BARCELONA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona striker Leo Messi expected to repeat the 2009 Champions League win over Manchester United as he spoke to the press ahead of Saturday's Champions League final in Wembley on Monday. The Argentinean, who is arg...
BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study suggests that crossing your arms could reduce the intensity of pain, according to media reports. The study was conducted by researchers from University College London (UCL), who reported their finding in the...
SYDNEY, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Australian soldiers and contractors in Iraq might have been exposed to blood-borne diseases such as HIV or hepatitis, as staff at Defense's main hospital unit in the Middle East failed to sterilize surgical equipment proper...
The United States and Britain are planning to form a joint national security council, designed to allow the two allies close cooperation in dealing with security challenges. The two are expected to officially announce the creation of the new National...
LONDON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti had been sacked from the coaching position after a trophy-less season that saw them finish runners up to Manchester United, the club confirmed in a statement on Sunday. Chelsea Football Club...
OSAKA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Two-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima had a difficult win in men's 200m breaststroke on the last day of the Japan Open 2011 Swimming Championships at Namihaya-Dome in Kadoma of Osaka. However, it was still the first time...
PARIS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The World No. 7 David Ferrer from Spain easily went through Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in straight sets, winning his first round match in the men's singles at the French Open on Sunday. Ferrer stepped into the Philippe Chatr...
WELLINGTON, May 22 (Xinhua) -- One in every eight women giving birth in a New Zealand hospital last year was Asian, local media reported Sunday. In the country's most populous(人口稠密的) city, Auckland, 5,149 Asian women gave birth, more than d...
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ireland on Monday for the start of a six-day, four-nation tour of Europe. The president is expected to discuss economic issues with Irish leaders and explore his family's history in a small Irish town. The state...
The second Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2011, the French Open, begins Sunday in Paris. Much of the attention will be on Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who is a remarkable 37-0 this year and is looking to dethrone defending champion(冠军) and five-tim...
LOS ANGELES, May 20(Xinhua)-- Peter, a Chinese American who works for the post office in Rosemead, California, said he has been attacked by dogs twice in the past 10 years while delivering mails. He said as a mail carrier, he has to walk door to door...
PARIS, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Heavy-load launcher Ariane 5, carrying two communication satellites GSAT-8 and ST-2, lifted off at around 22:38 p.m. Paris time (GMT 2038) on Friday from Europe' s Spaceport in French Guiana. Built by Japan's Mitsubishi Elec...
The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been released from a sexual assault charges, several days after his arrest on sexual assault charges. A New York judge Friday ordered the release of Strauss-Kahn after he...
BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Arnold Schwarzeneggers return to the big screen has been put on hold amid his recent scandals. At the request of Arnold Schwarzenegger, we asked Creative Artists Agency to inform all his motion picture projects currentl...
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood's A-listers have bid a star-studded farewell to Oprah Winfrey in a double-taping of her talk show at Chicago's United Center. Winfrey's producers made good on their promise of the biggest stars of movies, musi...
