WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy continues to expand at a modest pace, but with weaker or less certain outlook, reported the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. In its latest economic performance survey, the central bank saw either modest o...
President Barack Obama announced on Friday that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of this year. The announcement came after months of negotiations with the Iraqi government on extending a U.S. troop presence there. In a video con...
Doctors in Greece are warning of an impending health catastrophe brought about by the financial crisis. They say government cuts mean patients are unable to afford treatment, while hospitals are facing staff cutbacks and shrinking budgets for medicin...
An expert at the International Energy Agency says it may be many months before Libya's damaged oil industry can resume full production. The head of IEA's Oil Industry and Markets Division, David Fyfe, said Thursday there are many logistical, operatio...
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge on Friday said he expects an excellent execution of the 2011 Pan American Games held in Mexico's second largest city of Guadalajara. I think...
BERLIN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich blew Hertha Berlin 4-0 away to continue a clean lead at the German Bundesliga standings after nine rounds. Thanks to a terrific performance by striker Mario Gomez and Frenchmen midfielder Frank Ribery, Bayern...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- After its disappointing 3-0 loss to Atletico-GO in the 30th round of the Brazilian Championship, Sao Paulo decided to release head coach Adilson Batista on Sunday. After six games without a win, the fans and Sao Pa...
CATANIA, Italy, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- China retained men's foil team title as they withstood a fierce fightback by France to win the nail-biting final 45-44 at the World Fencing Championships on Sunday. France once led by 20-15, but Chinese inspiring f...
HANOI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2011 wrapped up in Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City on Sunday, with Japan holding the trophy, followed by DPR Korea and China. The top three will participate in 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's...
HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese swimmers surpassed 17 world records in the six-day swimming event of eighth Chinese National Games for Disabled after Monday's ending competition. As an important national contest before the London Paralym...
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine basketball player Luis Scola on Monday said he is very nervous due to the ongoing lack of clarity in the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA) conflict which has caused him not to play. Scola, 31,...
LONDON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will stay home while his teammates start the European Champion League match against Otelul Galati in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday. Ferdinand, 32, didn't show up Monday morning as 2...
BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Giuliana Rancic, 37-year-old E! News and Style Network host, revealed Monday that she has breast cancer after doctors discovered a tumor during her latest round of in-vitro fertilization. Rancic had planned to wait unt...
BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Autism can likely develop when low birth weight babies are combined with other factors such as environment and genetic predisposition, new research suggests. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nu...
BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Some seaweeds can kill the reef-building corals around them by emitting anti-coral chemicals, a new study found. The study was published Monday in the online edition of the journal Proceedings of the U.S. National Acad...
