Cyber criminals hiding behind screens should be exposed
2010-09-08 09:16:30
Cyber crimes have multiplied so rapidly that it requires a glossary of terms just to get a handle on the scene. head.
A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing
2010-09-08 09:09:04
Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the Venice film festival.
Giant hay bale kills former ELO cellist
2010-09-08 09:08:54
A giant bale of hay has killed a founding member of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) band after it tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van.
Can money buy happiness? Maybe, up to $75,000
2010-09-08 09:08:31
Can money really make you happy? Not really, but up to about $75,000 a year can ease the pain of life's stresses, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.
New application measures mobile phone radiation
2010-09-08 09:08:15
Israeli start-up firm Tawkon has developed software to measure mobile telephone handset radiation aimed at helping users reduce exposure to emissions without giving up their phones.
Paris bouquinistes face clampdown over souvenirs
2010-09-08 09:07:47
With over 200 stalls lining the banks of the river Seine, Paris' antique booksellers or bouquinistes are a familiar feature of the city landscape, and one that can trace its history back more than four centuries.
Venice film fest fights its corner as crisis bites
2010-09-08 09:07:35
A dearth of big Hollywood stars, Venice's notoriously high costs, fierce competition from Toronto -- this year's film festival on the Lido is fighting to keep its place on the map as one of cinema's most prestigious events.
Austrian kidnap victim delivers page-turning memoir
2010-09-08 09:07:21
Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch survived the start of her eight-year captivity in an underground cell by asking her kidnapper to read bedtime tales in an "illusion of normality," according to her new book.
Foreign learners fly to schools
2010-09-07 10:49:10
Beijing's universities gear up to welcome a new class of international university students
Teachers dance to kids' tunes
2010-09-07 10:03:31
Jin Shan never thought that one day she would be teaching thousands of adults all over the country children's dances.
Bursting at the seams
2010-09-07 09:58:25
Public kindergartens are struggling to cope with thousands of 3-year-olds born in the boom year of 2007 - the auspicious Year of the Golden Pig, Mei Jia reports
Story of an age of innocence simply told
2010-09-07 09:33:26
Zhang Yimou, who directed the lavish opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, also knows less is more.