CHENGDU: None of China's Sichuan-based athletes were killed or injured in the deadly earthquake that rocked the southwestern Chinese province last week, the Sichuan sports chief said yesterday.
Chinese women hoping to clinch an Olympic berth will have to prove themselves at the French Open if their Beijing dreams are to continue.
Gordon Brown launched a YouTube version of Prime Minister's Questions yesterday in an attempt to connect with younger voters and dispel opposition jibes that he is not in tune with the digital age.
A wave of xenophobic attacks spread through South African townships yesterday and mobs beat foreigners and set some ablaze in scenes reminiscent of apartheid-era violence.
Southeast Asia's most wanted terror suspect, Noordin Top, may have evaded a massive manhunt and fled Indonesia, according to police documents.
Marine scientists surveying a large undersea mountain chain were amazed to find millions of tiny starfish swirling their arms to capture food in the undersea current.
When Italian architect Giuseppe Pettazzi inaugurated Eritrea's plane-shaped "Fiat Tagliero" service station in 1938, he stunned onlookers by pulling out a gun.
LIMELETTE, Belgium: Women's world No 1 Justine Henin rocked the tennis world yesterday by announcing her retirement from competitive tennis.
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