BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhuanet) -- David Beckham has posted a video on his Facebook page to share his joy of having a new baby girl Harper Seven Beckham in the house. In the video, the footballer said: Having a daughter is a whole new thing. Having pink...
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Amazon on Monday launched its Kindle textbook rental service, which allows students to rent tens of thousands of textbooks, according to Los Angeles Times. The e-book textbook rental service will help students save as...
Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala says he will reappoint Julio Velarde as central bank chief, in an apparent signal to investors that the country's current economic policies will continue. President-elect Humala made the comment in an interview...
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Avai grabbed the first win in the Brazilian Championship after ten rounds as they beat Atletico-GO 1-0 at home on Saturday. The game's only goal came in the first half by veteran striker William. Atletico-GO's goal...
BERLIN, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Japan defeated the U.S. at a seesaw match 3-1 on penalties after they equalized twice a deficit through midfielder Aya Miyama and Homare Sawa to grab the first ever FIFA World Champions title 2011 in Germany in front of so...
BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Beijing Sunday night for his first official visit to China as a guest of his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao. During al-Maliki's stay in China from Sunday to Thursday, Presid...
A scare in Japan over beef contaminated with radioactivity spread on Sunday, with more areas of the country reporting tainted meat. Japanese media say meat from 132 cattle that ate straw contaminated with extremely high levels of radioactive cesium h...
LONDON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian goalkeeper Alexander Doni has signed contract with Liverpool, confirmed the Premier League side on Friday. Doni, 31, played for AS Roma in Italy in the past six seasons, lifting the Coppa Italia twice as well as...
Fans of the wildly popular Harry Potter franchise are flocking to movie theaters around the world to see the last of eight films based on the books by British author J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is poised to set records...
NEW YORK, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A Gallup survey released on Friday found a total of 59 percent of Americans support a ban on smoking in all public places. The July 7-10 survey among 1,016 national adults showed a change in the public's attitude toward...
President Barack Obama says U.S. lawmakers have a unique opportunity to stabilize the nations economy for a decade or more. But, the president said Friday time is running out for a deal to raise the governments legal debt limit and cut deficits. At h...
U.S. technology giant Apple may face a class action lawsuit in South Korea for an iPhone feature that can track the location of users. Apple Korea said Thursday that it paid a $950 judgment last month to a lawyer who sued the company for violation of...
A key British executive of Rupert Murdoch's global media empire has resigned amid the firestorm over the phone-hacking and police bribery scandal that has triggered investigations on both sides of the Atlantic. Rebekah Brooks stepped down Friday as c...
ISTANBUL, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Cup champions Besiktas on Thursday forfeited the Turkish Cup they won last year until the legal proceedings against some of their members in alleged match-fixing allegations are complete. Besiktas has become the...
LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Xinhua) -- HBO's miniseries Mildred Pierce on Thursday dominated the nomination for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards with 21 nods. Mad Men, a recurrent recipient of the industry's premiere honor, was second with 19. A five-part mi...
