Diego Maradona won his World Cup debut as a coach as Argentina secured a 1-0 victory over Nigeria on Gabriel Heinze's goal on Saturday.
A top US Coast Guard official has told BP Plc the company's plans to contain the gushing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico do not go far enough or contain enough back-up measures.
China's consumer price index (CPI) is expected to grow 2.6 percent in the first half of 2010 over one year ago, the nation's economic planning agency said.
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck in the ocean near India's Nicobar Islands on Sunday, sparking some tsunami warnings, the US Geological Survey and local officials said.
China's State Council, or Cabinet, approved a program on Saturday to map out specific development strategies for different regions in a bid to boost economic development and, at the same time, ensure the protection of the environment.
A 79-year old man surnamed Zeng could have had a terrible day if his lost briefcase had been found by someone else.
Floods have caused havoc in 21 provinces in China this year, resulting in 24 billion yuan ($3.5 billion) of direct economic losses as of Friday, the Office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said Saturday.
China and Kazakhstan vowed to further strengthen their cooperation in trade and economy in a joint communique issued here on Saturday.
China's trade surplus would likely fall noticeably this year as exports outlook would not be optimistic while imports would remain robust.
China's FDI grows 27.48% in May
The recent fall in trading volume and slower growth in prices was largely a result of the measures the government had rolled out since April, and the rising trend in China's home prices has been curbed initially.
Scientists will be eagerly scanning the night sky over the Australian Outback this weekend for the long-delayed return of the first spacecraft to complete a round-trip journey to an asteroid.
Chinese archaeologists were Saturday still puzzling over the mysteries revealed in a live television broadcast of the excavation of an ancient general's tomb.
Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
UN's top environmental honors go to three in China
German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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