DUBAI, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The Unites Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the third meeting of the Libya Contact Group on Thursday, with some 20 foreign ministers and representatives of regional and international organizations attending, the state news agency...
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- David Villa, Xabi Alonso and Pedro Rodriguez scored for world and European champion(冠军) Spain for a 3-0 victory over Venezuela in an international friendly on Tuesday. Villa scored after only five minutes from a fre...
BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Andrew Gold, versatile singer, musician and composer whose songs included the chart success in the 1970s Lonely Boy and Thank You For Being a Friend, has died at his home in California, aged 59, according to media repor...
COPENHAGEN, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The outbreak of infections caused by E. coli bacteria may be over in Denmark as no new cases have been reported here since Friday. According to Denmark's National Serum Institute (NSI), there are 18 confirmed cases of s...
On Wednesday, Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and other major Internet companies will participate in what is being called IPv6 or Internet Protocol Version 6 Test Day. The 24-hour trial run is being held to test a new communication system for the Internet,...
India remains non-committal on supporting French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for the top job at the International Monetary Fund. Lagarde visited the Indian capital during a campaign（运动活动） to counter opposition from emerging nations...
ROME, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Newly-promoted Serie A side Siena named Giuseppe Sannino as their new coach on Monday replacing new Juventus handler Antonio Conte. The 54-year-old was given a warm welcome by club president Massimo Mezzaroma despite of no co...
PARIS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- France's Bordeaux club named Francis Gillot to manage the soccer team for two seasons, replacing the caretaker coach Eric Bedouet, the club president said on Monday. We chose him (Gilloty) for his coaching quality, his talen...
PARIS, June 5 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated the third seed Roger Federer in four sets to win the French Open title for the sixth time on Sunday,Nadal, 25, took the opening two sets 7-5, 7-6 (3) before the 29- year-old Swiss pulled one...
QUITO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian Constantino Leon on Sunday won the 51st Quito-Ultimas Noticias 15 kilometers race, the most important of Ecuador, where 15,000 athletes from different countries participated. Leon, 36 years old, won for the first ti...
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A new University of Missouri study shows that the exposure to the controversial chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) through diet has been underestimated by previous lab tests. The findings were published on Monday in Environment...
SAN FRANCISCO, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Apple's chief executive officer Steve Jobs on Monday took a break from his medical leave to introduce the company's new cloud-based service iCloud. Jobs, in his trademark black turtleneck and jeans, got a standing ov...
NEW YORK, June 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks slipped on Monday as investors were concerned about the U.S. economic slowdown and became more cautious in the markets. The market sentiment was still weighed after five straight weekly losses. Investors were...
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that it saw inflation the No. 1 challenge for the British economy in 2011. There are significant risks to inflation, growth and unemployment, the Washington-based fin...
PARIS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The world No. 1 and five-time French Open champion Rafael Naal outplayed the fourth seed Andy Murray in straight sets on Friday to reach the final for the sixth time at Roland Garros. Nadal, from Spain, continued to play dow...
