CULTURE AND SPORT

NASA is tracking a piece of Soviet space debris that could collide with the International Space Station, the US space agency said.

Vietnamese athlete Truong Thanh Hang secured a berth for the 2012 London Olympics after winning a gold medal at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships.

Vietnamese French musician Nguyen Le, who has become quite popular in the music world, has returned home for a performance titled “Hometown” in Hanoi.

A taxi driver who took part in protests demanding electoral reform in Malaysia died after he collapsed while running away from a police tear gas attack, the opposition and his family said.

Britain's News of the World went to press for the last time on Saturday, ending its 168-year history of scoops and scandal with the headline "Thank You and Goodbye."

A Milan appeals court Saturday ordered Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's holding company Fininvest to pay 560 million euros in a bribery case.

South Sudan has become the world's newest nation, the climax of a process made possible by the 2005 peace deal.

Former US First Lady Betty Ford, who turned her battles with two devastating illnesses into triumphs, has died at the age of 93, reports said.

The IMF said it was releasing 3.2 billion euros to Greece as part of its joint bailout with the European Union for the debt-stricken country.

Vietnamese horror movie "Between The 2 Worlds" will be among the many blockbusters to entertain audiences this summer, with premieres on July 22.

The reference organisation for the conservation status of Earth's animals and plants said that most species of tuna are urgently in need of protection.

French prosecutors began a preliminary inquiry into allegation by a writer that former IMF chief tried to rape her in 2003, judicial sources said.

The third ASEAN School Games closed in Singapore. The Vietnamese sports delegation won 47 medals, including 20 golds, 16 silvers and 11 bronzes.

Atlantis is poised to blaze a path into history when it propels toward the heavens on the last-ever mission of American space shuttle programme.

Up to 140,000 Philippine workers could lose their jobs in Saudi Arabia due to a domestic helper ban, the Filipino labour minister said Thursday.

The stars of "Harry Potter" worked the red carpet for the last time together before the world premiere of the saga's final installment.

The European Central Bank stuck to its guns Thursday, hiking interest rates to tame inflation, and offering help for Portuguese banks.

Two Phu Quoc ridgeback dogs will attend the FCI World Dog Show 2011 to be held in Paris from July 7-10.

China's media said reports claiming former president Jiang Zemin had died were "pure rumour".