2012, a year-on-year increase of 2.8 percent, the Ministry of Railways said Sunday. Passenger numbers increased the most in Apri...
