WASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- With Monday's choice of U.S.-nominated Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank, the global lending institution continued its longstanding -- and controversial -- tradition of keeping an American at the helm. Nominated las...
NEW YORK, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The 96th annual Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday in New York's Columbia University with the Philadelphia Inquirer receiving the coveted public service Pulitzer. The Philadelphia Inquirer was awarded for its explora...
COIMBRA, Portugal, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Benfica won a fourth successive Portuguese League Cup on Saturday after beating Gil Vicente 2-1 in the final. Rodrigo gave Benfica a 30th-minute lead, but Gil Vicente levelled through Ze Luis on 78 minutes. But...
MADRID, April 14 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona ended four points behind league leaders Real Madrid after a hard fought 2-1 win away to fifth placed Levante on Saturday. Barca needed a fine second half performance from substitute Isaac Cuenca to help them...
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian club Santos is planning a move to re-sign former club hero and current AC Milan winger Robinho. Santos President Luis Alvaro Ribeiro said Robinho's return depended on Milan's willingness to sell the 28-y...
LOS ANGELES, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Hunger Games managed to expand its box office lead in North America to fourth weekend, beating out a pair of new films with a considerable lead. The Lionsgate juggernaut is estimated to fetch 21.5 million U.S. do...
BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- China's aviation authority said Sunday it is investigating two airport incidents related to passenger's fury over flight delays, urging the whole industry to improve post-delay services. An unnamed official with the Civi...
CHENGDU, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Rural tourism in China benefited 15 million farmers who earn at least 150 billion yuan (23.81 billion U.S. dollars) a year, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Sunday. By the end of 2011, China has at least 1.5 millio...
BEIJING, Apr. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- China and the United States will experience more trade friction in the high-end manufacturing sector, as Washington protects its domestic industries, officials said on Sunday. Friction will surely increase as China and...
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GUANGZHOU, South China, April 13 (Xinhua) -- It could become the darkest night for some foreign coaches in Chinese Super League (CSL). The most famous three foreign coaches in CSL, Takeshi Okada, Jean Tigana and Henk ten Cate would spend an anxious w...
MOSCOW, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese divers won three golds at the FINA Diving World Series in Moscow Friday, but the Chinese team played cool with the results as many players believed they had not performed their best. China's He Chong, who is an Ol...
ROME, April 14 (Xinhua) -- All Italian matches scheduled in the weekend were suspended after Livorno midfielder Piermario Morosini died on Saturday from a heart attack during a Serie B match, local media said. A crowd of players and supporters shoute...
LOS ANGELES, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Actress Kim Novak, a top box-office draw of the 1950s, was immortalized on Hollywood Boulevard when she sank her hands and feet into a block of wet cement in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on...
U.S. President Barack Obama is renewing his call for Congress to approve tax reform legislation known as the Buffett Rule. It is named after one of the world's richest men, investor Warren Buffett, who says it is not fair that he pays a lower tax tha...
