Eleven people have been detained for involvement in a college entrance exam cheating scheme in southwest China's Guizhou Province, provincial authorities said Wednesday.
The once inconceivable notion of a World Cup played on African soil, in ultra-modern stadiums beamed live to soccer fans in all corners of the globe will become a reality on Friday.
China's Ministry of Finance has frozen its 300-yuan ($44) maximum hotel room allowance for government officials on business trips to provincial capitals for a further two years.
South Korea's education ministry said Wednesday the planned rocket launch will be postponed due to fire safety problems.
Sixty English National Ballet dancers from the current production of Swan Lake pose a day before its opening outside the Royal Albert Hall in London June 8, 2010.
Nelson Mandela could make a brief appearance at Friday's opening World Cup match between hosts South Africa and Mexico, his grandson said on Tuesday.
Piglets take part in the pig races during an agricultural exhibition near the village of Liavonavichi, some 10 km (6 miles) north of the capital Minsk, June 8, 2010.
Germany may have the pedigree of having won three World Cup titles but Joachim Loew's side will not have an easy ride against Australia, Ghana and Serbia in Group D.
A Russian ship once used to transport nuclear waste sank last month at a shipyard in northern Russia, the yard's senior engineer said on Tuesday.
President Hu Jintao left Beijing on Wednesday morning for a five-day visit to Central Asian nations and the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
Four Russian soldiers have been charged with stealing bank cards from the wreckage of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Few pundits expect England to be overly troubled by any of their opponents in Group C.
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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