Coach Christoph Daum to depart from Frankfurt

BERLIN, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Relegated Frankfurt and head coach Christoph Daum agreed to part ways after only 55 days of cooperation, the club announced the decision on Monday. Finally, after a long back and forth Frankfurt and head coach Christop Daum

Protests Erupt Across Islamic World Over Video

Protests Erupt Across Islamic World Over Video Fresh protests erupted Friday across the Islamic world, sparked by an Internet video produced in the United States that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. Thousands of people took to the streets in Pakistan, wh

UEFA to hold Euro 2020 finals across continent

LONDON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- UEFA has announced Thursday that the 2020 European Championship finals will be staged in various major cities across the continent. The decision was made by the UEFA Executive Committee at its meeting in Lausanne Thursday.

"The Grandmasters" debuts across China

BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Grandmasters, a film starring Zhang Ziyi and Tony Leung, debuted Tuesday across China. The action film from director Wong Kar-wai follows the inspiring story of how noted Chinese kung fu master Yip Man settled disputes

Seedorf on target in Botafogo victory

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Clarence Seedorf continued his prolific goalscoring form as Botafogo rallied to defeat Resende 4-2 in Rio's Campeonato Carioca on Thursday. Resende led 2-0 late in the firs

Forlan on target in Internacional victory

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay striker Diego Forlan scored his fourth goal from as many matches as Internacional overcame arch rivals Gremio 2-1 in Brazil's Campeonato Gaucho on Sunday. The 33-year-old opened the scoring at Porto Alegre'

IOC evaluation commission begins visit to Madrid

MADRID, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The bid from the Spanish capital city of Madrid to host the 2020 Olympic Games is under the spotlight when the Evaluation Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) visits the city to investigate the details

Microsoft to buy Skype for 8.5 billion dollars

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Corp. on Monday said it will buy Internet communications company Skype for 8.5 billion U.S. dollars in cash, a bold move for the software giant to explore new business opportunities. Skype is a phenomenal s

考试作弊要坐牢 世界9大奇葩法律

1. Think before you chew 新加坡：嚼口香糖，你就违法了 In Singapore, chewing gum is prohibited. This rule was introduced because of the high cost and difficulty in removing stuck chewing gum from public premises. In particular, chewing g

奇葩文化!上班睡觉成日本人勤奋象征!

In most countries, sleeping on the job isn't just frowned upon, it may get you fired. 在大多数国家，工作时间睡觉不仅会让人不满，而且有可能让你被炒鱿鱼。 But in Japan, napping in the office is common and culturally acc

奥巴马发布行政命令 宣布美国解除对缅甸制裁

President Barack Obama has formally eased long-standing sanctions on Myanmar. 奥巴马总统于日前宣布，已经正式解除对缅甸的长期制裁。 Mr Obama issued the executive order weeks after meeting Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San S

Taipei court approves detention of former executive authority member

TAIPEI, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A Taipei court Monday approved prosecutors' request to detain Lin Yi-shih, former secretary general of Taiwan's Executive Yuan, or the executive authority, who is being probed for graft, hours after he admitted wrongdoing d

中国酒业抢占全球市场

Of course it is still not realistic to anticipate bottles of Chinese wine to flood Australian or European supermarket shelves anytime soon. But some of the attendees at a recent international grape conference in Beijing say they have tasted some fine

G20官员同意刺激经济增长

Senior economic officials from the world's 20 largest economies say they have agreed to a slate of measures to spur economic growth as they concluded a meeting in Australia. The G-20 finance ministers and central bankers say they are close to reachin

纪念悼念二战“慰安妇”

We received thousands of protest e-mails, but history cannot be denied. This is a testament to the history and to the will of Korean people, city Councilwoman Laura Friedman said at the unveiling ceremony. We are proud to be the first city on the Wes

韩国总统朴槿惠要求日本"优先解决"慰安妇问题

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday called for a rapid resolution of the wartime sex slavery issue with Japan in her first remarks on it after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Seoul about a week earlier. 韩国总统朴槿

囧研究：高颜值男性在职场遭冷遇？

Ladies, if you thought it was just women who are judged on their looks at work, think again. It seems men have it far worse. Researchers say handsome men are less likely to get their dream job. 女士们，你们要是认为只有女性在职场会被评

Chinese President Hu's speech at G20 Summit

CANNES, France, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao Thursday delivered a speech at the G20 Summit in the French resort city of Cannes. The following is the full text of Hu's speech. Promote Growth Through Win-Win Cooperation Remarks by H.E

Phelps sets up first trials duel with Lochte

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Xinhua) -- American star swimmers Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte set up their first duel of the 400-meter individual medley at the US Olympic swimming trials on Monday. Phelps, who won eight gold medals at the Beijing Games, has

Americans Celebrate Independence Day

Milllions of people across the United States have celebrated Independence Day by watching fireworks displays. Hundreds of thousands braved record heat in Washington for the annual July 4th concert and fireworks. Fireworks lit the skies over hallowed