The Iranian drama Nader and Simin: A Separation（分开） won the Golden Bear award for the best picture and also picked up the best actor and actress prizes at the Berlin film festival Saturday. The movie directed by Ashghar Farhadi portrays a mar...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Unknown, an actioner/ thriller featuring Oscar-nominated Liam Neeson, opened atop the North America box office, grossing a projected 21.8 million dollars on the Presidents' Day weekend, statistics provided by distribu...
BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhuanet)--Perry Moore, the executive producer of the fantasy movie series for children The Chronicles of Narnia, died at the age of 39, according to media reports Monday. Moore was found unconscious（无意识的） in the bathro...
The United Nations is holding a special meeting with donor countries to drum up support for its cholera treatment and control operations in Haiti. It says it has received less than half of the $175 million it needs to carry out its life-saving progra...
The Indian government is promising to increase efforts against corruption（腐败）, which has emerged as a major challenge for the country. India's president made the commitment（承诺,保证） during an address to parliament, which was stalled...
Prices for oil and gold rose sharply on Monday as nervous investors（投资者） reacted to political unrest in Libya, which is an oil exporter（出口）. The price of Brent crude oil in London, the benchmark for much of the world, jumped more th...
U.S. President Barack Obama is naming one of his business critics to an advisory panel that is trying to find new ways to put the United States ahead of its global competition(竞赛). A White House official says the president will appoint Intel Chie...
President Barack Obama says improving math and science education are key to the United States competing for new jobs and industries（工业,产业）. Mr. Obama recorded his weekly address during a visit to Intel Corporation in the western United St...
Israeli(以色列) researchers say they have developed a powerful bait that effectively attracts and kills malaria-infected mosquitoes but is completely harmless to humans and other animals. The toxic sugar bait developed by scientists at Hebrew Univ...
Egyptian（埃及） banks have reopened after being shut for most of last week, as Egypt struggles to revive an economy damaged by labor protests and an uprising the toppled its president earlier this month. The banks opened for business as usual Su...
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. golfer Tiger Woods was fined for a spitting incident during the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic, according to foreign media reports Tuesday. During the match, Woods was caught by cameras spitting on the co...
Second-division soccer in the United States is set to make a return. The on-again, off-again Division 2 North American Soccer League (NASL) has been provisionally sanctioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) for the 2011 season. The league will be...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- In a tearful announcement（公告,宣告）, Corinthians star striker Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima, or simply Ronaldo, revealed his decision on Monday to retire as a professional soccer player. Surrounded by his c...
U.S. President Barack Obama is naming one of his business critics to an advisory panel（顾问小组） that is trying to find new ways to put the United States ahead of its global competition. A White House official says the president will appoint...
India has signed free trade agreements with Japan and Malaysia(马来西亚). The pacts are part of India's effort to deepen economic engagement with Asian countries. Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma signed the economic partnership agreement wit...
