Leandro Damiao leads Internacional to 3-0 win

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Host to Sao Jose in the fourth round of Farroupilha Cup, Internacional cruised to a 3-0 win on Sunday. With two goals from star striker Leandro Damiao, Internacional improved its tournament winning streak to four

Google+ "identity service": Schmidt

BEIJING, Aug. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- The search giant Google admits it sees the new Google+ social network as an identity service or platform on which it can build other products, according to media reports. Google chariman Eric Schmidt said Google isn't

DNA result reveals identity of accident driver

SHENZHEN, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Police in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, said Wednesday that the speeding car driver Hou Peiqing was the one who caused the fatal accident on Saturday. Police showed DNA results at a press conference here, sa

为什么中国几乎与每个邻国都存在边界争议

Since the Chinese empire began to weaken in the 17th century neighbors and foreign invaders have been picking off pieces of China for themselves and the Chinese people just had to sit helplessly and watch. It is what they refer to as their humiliatio

certain foods key to lowering cholesterol level

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet)-- A new study shows that a diet rich in cholesterol-friendly foods, such as soy products and tree nuts, can decrease LDL (bad) cholesterol significantly, according to media reports on Tuesday. The study, published in the

U.S. Fed sees less certain economic outlook

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy continues to expand at a modest pace, but with weaker or less certain outlook, reported the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. In its latest economic performance survey, the central bank saw either modest o

Powerful quake strikes off Papua, Indonesia

JAKARTA, Sept.30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 7. 4 rocked Papua, in easternmost(最东部) of Indonesia, on Thursday, potential（可能性） for tsunami, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported. The quake struck at 00:10 a.m.

At least 7 killed in Mexico landslide

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and 100 others went missing on Tuesday in Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, a small town in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca, due to landslide（塌方,山崩）, local authorities said

中国留学生在美代购毒药 被判16年监禁

A former New York University student from China was sentenced to 16 years in prison after being convicted of trying to buy the deadly toxin ricin on a secretive website to sell it in the form of simple and easy death pills. 因试图通过网络黑市购

Stars shine on Oscar red carpet

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Hollywood's night of nights did not disappoint its star-struck fans as Academy Awards nominees hit the red carpet Sunday night in stunning gowns and tuxedos. Jessica Chastian, Best Actress nominee for her role in Zero

Ang Lee wins Oscar Award for Best Director

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his adventure film Life of Pi at Sunday night's 85th Academy Awards Ceremony. He beat Michael Haneke for Amour, Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild, Steven Spielberg fo

"Brave" wins Oscar Aminated Feature Film

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Brave won the Oscar Award of Animated Feature Film Sunday night at the 85th Academy Awards Ceremony. The animated film of Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman featured a high-spirited Scottish princess named Merida who res

Seth MacFarlane, Emma Stone to announce Oscar nominees

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone will announce the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards early Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) said here on Monday. MacFarlane will p

New cabinet candidates tabled for discussion

BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The presidium of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday tabled the candidate list for the new cabinet to the NPC delegations for discussion. Candidates for vice premiers, state councilor

"Argo" wins Oscar's Best Picture

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Argo won the Oscar Award for Best Picture Sunday night at the 85th Academy Awards Ceremony, together with Awards for Best Film Editing and Adapted Screenplay Writing. The film by Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George C

Oscar ballots mailed to nearly 6,000 academy members

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The nomination ballots for 84th Annual Academy Awards were mailed Tuesday to the 5,783 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the academy announced. The voters have until Jan. 13 to

"Modern Family," "Mad Men" win top TV cr

LOS ANGELES, June 20 (Xinhua) -- The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) on Monday presented two top prizes of the Critics Choice Television Awards to ABC's hit Modern Family and AMC's Mad Men. Modern Family was named best comedy seri

Earplugs ready, it's the scream queen final

MELBOURNE - On one side is the 'haaah', and on the other is the 'aaagh', and in between, a bit of tennis. Welcome to the scream queen final, where every shot will be heard around the world. In a match-up dreaded by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA

Far Right Poised to Take Advantage of Eurozone Crisis

The eurozone crisis is feeding far-right, nationalist parties in Europe which have long criticized the single European currency - and the broader idea of a European project of closer economic and political unity. But will that translate into more vot

European Leaders Discuss Eurozone Debt Crisis

French and German leaders met with Italy's new prime minister Thursday, promising to change EU treaties to allow for closer financial integration. They hope such changes will prevent future economic problems like the current eurozone debt crisis. Fre