Forlan admits difficult Inter start

PORTO ALEGRE, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay international striker Diego Forlan has admitted he endured a tough start to his career at Brazilian club Internacional. Forlan joined the club six months ago but failed to recapture the form that won him the b

Forlan vows "goals will come"

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay international striker Diego Forlan said on Thursday he is unconcerned by his continued goal drought with new club Internacional. Forlan is yet to score from five appearances with the Brazilian Serie A outfi

Forlan rules out move to Argentina's Independiente

Forlan rules out move to Argentina's Independiente RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Star Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan has ruled out a possible return to Argentina's Independiente at the end of the year. Forlan reaffirmed his commitment to Brazil

Defunct U.S. satellite crash avoidable: Chinese expert

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- A defunct U.S. satellite is expected to crash down to Earth Friday, with nobody knowing where or when exactly it will hit. This was avoidable, a Chinese expert said Thursday. Pang Zhihao, a researcher from the Chinese Re

考古新发现 娘化推动人类进步？

A drop in testosterone levels around 50,000 years ago led the the development of art and tools, researchers believe. 有研究人员认为，5万年前人体睾丸素水平的降低促进了人类艺术和工具领域的发展。 They say the drop, w

蒙古发现200年前和尚木乃伊 仍成打坐姿态

A mummified monk found preserved in Mongolia last week has been baffling and astounding those who uncovered him. 上周在蒙古国人们发掘了一具贮藏已久的僧侣木乃伊。它让发现它的人们不解其道，又惊又骇。 Senior Bud

巴布亚岛深山部落几近完美的烟熏木乃伊

The hidden mountain tribe in Papua where villagers mummified their ancestors with SMOKE and have kept their remains in a nearly perfect state for hundreds of years几百年来巴布亚岛深山部落烟熏木乃伊几乎以完美状态保存下来Ext

Spotify to launch in US on Thursday

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhuanet) -- European music service Spotify is set to launch in the United States on Thursday, according to media reports. The streaming service will be available in the morning by invitation and through subscription. Spotify is a

US treads careful path on Honduras 美国在对待洪都拉斯问题上

US treads careful path on Honduras 美国在对待洪都拉斯问题上小心翼翼。 US President Barack Obama has called the removal of Honduran president Manuel Zelaya on Sunday a coup. The ousted leader has been meeting US officials in Washington. But the US St

六名儿童在洪都拉斯滑坡中丧生

TEGUCIGALPA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Six children, five of them brothers and sisters, were killed in northern Honduras Thursday when a landslide buried two homes under a ton of soil. The landslide hit the village of El Balin in Santa Cruz de Yojoa just p

洪都拉斯与尼日利亚建交

洪都拉斯与尼日利亚建交 TEGUCIGALPA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Foreign Ministry of Honduras on Wednesday announced that the country and Nigeria have established diplomatic relations. The joint statement through which the decision was establi

《小鹿斑比》的华裔美术设计师黄齐耀逝世

Tyrus Wong, Bambi Artist Thwarted by Racial Bias, Dies at 106 《小鹿斑比》的华裔美术设计师黄齐耀逝世 When Walt Disneys Bambi opened in 1942, critics praised its spare, haunting visual style, vastly different from anything Disney ha

中国愤怒回应美韩启动萨德部署

Washington and Seoul have begun deploying a controversial US missile shield on South Korean soil, in a move that has outraged China and raised tensions in a region put on edge by North Korean belligerence. 华盛顿和首尔方面已经开始在韩国领

China's badminton coach plays down hopes of winning golds at London

BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's badminton head coach Li Yongbo on Tuesday said the badminton team has prepared well for the London Olympic Games but won't set goals for the all-mighty team. Now the team is in good shape and doesn't have any inju

South Africa to meet Ethiopia in World Cup qualifiers

JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- South Africa will start their 2014 World Cup qualification campaign at home to Ethiopia on the weekend of June 2-3, 2012. This was confirmed after the Ethiopians defeated Somalia 5-0 in their preliminary round qualif

China waves goodbye to veteran MD jet

SHENYANG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A MD-90 aircraft left the northeastern city of Shenyang for its American home on Thursday, ending the service of the last McDonnell-Douglas jet for Chinese airlines. Chinese carriers will no longer operate MD-made jets d

Property policy leads to divorce boom in SW China

Property policy leads to divorce boom in SW China GUIYANG, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- A property policy issued by a district government in southwest China's Guizhou Province has led to a divorce boom among local villagers. The number of couples filing for di

Charlie Sheen to pay child support from wages

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhuanet) -- A judge has ruled that Charlie Sheen's monthly 55,000 U.S. dollar child support payments will be garnished from wages he receives from his former boss Warner Bros. Television, media reports said Wednesday. Los Angeles

Britain Faces Mass Strikes as Airports Warn Travelers

Britain's airports are warning travelers they could face major delays Thursday when civil servants and teachers plan to take part in a nationwide strike. BAA, which runs Heathrow, Stansted, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton airports, made

波音公司首个海外工厂落户浙江舟山

Boeing will set up a completion center and delivery center for its 737 planes in Zhoushan City of east China's Zhejiang Province, the company said last Friday. 波音公司上周五表示，将在中国东部浙江省舟山市为其737系列飞机建立