German side Cologne sign coach Holger Stanislawski

BERLIN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Relegated Bundesliga side Cologne signed coach Holger Stanislawski, the club said on their website on Monday. 42-year-old Stanislawski will thus shape Cologne to ensure a new beginning at second division. Holger Stanislawsk

印尼海域发生5.2级地震

HONG KONG, April.17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia at 18:22:29 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 27.80 km, was initially determine

iPhone 6S可能为刺激销售放弃"杀手锏"

Little interest in the next iPhone's purported Force Touch feature combined with weak demand in China could sink iPhone sales in the fourth quarter, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. 分析师郭明池称，下一代iPhone的压感触控功能（Force Touch）

欧盟难民危机的影响

Once inside the European Union, travel is easy. Passport checks are airports are rare, and the roads are open. Thanks to the so-called Schengen Treaty signed back in 1985 which only requires identity controls on Europe's external borders. But the per

全球金融市场流动性创七年新低

The global financial markets are not merely relaxed about the world's problems as they stand. They are positively becalmed. The global index of market volatility, the so-called Vix Index or fear gauge as some people call it, is registering a seven-ye

Japan's machinery orders increase 4.2% in Jan.

TOKYO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan's core machinery(机械) orders rose 4.2 percent in January from the previous month, marking the second rise in five months, the Cabinet Office said in a report on Wednesday. According to the government data, orders i

囧调查 四成人不在意手机能否接电话

Making a call is now only the sixth most common use for a mobile phone, a study has found. 一项研究发现，在智能手机的常用功能中，打电话只能位居第六。 Sending and receiving text messages, reading emails, browsing the inter

Greece Still Short of Reaching Debt Write-Off Goal

Greece is edging closer to its goal of getting the country's private lenders to eliminate $142 billion of the money it owes them, but remained short of the target as a Thursday deadline neared. The Athens government says it needs the banks, pension f

Americans Oppose Health Care Law But Like Provisions

A poll indicates that most Americans oppose President Barack Obama's health care reform even though they strongly support most of its provisions. The Reuters-Ipsos poll was conducted last week. The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its ruling on

Obama Leads Romney in Hypothetical Matchup

A new poll indicates U.S. President Barack Obama would beat Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney in a hypothetical election matchup. The ABC News-Washington Post survey shows President Obama ahead 51 percent to 45 percent among registered

Olympic Flame nears end of its 70 day journey round the Isles

LONDON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- It landed at Lands End on the extreme south-west coast of England 69 days ago and after making its way around the British Isles, the Olympic Torch finally reaches the Olympic stadium on Friday. When it reaches the end of i

意大利总统敦促稳定地契驱逐案

意大利总统敦促稳定地契驱逐案 ROME, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Thursday condenmed the expulsion of the wife and daughter of the Kazakh dissident Mukhtar Ablyazov, calling it an unheard story. Meantime, th

奥巴马取消“奥普”会

Snub follows Moscow's granting whistle-blower shelter for one year US President Barack Obama is canceling plans to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month - a rare diplomatic snub. The move is retribution for Russia's de

China launches super-speed test train

QINGDAO, Shandong, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's largest rail vehicle maker, CSR Corp. Ltd, over the weekend launched its first test train that features speeds reaching up to 500 km per hour. The six-car train with a fairshaped head is the newest in th

Obama Jobs Plan Faces Congressional Hurdles

One week after U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress to act swiftly to spur job creation and economic growth, bipartisan backing for his proposals has yet to materialize. The presidents package of temporary tax cuts and short-term additional fed

Gorbachev Slams Russian PM On Democracy

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has accused Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of undermining democracy in Russia. Gorbachev spoke to the BBC in an interview Thursday, on the eve of the 20th anniversary of a failed coup aimed at removing hi

EU confirms Portugal's intention to seek bailout

BRUSSELS, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission（委员会） confirmed on Wednesday Portugal's intention to request a bailout, pledging to deal with the request as soon as possible. The Portuguese Prime Minister, Jose Socrates, today informed

World Bank Chief Warns of New Danger Ahead

The president of the World Bank is warning the world's already troubled economic recovery is in even greater trouble. World Bank chief Robert Zoellick told The Weekend Australian newspaper the global economy has entered what he called a new and more

新版谷歌浏览器取消退格键返回功能

Google Chrome has finally fixed a huge annoyance for its users. Chrome has removed the keyboard shortcut that makes the backspace key return to the previous page. 谷歌Chrome浏览器于日前终于解决了用户的一大困扰。Chrome浏览器已经

Draft amendment to Criminal Procedure Law ready for vote

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- A draft amendment to China's Criminal Procedure Law is ready for vote after minor revisions were made, deputies to the country's top legislature said on Saturday. The draft was submitted Thursday to the ongoing 5th sessi