The Occupy Wall Street movement has suffered a legal setback that prevents protesters from using an encampment in a New York City park to spread its message. The ruling distinguishes between free speech and the occupation of a park used by the genera...
President Barack Obama is continuing his Asia-Pacific trip by heading to Australia for a one day state visit with one of America's five security treaty allies in the region. Although brief, Mr. Obama's visit is expected to reaffirm strong historical,...
U.S. retail sales grew more slowly in October, giving a moderate boost to the consumer spending segment that drives most U.S. economic activity. Tuesday's report from the Commerce Department says the gain was one-half of a percent in October, which i...
HOUSTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) on Monday announced Los Angeles Galaxy's coach Bruce Arena as the winner of the 2011 MLS Coach of the Year. MLS said in a statement that in his third full season as LA head coach, Arena led...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- English soccer star David Beckham was named the Major League Soccer Comeback Player of the Year on Monday although his five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy expires this month. The award was voted on by club r...
LONDON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- A thigh injury forced Manchester United striker Michael Owen to be out of action until at least Christmas, the reigning Premier League champions said on Monday. A club spokesman said on Monday Michael has a thigh muscle in...
Pop superstar Justin Bieber, who was recently accused of fathering a fans four-month-old baby, says hell take a paternity test when he returns to the U.S. from his European tour. San Diego resident Mariah Yeater claims she had a brief encounter with...
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan ranks the seventh in the world in terms of diabetes prevalence rate and over 7.1 million people in the country are diabetes patients, reported local media on Monday. Quoting a report by the World International...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Nearly a fifth of all Americans 12 years or older have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication difficult, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins University researchers and published Monday in the A...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Apple on Monday released a new version of its media player program iTunes, adding the much- anticipated scan-and-match service for music iTunes Match. The feature, included in iTunes 10.5.1, can scan a user's librar...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Google is running a secret research lab in the San Francisco Bay Area, where the tech giant invests to experiment and invent what may be world-changing technologies for the future, U.S. media reported on Monday. Acc...
Italian Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti, a former top EU commissioner, has been asked by the country's president to form a new government. The move comes a day after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's resignation, following international financi...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a stronger political union in Europe to overcome the blocs debt crisis. She called the crisis the continents toughest hour since World War II. And, in Italy, Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti was hard...
CANBERRA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Australia's Greg Chalmers on Sunday claimed his second Australian Open crown with a one-stroke victory at The Lakes in Sydney. A controlled final round of three-under par 69 meant the left-hander Chalmers finished on a 1...
BERLIN, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Miroslav Klose returned on Saturday to the German squad for Tuesday's friendly match against the Netherlands after missing the friendly with Ukraine because of an inflamed tendon in his left knee. The 33-year-old could be...
