Li Na reaches Cincinnati final

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Former French Open winner Li Na beat American Venus Williams 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters. The ninth-seeded Chinese, the losing Montreal finalist last week, w

Argentina, Uruguay look forward to hosting World Cup 2030

BUENOS AIRES, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Argentina and Uruguay on Wednesday agreed to create a bi-national committee to co-host the soccer World Cup 2030, when it will be marked the 100th anniversary of the tournament. Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Tim

Forlan records all-time leading scorer of Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's soccer star Diego Forlan has become the all-time maximum goal scorer for the country's national team. The honor for the 32-year-old Forlan, who plays for Italian Serie A's Inter Milan, comes after the striker

Uruguay's President calls for support to Suarez

MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's President Jose Mujica on Thursday expressed his solidarity with the country's world famous soccer player Luis Suarez, who has got himself involved in a spat on accusations of racism against French player Patr

Crude prices jump on U.S. inventories

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices jumped on Wednesday as U.S. crude inventories fell last week. Commercial crude（原油 ） inventories decreased by 500,000 barrels to 357.9 million barrels, according to the Energy Information Administrat

澳大利亚支持阿富汗安全过渡

KABUL, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin on Monday met with the visiting Special Representative of Australian Prime Minister Angus Houston to discuss bilateral ties and issues of common concern. The two sides discussed t

阿富汗报纸称塔利班头目死亡

阿富汗报纸称塔利班头目死亡 KABUL, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Afghan newspapers on Sunday gave wide coverage of the death of Hakimullah Mehsud, leader of Tehrik-e- Taliban Pakistan (Pakistan Taliban movement) who was killed in a U. S. drone attac

中国希望看到团结，稳定，发展，友好的阿富汗

中国希望看到团结，稳定，发展，友好的阿富汗 KABUL, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Saturday that China hopes to see a united, stable, developing and amicable Afghanistan, adding that this is what Chi

英国直升机在阿富汗南部坠毁

LONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A British helicopter crashed Saturday in southern Afghanistan, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Saturday. The incident is under investigation and it would be inappropriate to comment further until families have

阿富汗滑坡2500多人遇难

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, May 2 (Xinhua) -- More than 2,500 people were feared dead in a landslide in the northern Afghan province of Badakhshan on Friday, the provincial governor said. We estimate that more than 2,500 were missing. It is feared that mo

Eurozone trade falls into deficit in November

BRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The eurozone trade balance with the rest of the world fell into deficit in November last year as imports rose more than exports, the European Union (EU)'s statistics（统计学） office Eurostat said on Friday. In Nove

Eurozone finance ministers downplay inflation risk

BRUSSELS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Finance ministers of eurozone countries downplayed(不予重视) inflation risk in the European single currency club on Monday, despite the recent rises due to higher oil prices. Inflation（通货膨胀） in the euro a

Eurozone Faces Contentious Choices to Save Currency

As European leaders attempt to defuse the continent's debt crisis, they are confronting contentious issues over national identity, vastly different economies and how much power should be centralized to control the spending of individual nations. The

S&P downgrades eurozone's bailout fund EFSF

LONDON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ratings agency Standard Poor's lowered the AAA long-term issuer credit rating of European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), eurozone's rescue fund, to AA+ from AAA on Monday. The ratings agency cited the now-reduced cre

Europe's Chief Banker Says Eurozone 'Unsustainable'

Europe's chief banker says the current operation of the 17-nation euro currency bloc is unsustainable and that it must create a new vision of how it will manage its affairs in the coming years. The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, sai

Eurozone Braces for Greek Election

PARIS - Eurozone countries will be anxiously watching the outcome of second-round of legislative elections Sunday in Greece, which may determine the country's future role in the eurozone. Greek voters will be choosing between parties that call for tw

Eurozone Leaders Try Again to Resolve Debt Crisis

For more than two years, Europe's 17-nation euro currency bloc has grappled with containing its burgeoning governmental debt crisis. Its leaders often took half-steps they thought surely would calm international financial markets worried about the fa

'China bashing' in the Indian media

It's the silly season in India-China relations. If you've tuned into one of the more hawkish Indian television channels or are reading the views of the many experts on India and China, it might seem like the two countries are at each other's throats

利比亚总理遭绑数小时后获释

利比亚总理遭绑数小时后获释 TRIPOLI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was freed on Thursday morning, a few hours after being seized by armed men. Zeidan was freed around 11:30 a.m. and taken back to Corinthia Hotel whe

利比亚总理指责绑架行为

利比亚总理指责绑架行为 TRIPOLI, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Sunday accused two congressmen for plotting his abduction earlier this month. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Zeidan said, Gunmen b