US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
Sports

India seeks to cash in on ancient remedies

[2014-11-17 07:33]

India's new government has launched a drive to promote the country's ancient therapies as it seeks to cash in on the multibillion dollar global market for holistic medicine.

Okinawan election puts US base deal in jeopardy

[2014-11-17 07:33]

A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's party was soundly defeated in a key local election on Sunday, Kyodo news agency reported, in a blow to plans to relocate a controversial US air base on Okinawa island, home to the bulk of US military forces in Japan.

Drug firm denies 'rat poison' contamination

[2014-11-17 07:33]

The company at the center of an investigation into why more than a dozen women died after being sterilized in India has denied that the antibiotic tablets it manufactured were contaminated with a chemical compound commonly found in rat poison.

Twenty die in new unrest in southern Philippines

[2014-11-17 07:33]

Twenty people died in a single day in the southern Philippines following a fresh outbreak of unrest in the strife-torn region, officials said on Saturday.

IS group claims beheading of US hostage

[2014-11-17 07:33]

The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed to have executed Peter Kassig, 26, a US aid worker kidnapped in Syria, as a warning to the United States.

Kids in Ebola-hit area grow bored as schools shut

[2014-11-17 07:33]

No school should be every child's dream, but Ebola-hit Liberia's children are so bored after months of school closures that they actually visit their teacherless classrooms every day to meet friends.

Putin: There's a good chance of ending Ukraine crisis

[2014-11-17 07:33]

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday there was a "good chance" of resolving the conflict in Ukraine as Western leaders squarely blamed Moscow and threatened to slap more sanctions if it did not take action to end the crisis.

Now-silent lander finishes main tasks, space agency says

[2014-11-17 07:33]

The pioneering lander Philae completed its primary mission of exploring the comet's surface and returned plenty of data before depleted batteries forced it to go silent, the European Space Agency said Saturday.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2014-11-17 07:33]

A poultry farm in the central Dutch village of Hekendorp is being cleared and a local ban has been imposed on transporting poultry after the discovery of avian influenza, Dutch authorities said in a statement late on Saturday.

Baby steps for nation in its golf infancy

[2014-11-15 08:21]

The graceful movement was enough to get the full attention of Adam Scott, who knows a good golf swing when he sees one.

Chip shots

[2014-11-15 08:21]

POULTER STOPS SLIDE: Ian Poulter temporarily stopped a slide that had him pointed in a direction he has not been in nearly a decade.

South Korea falls silent for high-pressure college exam

[2014-11-14 08:08]

South Korea went into hush mode on Thursday, as nearly 650,000 students took the annual college entrance exam that will play a large part in defining their adult lives in a highly competitive society.

Hot words
Video
Columns
Most Popular
Special
...
...