International

20 injured, 146 detained in day of clashes in Athens
06/12/2009 05:00
At least 20 people, including 16 police officers and 4 civilians, were injured during violent clashes between Greek police and masked youth in central Athens on Sunday. Demonstrators clash with riot police in central Athens, capital of Greece,...
U.S. troops to play lead role in Afghanistan for another 2-4 years
06/12/2009 05:00
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday U.S. troops are expected to play a lead role in Afghanistan for another two to four years, as Afghan security forces gradually take over. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, (R), and U.S....
5th East Asian Games opens in Victoria Harbor
05/12/2009 05:00
A spectacular performance on the water in Victoria Harbor lifted the curtain on the 5th East Asian Games in Hong Kong, one of the busiest commercial centers in the world. Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbour during the opening ceremony of...
Chinese pair wins Figure Skating Grand Prix final
05/12/2009 05:00
Chinese pair Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo celebrated an impressive comeback to the ice arena by winning the season’s ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating . . . China’s Shen Xue (R)/Zhao Hongbo perform during pairs free skating competition of 2009-2010...
109 dead as fireworks blaze destroys nightclub in Russia’s Urals
05/12/2009 05:00
At least 109 people have been killed and more than 130 others injured as fire ripped through a nightclub in Russia’s Urals city of Perm late on Friday. Rescuers work at the site after a blast in the city of Perm, Russia, Dec. 5, 2009. (Xinhua/RIA...
Blast rocks NW Pakistan’s Peshawar, several killed
05/12/2009 05:00
At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured as a blast rocked an office building and a neighboring restaurant in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar on Saturday. People gather around burned cars at the blast site in Peshawar, northwest...
Nadal spearheads Spain in Davis Cup defense
04/12/2009 05:00
Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal said on Thursday that he was up to the challenge of leading his country’s mission to retain tennis David Cup. Spain meets the Czech Republic over three days in Barcelona, starting on Friday. The Spanish team,...