CULTURE AND SPORT

German police said they had recovered dozens of stolen artworks by European masters valued at around 1.6 million euros with the help of the married couple behind the scam.

Having once been the major power in European and world club football, Italy is rapidly becoming the sick man of Europe in footballing terms.

Moammar Kadafi's whereabouts remain a mystery, but his tanks and snipers take positions in areas of the capital.  

The 9th Hoi An-Japan cultural exchange festival opened on Saturday in Hoi An with art activities from the two countries.

Tiger Woods has fallen further in the latest golf world rankings and is now down in 35th place.

Heavy fighting broke out near Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli as the rebels met with opposition from forces still loyal to him.

The first Mong ethnic pan pipes festival opened in the Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern province of Ha Giang on August 21.

The hotel maid who has accused former IMf chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her will meet with New York prosecutors Monday.

The 'Black Death' of debt crisis across the Euro zone will hurt China by sapping demand for exports, the nation's top official newspaper said on Monday.

Song Lam Nghe An became the new Vietnamese League champions Sunday after drawing 1-1 with defending champions Hanoi T&T in the final round.

Skype, the Internet communications group set to be acquired by Microsoft, announced plans to buy the mobile messaging startup firm GroupMe for undisclosed terms.

Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli in a lightning advance that met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble.

International concern is growing over a fresh wave of violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.

Pixar Animation Studios announced it was planning two new features for 2013 and 2014 -- one on dinosaurs and the other on the mysteries of the human brain.

A Boeing 737 charter jet has crashed in Canada's Arctic region, killing 12 people and injuring three others.

The 2011 National Boat Racing Championships kicked off in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on August 19.

US sprinter Mike Rodgers was handed a provisional suspension after a positive drug test and won't race at the athletics World Championships, according to the US Anti-Doping Agency.

Apple plans to begin trial production of a next generation iPad in October with an eye to an early 2012 launch, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Thua Thien - Hue Province’s culture department is drafting a plan to build a theater for Ca Hue (Hue folk music singing).