Closing the gap: AIDS then and now

I first came to China more than 15 years ago. At that time, China was just starting to come to terms with the HIV epidemic, and scale up its response.

Pele says he's 'doing fine' in hospital

Great claims he changed rooms to get more privacy after renal problems

Surprising Southampton facing test of credentials

Widely tipped as a possible relegation contender following its summer of upheaval, Southampton has stunned English soccer by winning eight of its first 12 games to sit in second place in the Premier League and split the country's established powers.

Five investigated in FIFA probe

Five officials, including three long-serving FIFA executive committee members, are being investigated in the corruption probe into the bidding contests for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

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Blood, sweat, tears and joy

Ultramarathoners go through agony and ecstasy over arduous courses and in extreme weather conditions

Youngster who bowled fatal Hughes ball 'broken'

A "broken" Sean Abbott faced rebuilding his life on Friday after delivering the ball that killed Australian batsman Phillip Hughes, although Cricket Australia said the young bowler was holding up well given the circumstances.

IPTL: Fledgling league offers new look for tennis

There is no rest for Roger. Back near the top of the rankings, and fresh from his long-awaited Davis Cup triumph with Switzerland, Roger Federer is getting ready for the International Premier Tennis League that started on Friday.

From talking shop to action

In November, Beijing successfully hosted two big events: the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting and the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama.

Ferguson anger rooted in racial inequality

I was walking past Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington on Tuesday afternoon and saw a group of people were staging a die-in. The two dozen young men and women, of all races, were protesting the Monday night grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri, not to indict Darren Wilson, a white police officer who fatally shot black teenager Michael Brown in August.

Get HKSAR back on track

TO THE GREAT RELIEF OF THE MAJORITY OF CITIZENS, Hong Kong police finally took long anticipated action over the past couple of days to clear illegal blockades set up by "Occupy Central" protesters on some of the city's main thoroughfares.

Negotiations to net 'foxes'

CODE-NAMED "FOX HUNT 2014", THE SPECIAL campaign to bring back those suspected of economic crimes who have fled the country has netted hundreds since July.