BONN, Germany, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The latest United Nations (UN) climate talks ended here on Friday with no surprise -- some technical issues saw some progress, as delegates usually said, while major disagreements remained. The two-week UN climate n...
As crew members of the upcoming NASA space shuttle mission prepare for the final flight of the shuttle program, they say they are inspired by NASA's accomplishments, but also about the retirement of the shuttle fleet and lay-offs among the NASA commu...
High food prices have pushed an estimated 44 million more people into poverty in the past year, according to the World Bank. France says taming food price volatility is one of its major goals as current head of the Group of 20 leading and emerging ec...
BERLIN, June 16 (Xinhua) -- After a long back and forth, German international veteran midfielder Michael Ballack will no longer belong to the national squad, head coach Joachim Loew confirmed on Thursday. This is the result after talks between head c...
LOS ANGELES, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Award-winning actor and producer Danny DeVito will receive the Critics' Choice Television Icon Award when the award is presented early next week, the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announced on Th...
BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress Mildred Baena gave an interview to HELLO! Magazine intending to set the record straight, according to media reports Thursday. The housekeeper told the magazine she didn't realize at fir...
A Jihadist website has announced that Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, is the new leader of al-Qaida, as had been expected since the killing of bin Laden in May. A web posting Thursday said Zawahri has assumed responsibility for the group,...
It is called Russias Davos - an annual summer solstice gathering where foreign company heads mix and mingle under one roof in St. Petersburg. With the British rocker Sting playing to the crowd, the Kremlin plans it as a lovefest for financial types....
The European Union's top economic official says he expects eurozone finance ministers to sign off on the payout of $17 billion in aid for Greece on Sunday and decide on a new bailout in July. The news comes on the heels of the prime minister of Greec...
ROME, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Former Juventus director manager Luciano Moggi has been banned for life from all Italian soccer, the country's soccer governing body said in a statement on Wednesday. Antonio Giraudo, former Juventus general manager, and Inn...
MADRID, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Spanish first division soccer league side Valencia announced on Tuesday that midfielder Daniel Parejo joined the club from Getafe. The 22-year-old Spanish signed a five-year deal for a reported fee of six million euros (8....
ROME, June 14 (Xinhua) -- World Anti-Doping Agency lab experts may change its rules regarding clenbuterol on their meeting next week. Clenbuterol is the drug that cyclist Alberto Contador tested positive for at last year's Tour de France. Contador bl...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Mano Menezes said on Tuesday that Kaka wanted to be left out of the Copa America squad in order to have more time to regain his form following knee surgery. Kaka underwent left knee surgery earlier thi...
BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhuanet) Jennifer Lopez said that shes uncertain whether she will return to the American Idol judging panel next season, media reported Thursday. Lopez signed a one-year deal with the show and is happy that there is no rush for he...
BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The Founding of a Party, an epic film to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is expected to set a new box-office record. The 140-minute film features an all-star cast and follo...
