Thailands early election results indicate the opposition Pheu Thai party led by Yingluck Shinawatra, and backed by her brother, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has won a majority. Pheu Thai defeated the ruling Democrats of Prime Minister Ab...
British newspapers say Prime Minister David Cameron this week will announce the withdrawal of at least 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012. The move, expected to be announced Wednesday, follows last month's announcement by U.S. President B...
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic plans to boycott a scheduled court appearance Monday at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague. A lawyer for Mladic said Sunday that the former Bosnian Serb military commander is refusing to appear beca...
Russia, once the world's third largest wheat exporter, is returning to the international grain market after a one-year gap caused by severe crop losses. Moscow stopped selling wheat last year after catastrophic fires and drought destroyed one-third o...
GENEVA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell set the world fastest result in men's 100 meters of the year as he won in 9.78 seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Thursday. Powell's sprint was 0.01 of a second faster than...
The National Basketball League has formally locked out its players after they failed to reach an agreement with the owners on a new collective bargaining agreement. The lockout took effect early Friday morning when the previous labor deal expired. NB...
The late British Princess Diana would have turned 50 on July 1, a milestone that has generated a raft of speculation on what she might have looked like today and what her life would be like. She was killed nearly 14 years ago in a Paris car crash but...
SYDNEY, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Breastfeeding mothers should limit their use of codeine-containing painkillers to four days as they can cause harm, an Australian doctor warned on Friday. The warning is being discussed at a meeting of anesthetists in Sydne...
BERLIN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Host and defending world champion Germany sealed quarterfinal spot with the second win in group A, owing the decider by midfielder Simone Laudehr in front of 48,817 spectators in Frankfurt on Thursday. In a rough match wit...
BERLIN, June 30 (Xinhua) -- France humiliated Canada 4-0 thanks to a stunning performance by striker Gaetane Thiney who sealed a brace to smooth the way for their second victory in group A of the FIFA women's World Cup on Thursday. France wrapped the...
BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan was officially released Wednesday after 35 days of house arrest, according to media reports Thursday. I'm excited to start community service and focus on my work, Lohan spoke to TMZ before sh...
BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhuanet) -- China must adopt a holistic approach to addressing food safety challenges connected to the risk of contracting infectious diseases from contact with animals, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Peter Ben Embar...
One day after President Barack Obama urged the U.S. Congress to intensify efforts to avert a debt crisis, the Senate appears to be doing just that. A recess has been canceled, and the president has been invited to Capitol Hill for direct talks with l...
LONDON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Swiss legend Roger Federer was ousted from the Wimbledon Championships after losing to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 4-6, 4-6 on Wednesday. The six-time Wimbledon champion Federer suddenly lost his sharpn...
BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhuanet) -- A judge has ruled that Charlie Sheen's monthly 55,000 U.S. dollar child support payments will be garnished from wages he receives from his former boss Warner Bros. Television, media reports said Wednesday. Los Angeles...
