奥巴马：伊朗核协议将走更远

President Barack Obama said Saturday that the deal to get Iran to stop developing nuclear weapons does more than anyone has done before to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. In his weekly Saturday address, Obama said Iran couldn not cheat on

Former soccer head sentenced 10-1/2 years for bribery

TIELING, Liaoning Province, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The former Chinese soccer chief Nan Yong was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for taking bribes. The former director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center was charged with 17 counts of

Iraqi oil exports hit highest level since 1980 in March

BAGHDAD, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi crude oil exports struck the highest level since 1980 in March, as the country exported 71.827 million barrels and brought in more than 8.4 billion U.S. dollars, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said Sunday. The average crude

Obama to Visit Colorado Shooting Victims

The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Colorado Sunday to visit with victims of Friday's mass shooting rampage and their families. A White House spokesman announced plans for the trip Saturday night, and said it will include

EU's Ashton to visit Israel for regional, Iran talks

EU's Ashton to visit Israel for regional, Iran talks JERUSALEM, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Amid a diplomatic row over a plan to build homes in a disputed Jerusalem area, European Union ( EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is scheduled to arrive in Is

Nuclear-Contaminated Beef Scare Spreads in Japan

A scare in Japan over beef contaminated with radioactivity spread on Sunday, with more areas of the country reporting tainted meat. Japanese media say meat from 132 cattle that ate straw contaminated with extremely high levels of radioactive cesium h

US Space Program Goes Commercial

This Friday, the U.S. space shuttle Endeavor is scheduled to lift off on its last voyage（航行） to the orbiting International Space Station. And on June 28, barring any last minute complications, Alantis will become the last space shuttle ever t

Man United down Schalke 2-0 in Champions League

BERLIN, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United swept Schalke 2-0 in their Champions League semifinal first leg in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Tuesday. Ryan Giggs broke 67 minutes of deadlock and Wayne Rooney added the second three minutes later after

US Afghan strategy 'not working'

General Stanley McChrystal will liken the US military to a bull charging at a matador [the Taliban] - slightly weakened with each cut it receives. His review is also expected to say that protecting the Afghan people against the Taliban must be the t

Selena Gomez to host 2011 VMA pre-show

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. Emmy award-winning actress Selena Gomez will host the MTV Video Music Awards pre-show on Aug. 28, according to media reports Monday. Along with a cadre of MTV personalities and rock act Cobra Starship, Gomez will

China launches new data relay satellite

XICHANG, Sichuan, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China blasted off a new data relay satellite Tianlian I-02 on Monday at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Sichuan Province . The satellite was launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket at 11:41 p.

法国派遣更多的部队到中非共和国

PARIS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- France will strengthen its military presence in the Central African Republic to protect French citizens there after the country's capital city Bangui fell into the hands of rebels, the president's office said on Sunday. Th

美国谴责中非武装组织的袭击

美国谴责中非武装组织的袭击 Fighting has continued in the Central African Republic, with sectarian violence flaring in and around the capital Bangui and in other areas of the country. The United States condemns the continued attacks by al

叛军占领首都中非总统出逃

BANGUI, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Central African Republic President Francois Bozize fled the presidential palace in the capital Bangui, where rebels declared control and their triumph on Sunday after months of southward push. The Rebels control the town.

汤唯喜剧实现票房成功

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The comedy Finding Mr. Right starring acclaimed actress Tang Wei, who shot to fame in Ang Lee's 2007 spy thriller Lust, Caution, raked in 70 million yuan (11.3 million U.S. dollars) during its weekend debut. Producer Jia

捷克总理宣布辞职

捷克总理宣布辞职 PRAGUE, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas (Civic Democratic Party, ODS) will submit his resignation in connection with the detention of his closest aide Jana Nagyova on Monday, Necas announced after a meetin

AC Milan confirms talks for sale of Brazil star Silva

PARIS, June 13 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan has confirmed the club is in negotiations for the sale of star Brazilian defender Thiago Silva. The Rossoneri's vice-president Adriano Galliani met with Paris Saint-Germain officials in the French capital on Tuesda

Internacional beats Avai 3-1

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Under command of interim head coach Osmar Loss, Internacional came-from-behind on the road against Avai to win 3-1 in the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship on Thursday. The win snaps a three-game losing stre

U.S. researchers discover way to produce biofuels

LOS ANGELES, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers have successfully used certain microbes to produce biofuels(生物燃料), opening a door to developing cheaper green energy. The discovery was made by researchers at the University of California, Los

美国一男子称iPhone抄袭自己20年前创意 索赔100亿美元!

A Florida man is arguing he created the iPhone and the iPad, and wants Apple to pay him $10 billion for stealing his idea. 美国佛罗里达州一名男子日前对苹果公司提起诉讼，要求索赔100亿美元。他宣称，iPhone和iPad都出自