CAPE TOWN, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The South African Football Association (SAFA) is being watched for its behavior, sports ministry spokesperson Paena Galane said on Wednesday. Galane reminded SAFA that it is owned by the public and not by its leaders. G...
FARO, Portugal, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Okoyino da Mbabi scored a hat-trick as Germany beat Japan 4-3 in the women's soccer Algarve Cup final on Wednesday. The German side opened scoring in the 20th minute when midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan met a cross f...
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Life is more precious than knowledge is the guiding principle behind the ongoing renovation of China's school buildings, which began in the wake of a 2008 earthquake that destroyed hundreds of classrooms in southwest Chin...
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China welcomes the positive progress made by the international community in resolving Iran's nuclear issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said Wednesday. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton accepted Iran's of...
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China has pledged to eradicate crimes related to delaying or denying salary payments before 2015, a prominent source of complaints for migrant workers, Yin Weimin, minister of human resources and social security, said Wed...
NEW YORK, March 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, a day after their biggest dive since the beginning of this year, as U.S. economic data beat estimates. Stocks opened higher amid positive economic data, then surged more after the U.S. gove...
Greece is edging closer to its goal of getting the country's private lenders to eliminate $142 billion of the money it owes them, but remained short of the target as a Thursday deadline neared. The Athens government says it needs the banks, pension f...
The Apple computer company introduced a new version of its popular iPad Wednesday, with a sharper screen (featuring the retina display), an improved (5 MP) camera, and the ability to use Verizon's 4G LTE wireless service, a faster method to access th...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Eighty-three individuals worldwide with personal fortunes totaling 10 billion U.S. dollars or more have been listed on the Hurun Global Rich List 2012, which was released Tuesday in Beijing. Carlos Slim, 73, tops the list...
NICOSIA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- One of the biggest trade firms in Cyprus said on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with an unnamed Chinese firm to explore the possibility of establishing a trade center in the eastern Mediterranean island. Hermes A...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China's health authority on Tuesday announced plans to further curb the overuse of antibiotics, including setting caps for the variety and use ratio of antibiotics, and punishing doctors found to misuse antibiotics. The M...
BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China has taken a lead in power generation by producing a total of 4.8 terawatts of electricity last year, an energy official said here Tuesday. China also has the world's second largest installed generation capacity, whi...
Stock indexes in Europe and the United States fell sharply Tuesday as investors worried about the contraction of the economy in the 17-nation euro currency bloc and whether Greece can successfully eliminate a large portion of its debt. Markets in Lon...
Six world powers have offered to resume long-stalled talks with Iran to address Western suspicions of a military dimension to the Iranian nuclear program. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says she made the offer to resume talks in a letter se...
HAVANA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's hurdling champion Dayron Robles won't defend his title in the upcoming World Athletics Indoor Championships in the Turkish city of Istanbul later this month, a top sports official confirmed on Monday. Aurelio Romero...
