CULTURE AND SPORT

A government decree to reduce power usage has forced Tokyo to sweat out a hot summer.

The California Academy of Sciences said it discovered more than 300 previously unknown animals and plants in the Philippines.

For two superb sets Wednesday, everything looked so routine for Roger Federer, precisely the way it did for so many years at Wimbledon.

Actress My Uyen abandoned her dream of opening a private theatre after failing to afford the rent in the centre of HCMC.

Greek lawmakers voted for a massive new austerity package, amid violent clashes.

Residents downwind of a wildfire are worried about the potential of a radioactive smoke plume if the flames reach thousands of barrels of waste.

Toyota will recall over 110,000 hybrid vehicles in the U.S, Japan and Europe because of faulty transistors in electrical power control boards.

Japan's industrial output in May logged the second-largest monthly rise on record, signalling a continuing recovery for the economy, data showed.

New videos and photos of President Hugo Chavez appeared on state television, showing him on his feet in Cuba and talking with Fidel Castro.

Maria Sharapova and Sabine Lisicki set-up a Wimbledon semi-final with the Russian golden girl impressively hammering home her title credentials.

A piece of space debris missed the International Space Station in a incident that forced the crew to scramble to their rescue craft, officials said.

Vietnam has won the championship title at the Korean International Open Karate Championship 2011.

China and Germany inked more than $15 billion in business deals but China warned Europe against interfering in its internal affairs.

Ten million people in the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, the UN said.

Manchester United winger Nani has insisted he is "not going anywhere" despite the arrival at Old Trafford of England international Ashley Young.

China is set to launch its once-a-decade panda census, state media reported Monday.

Idecaf lines up a moviefest with French, German and Vietnamese films being shown throughout next month.

Google chairman Eric Schmidt on Monday warned that the ongoing Arab uprisings could lead to an upsurge in internet censorship.

NATO operations in Libya entered a 100th day with airstrikes having eased the siege of key rebel cities but with Moamer Kadhafi still in power.