Condemned Utah killer executed by firing squad

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Ronnie Lee Gardner became the third person in Utah and the United States to have been executed by a firing squad when he was put to death by five marksmen on Friday morning, a local newspaper reported. The killer, 49,

William, Kate Spark Comparison to Charles

Prince William and Catherine Middleton's big wedding day is just hours away. And while people around the world prepare to toast to their future, some are also drawn to that other happy day nearly 30 years ago when William's parents, Prince Charles an

Gay men at higher risk for cancer

BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Researchers from California, Unated States, found that sexual orientation could play a role in cancer and more gay men are reported being cancer survivors(幸存者) than straight men, according to findings in the journ

U.S. rover landing on Mars to be live broadcast

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space agency NASA on Tuesday confirmed its most advanced planetary rover, Curiosity will land on the Martian surface at 1:31 a.m. EDT (0531 GMT) on Aug. 6 and the landing process will be broadcast live from Times

Prison University Gives Inmates Hope

A college education is out of reach for most state and federal prisoners. Californias San Quentin is one of the few prisons in the country that offers college-level courses. Jody Lewen has run the facilitys college program for over a decade and she's

MESSENGER Probe Sends First Mercury Images

The U.S. space agency(代理中介) has released the first ever image taken of the surface of Mercury from a spacecraft orbiting the planet. The black and white image, posted on the NASA website Tuesday, shows a surface pocked with craters of varying

New Discoveries Suggest Earlier Settlement of Americans

The first human inhabitants（居民 ） of North America settled at least 2,500 years earlier than the people previously identified as the first Americans. So say archaeologists, who have unearthed a trove of stone artifacts belonging to the early A

1.09 mln cataracts patients cured under subsidies

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- More than 1 million cataracts patients in China have been cured in the past three years with the help of 872 million yuan (138 million U.S. dollars) in subsidies from the central government, according to Health Ministry fi

U.S. House of Representatives passes Chinese currency bill

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives（众议院） on Wednesday passed a bill to press China to let its currency rise faster, amid accusations that China suppressed the value of its currency and placed a drag on U.S. jo

Shooting Victims Named; Obama Travels to Connecticut

NEW YORK U.S. President Barack Obama travels on Sunday to Newtown, Connecticut, in an effort to comfort a shattered town reeling from a school shooting that left 20 young children and six adults dead. A White House statement released Saturday said Ob

Environmental protection urged amid economic slowdown

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Governments and enterprises should hold on to emission reduction efforts despite cooling economy and resist the temptation of spurring economy through energy-inefficient industrial projects, officials and experts said Satu

Chavez to keep his presidency beyond Jan. 10

CARACAS, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The just re-elected president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, in his address after his confirmation, said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will still be the President beyond January 1

Half of Brazilians aged over 55 have hypertension

BRASILIA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- A survey conducted by Brazil's Ministry of Health showed Tuesday that half of Brazilians aged over 55 have hypertension(高血压). According to the research, which has been carried out annually since 2006, the proporti

Latvia is 'saved from bankruptcy'

Latvia is 'saved from bankruptcy' 拉脱维亚从破产中得救 Latvia's prime minister says that he has saved the country from bankruptcy. Valdis Dombrovskis told public radio that the decision late on Thursday to cut 500m lats ($1bn; 607m) from the budget

Chinese delegation says BRICS summit a success

NEW DELHI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the five-nation BRICS bloc have reached important consensus in a just-concluded summit here, the Chinese delegation said Thursday. The summit is a success as it has again showcased the cooperative partnershi

China's No.2 automaker's net profit down 4.6 pct in 2011

SHANGHAI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Dongfeng Motor Group Co., China's second largest carmaker, said Tuesday its 2011 net profit fell 4.6 percent year on year to 10.48 billion yuan (1.7 billion U.S. dollars). Sales revenue rose 7.4 percent year on year to

New Explosion Heard at Japanese Nuclear Plant

Workers at a nuclear plant in Japan are battling to prevent a meltdown in one of the reactors, following the massive earthquake that struck the north-east part of the country on Friday. The latest government figures figures put the death toll from th

Jackson leaves estate to family杰克逊把遗产留给家人

Jackson leaves estate to family 杰克逊把遗产留给家人。 Michael Jackson's will has been filed in a Los Angeles court, giving his entire estate to a family trust. The document, dated 7 July 2002, also reveals the star intentionally （故意的，有意的）

Jackson tickets via internet draw

Jackson tickets via internet draw Tickets for a public memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles on Tuesday will be available via the internet, organisers have revealed. Details were announced by AEG Live, the star's promoter （发起人） ,

Google to bid for Nortel patents

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Google Inc. on Monday announced that it is bidding for patent portfolio of Nortel Networks in the bankruptcy auction for the Canadian telecommunications equipment maker. In a press release, the Toronto-based Nortel