CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam’s newly-selected tourism ambassador, actress Ly Nha Ky, has denied that she faked her university degree.

An ozone hole five times the size of California opened over the Arctic this spring, scientists said.

Women's rights in Afghanistan risk being forgotten as international troops withdraw and the government struggles for a peace deal 10 years after the Taliban were ousted, Oxfam said Monday.

Streams of civilians fled Sirte as battles raged for control of Moamer Kadhafi's bastion.

Rescuers scrambled to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops because of flooding in the Philippines, where typhoons have left at least 59 people dead.

A government warplane mistakenly bombed an army position in southern Yemen, killing at least 30 soldiers and wounding many more, officials said.

Thousands of Vietnamese fans had a chance to enjoy the sweet voices of the Irish band Westlife at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on October 1.

Overseas Vietnamese singers have flocked to Vietnam for live performances, but crowds are often left unsatisfied.

Police reopened the Brooklyn Bridge after more than 500 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested for blocking traffic lanes and attempting an unauthorized march across the span.

Manchester City put a turbulent week behind them with a 4-0 victory at Blackburn as Manchester United rode their luck in a 2-0 win over Norwich.

All 18 people aboard a plane that crashed on Indonesia's Sumatra island were found dead, an official said.

President of the Mrs World Organisation David Marmel has invited Mrs Congeniality 2005 Doan Thi Kim Hong to chair the jury of the Mrs World 2011 competition.

President of the Mrs World Organisation David Marmel has invited Mrs Congeniality 2005 Doan Thi Kim Hong to chair the jury of the Mrs World 2011.

The US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan was headed on a multi-nation tour through Asia and the Gulf ahead of two major conferences on Afghanistan's future..

Anwar al-Awlaqi, an Al-Qaeda leader wanted over attacks in the US, was killed Friday in an air raid in Yemen hailed by President Barack Obama as a "major blow" to terrorists.

Typhoon Nalgae was poised to hit the Philippines on Saturday, threatening more than a million people living in areas still flooded from a previous storm, officials said.

Inflation soared unexpectedly across the debt-laden eurozone in September, the EU said on Friday.

The VFF has accepted a proposal by football club chairmen to establish a Vietnam Professional Football Company.

Japan's finance minister said that Japan will secure an additional 15 trillion yen in funds it can use to intervene in currency markets.