SANYA, Hainan, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The five BRICS nations intend to focus and work together on developing alternative energy sources. When Bu Xiaolin, vice governor of China's coal-rich Inner Mongolia autonomous region, spoke over the weekend in front...
The White House and congressional Democrats continue to press for a federal-tax-cut extension that would benefit nearly all wage and salary earners, but especially the middle class. Paying for the extension remains a sticking point on Capitol Hill, w...
Italy's new prime minister said his government has approved a package of emergency budget measures worth more than $40 billion (30 billion euros) that will help pull Italy back from the brink of bankruptcy. Mario Monti said Sunday the measures includ...
Voters in Russia's far east have begun casting ballots in parliamentary elections that are expected to favor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. The voting Sunday comes amid claims of campaign fraud and unprecedented intimidation of...
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti met with party leaders Saturday to build support for his proposed austerity measures as European leaders work to confront the continent's debt crisis. The government has not officially released details of the measur...
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 women's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki starts her 2012 tennis season at the Sydney International in Australia for the fourth consecutive year, according to Danish Media. Danish Wozniacki said the 637,000 U...
LONDON, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has been ruled out of the rest of the season with a knee injury, English website sportinglife.com said. The Brazil international was carried off on a stretcher in the second half of the Reds...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Sao Paulo on Thursday announced that the club has extended head coach Emerson Leao's contract through to the 2012 season. There is no way not to win next year, Leao said, adding that he will bring in more titles to...
GUANGZHOU, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- After four games in two weeks in the Chinese Basketball Association league (CBA), Gerald Green, former NBA slam duck contest winner, was sacked by Foshan Longlions club. Foshan Longlions Club of CBA told media that it de...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Only two weeks after its shipment, Amazon's Kindle Fire has already shown the momentum to grab the second place in global tablet computer market, research firm IHS predicted on Friday. Amazon is expected to ship 3.9...
As the first week of negotiations at the U.N. climate change conference in South Africa comes to a close, the European Union says support is growing for a new legally-binding agreement to cut emissions. But the United States and other countries remai...
The slowdown in Indias economy is expected to continue into the next year, as growth in Asia's third largest economy plummets to its lowest level in two years. India's July-to-September quarter registered only 6.9 percent growth, far lower than proje...
Stock markets rallied after German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday for stricter fiscal rules for the 17-nation eurozone. In a speech before the German parliament, Merkel warned it will take years before the struggling currency union gets back...
MADRID, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid's star striker Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the squad for Spanish La Liga match slated for the weekend after recovering from an ankle strain, his club said on Thursday. Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined the squad in t...
MILAN, Italy, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Italy has a new HIV infection every three hours on average, the national department of health said in a statement during the World AIDS Day commemoration Thursday. According to the statement, there were about 3,000 ne...
