Chinese ship crew foils hijacking by pirates in the Arabian Sea

BEIJING - A warship from China arrived over the weekend to protect a Chinese cargo ship with a crew of 26 who repelled an attempted hijacking by pirates in the northern Indian Ocean on Thursday night.

Al-Qaida warning of new attacks

WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is promising more small-scale attacks like its attempts to bomb two United States-bound cargo planes, which it likens to bleeding its enemy to death by a thousand cuts, in a special edition of the Yemeni-based group's English online magazine, Inspire.

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Down-home Italian

Shanghai

Snake charmers

Hong Kong

Galaxy of Michelin stars

Beijing

Ambrosia and white liquid fire

First, let's get the nomenclature clear. Wine as we know it is defined as putao jiu in Chinese, or "liquor distilled from grapes". The single character "jiu" covers not just wine but a host of spirits produced from fruit, grain, tuber or root.

Thais' secret recipe for success

GUANGZHOU - Thailand's women's sepak takraw team has a secret weapon.

Champ Liu leads China bandwagon to two more golds

GUANGZHOU - Weightlifting legend Liu Chunhong led China to double gold on the fifth day of Asian Games action on Wednesday, taking the host nation's gold medal haul to seven from a possible 10.

Age no barrier at Asian Games

GUANGZHOU - Bespectacled chess player Kim Tae-gyeong is a member of Republic of Korea's Asian Games team at the tender age of 11 - more than five decades younger than the oldest competitor in Guangzhou.

Khalfan's 'Qatarstrophic' blunder becomes Internet hit

GUANGZHOU - Is it the worst soccer miss of all time?

Games scoreboard

Artistic Gymnastics