Russian spy Chapman poses for men's magazine

MOSCOW, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The red-haired Russian spy Anna Chapman, who recently received a state award in Kremlin for espionage, has posed for a men's magazine wielding a revolver, local media reported on Tuesday. Some media reports have hailed Cha

俄美女间谍登上男性杂志封面

Russian spy Anna Chapman posed in the Russian version of Maxim magazine in the most provocative（性感的） photographs yet to appear of the secret agent who was deported from（驱逐 ） the United States in July. A photograph on www.maximonline

学生为省钱借花园露营一年

Being a student is not cheap these days - so a budding scientist spent a year camping in a Stockport back garden to save cash. 现如今上学真不是一笔小开销，一名未来的英国科学家为省钱，竟在斯托克波特（Stockport）的一

Natalie Portman romantic comedy leads box office

BEIJING, Jan. 24 -- Natalie Portman, already riding high during awards season with Black Swan, took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office on Sunday for the first time in five years with her romantic comedy（喜剧） debut. No Strings Atta

Cyber attacks against China remain severe: report

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A computer security official said China has become the world's biggest victim of cyber attacks, with a report from a national computer monitoring center revealing that many domestic computers were controlled via overseas

Dow eyes 12,000 amid optimism

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, driven by technology(技术,工艺) and materials stocks, as well as optimism of investors toward the State of the Union address, which will be delivered by President Barack Obama on Tue

China calls for peaceful settlement of Iranian nuclear issue

China calls for peaceful settlement of Iranian nuclear issue BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has called for dialogue and negotiation to peacefully address the Iranian nuclear issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Thursday. At a regular p

Error-prone French Open champ Li exit from U.S. Open

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- French Open champion Li Na committed 54 unforced errors and was eliminated in the first round of the U.S. Open by 53rd-ranked teenager Simona Halep on Tuesday. Li, seeded sixth, lost 6-2, 7-5 to Romania's Halep, sufferin

McGrady still absent as Qingdao loses to Fujian again

QINGDAO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tracy McGrady, ex-NBA superstar, was still absent Friday due to injuries, as his Qingdao Doublestar lost to Fujian again a match of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league. Qingdao was defeated by the opponent 92-9

Shanghai issues first free plates for new energy vehicles

SHANGHAI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai resident Qian Jun didn't have to spend a single penny on a license plate for his newly-bought battery electric vehicle (BEV). The electric car cost him 140,000 yuan (22,498 U.S. dollars) in total, including a ve

Wizards' Wall suspended for scuffle in court

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- John Wall of the Washington Wizards has been suspended for one game without pay following a scuffle during a game on Wednesday, the NBA website announced on Thursday. Miami Heat's Juwan Howard and Zydrunas Ilgauskas w

NBA's Lakers, Rockets to tour Asia in October

NEW YORK, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin are set to visit Asia in October with Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets for a series of exhibition games, the National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday. The Lakers will play two

Full recovery for two hearts girl

Full recovery for two hearts girl Hannah's story: I was the first one, I didn't know what was going to happen A 16-year-old girl from Wales who made history when, as a baby, she had a donor heart grafted （接枝） onto her own has made a full recover

U.S. existing home sales down 2.2 percent in May

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Existing home sales in the United States declined by 2.2 percent in May to a seasonally（季节性的） adjusted annual rate of 5.66 million units, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported on Tuesday. The

EU finance ministers lay out details of future bailout fund

BRUSSELS, March 21 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) finance ministers Monday laid out details of the permanent bailout(紧急救助) fund which will have a capital base of 700 billion euros (987 billion U. S. dollars) to deal with future sovereign deb

Details on Formula One Argentine Grand Prix are spread

BUENOS AIRES, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The route for the Formula One Argentine Grand Prix, to be held on 2013, 2014 and 2015 by the South American country in Mar del Plata city, at 400 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, was published in a local auto racin

E-shopping fuels domestic consumption

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- With an Internet population larger than that of the United States and Japan combined, China saw its online shopping maintain an annual growth of 140 percent in sales since 2004, making it a powerhouse in driving up dom

Pescara's worst performance, says Bergodi

MILAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Pescara head coach Cristiano Bergodi said his side displayed our worst performance in my time here following their 2-0 loss to Inter Milan in the Italian league on Saturday. The Delfini, who had won three of the previous fo

Hollande and Merkel Face Berlin Showdown

LONDON - They will try to overcome policy differences as the threat of a Greek exit from the euro looms closer German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President-elect, Francois Hollande, meet for the first time in Berlin Tuesday against the back

Liu Xiang, Robles set for Birmingham showdown

LONDON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with reigning world indoor champion Liu Xiang of China in a blockbuster 60m hurdles race at the Aviva Grand Prix next Saturday. It will be