WASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Rice originated(起源) in China, a team of U.S. genome researchers has concluded in a study tracing back thousands of years of evolutionary（进化的） history through large-scale gene re-sequencing. Their findings,...
The day after U.S. forces killed terror network leader Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama said it is a good day for America. And, the presidents top counterterrorism adviser briefed reporters on Monday about the details of the operation that kil...
ROME, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Giampaolo Pazzini came off the bench to salvage Inter with a brace in injury time on Saturday as the champions beat Cesena 2-1 to keep the Serie A title race alive until the next round of fixtures. Inter trailed through Igo...
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Despite its home field advantage, the Sao Paulo soccer team could not hold back the Santos offense on Saturday. With a 2-0 score, Santos eliminated Sao Paulo and advances to the finals of the 2011 Sao Paulo state...
LONDON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- British Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday had their fabulous wedding ceremony amid people's cheers and well wishes from all over London and from around the world. Waves of joyful people gathered along the proces...
BRUSSELS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- As a 2004 European Union (EU) directive on herbal medicine is to be fully implemented(实施,执行) on May 1, herbal medicinal products without a license will no longer be allowed in the EU market, the European Commiss...
U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that the world's most wanted terrorist（恐怖分子 ）, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, was killed by U.S. forces on Sunday at a compound deep inside Pakistan. Mr. Obama made the announcement during a liv...
TRIPOLI, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, youngest son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in NATO's strike against Gaddafi's house, said a spokesman of the Libyan government. The NATO attack against Gaddafi's house resulted in the...
A key Japanese adviser on radiation（放射 ） leaks at the country's disabled Fukushima nuclear power facility has quit in protest over the government's handling of the disaster. The adviser, Toshiso Kosako, a radiation safety expert at the Univer...
LISBON, April 28 (Xinhua) -- With four goals from the Colombian player Falcao, Porto defeated the Spanish team Villareal 5-1 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League semifinals（半决赛 ）. Playing at home, Porto, called by the supporters as th...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Corp. on Thursday posted quarterly revenue and earnings that both beat analysts' expectations. In its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended on March 31, the software giant reported revenue of 16.43 billion U.S....
The Japanese government says the country's industrial production and consumer spending fell at their sharpest pace on record in March in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. In a report Thursday, the government said that productio...
People are flocking to the central Florida coast for Friday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) , the second to last launch of a shuttle as NASA brings the three-decade-old program to an end. The space agency is expecting aro...
U.S. economic growth slowed in the first three months of this year, as energy prices rose and state and local government spending fell. But many experts expect growth to recover later this year. The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday that the U.S...
Prince William and Catherine Middleton's big wedding day is just hours away. And while people around the world prepare to toast to their future, some are also drawn to that other happy day nearly 30 years ago when William's parents, Prince Charles an...
