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US teenage striker Adu to join Benfica

Vick case to become dog fight among gang

ATLANTA: A co-defendant in the dog-fighting case against Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has changed his plea to guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, court documents showed on Monday.

Entertaining Asian Cup an inspirational event

JAKARTA: The Asian Cup might have lacked star power but the region's top football competition nevertheless served up entertaining and quality soccer, with a inspirational story to finish it off.

Isinbayeva toasts success with whine

MOSCOW: The old adage states it can be lonely at the top, but the desolation is starting to get to Olympic pole vault champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva.

Sharapova hoping to steady seesawing season

SAN DIEGO, California: Maria Sharapova comes into the San Diego Classic this week looking for a fresh start to her seesaw season.

Life Culture

A woman's place

Professors, social activists and farmers gathered at a seminar in mid-July to talk about the changing role of women in Chinese society. According to some academics, Chinese women were venerated in ancient China, then were oppressed and enslaved, and in modern times, have gained more respect.

Toasting the success of a golden brew

If you are exiled to a barren island and can take only one condiment, what would you pick? Salt, pepper, chili and oil may be clear choices for some. However for the people in Shaoxing, in East China's Zhejiang Province, they will answer without hesitation: "Our local huangjiu, of course."

Keeping a language alive

Nuzi, or "women's characters", were found in Jiangyong, Central China's Hunan Province in the 1980s and amazed anthropologists around the world.

Life Expat

Is AA for you?

Below is a list of questions, from the website of Alcoholics Anonymous, that are aimed to help you determine if you have a dependency on alcohol.