The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of U.S. astronaut Joseph Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin blasts off from its launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome, May 15, 2012. (REUTERS/Shamil …

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), is welcomed by Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Boris Sprem upon his arrival in Zagreb, Croatia, May 17, 2012 (Xinhua/Ju Peng) ZAGREB, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Ch …

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday called on the Philippines to send clear and consistent messages on diplomatic solutions to the ongoing standoff between the two countries in the South China Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the r …

'Moonrise Kingdom' still New releases from Ken Loach, David Cronenberg, Wes Anderson and Michael Haneke are among the films going head-to-head in the race for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16-27. Following is a list of the 22 films co …

A Spanish hiker who provided first aid to save the life of a drowning boy was awarded for his heroic act yesterday by the government of Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province. The 43-year-old backpacker identified by his online name Pep is the first foreigner …

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Somalia is entering the " most critical stage" as the end of its transitional governing period approaches, a UN envoy said here on Tuesday, calling on the international community to boost efforts to help the Horn of Af …

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Somalia is entering the " most critical stage" as the end of its transitional governing period approaches, a UN envoy said here on Tuesday, calling on the international community to boost efforts to help the Horn of Af …

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Somalia is entering the " most critical stage" as the end of its transitional governing period approaches, a UN envoy said here on Tuesday, calling on the international community to boost efforts to help the Horn of Af …

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Top political advisor Jia Qinglin met with President of the Romanian Court of Accounts Nicolae Vacaroiu on Monday. Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) spoke …

by Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO knock off oakley sunglasses, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Two goals from Neymar and one from Paulo Henrique Ganso gave Santos a 3-0 victory in the first leg of Brazil's Campeonato Paulista final on Sunday. Ganso opened the scoring in …