German Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg announced late Monday that he gave up his doctorate title permanently, as investigations are going on over his allegedly plagiarizing large parts of his thesis in 2006. His…
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Football is universally and deservedly known as ‘the beautiful game’. But even the most beautiful of things have ugly defects, and football, which is no exception, has racism. Albeit a serious problem, it is one…
More than 100,000 Tibetan Buddhism believers are estimated to have gathered at a monastery in Lhasa Tuesday to mark a traditional religious festival ahead of the Tibetan New Year that begins Saturday. The annual “Sera…
Yahoo Inc is in advanced talks to exit its joint venture in Japan with SoftBank Corp, a move that could lead it to focus on reaching a decision on its China assets. A deal to…
China is likely to launch its first probe to explore the surface of Mars in 2013, a chief scientist said Wednesday. “Mars is the first choice for mankind’s interplanetary explorations as it is the closest…
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi addressed his supporters at a televised public rally in Tripoli on Wednesday, according to the Libyan state TV. Earlier on, Gaddafi replaced two of his ministers who had defected to support…
Iran’s navy chief says Iran has no hostile intentions by sending two warships to the Mediterranean for the first time in more than three decades. Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the voyage is meant to build…
The Chinese government is determined to push forward cultural industry reform in the coming years, as announced at a press conference Monday. According to Sun Zhijun, Vice Minister of Publicity Department of the CPC Central…
Wayne Rooney plans to make amends for the worst season of his life by firing Manchester United to a crucial victory against fading champions Chelsea on Tuesday. By his own admission Rooney has been well…
China’s holdings of long-term U. S. Treasury securities totaled 1.16 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of December 2010, according to an annual revision report released by the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday. The figure…