CULTURE AND SPORT

Rory McIlroy completed the lowest opening 36 holes in US Open history on Friday despite a double-bogey finish.

Federal prosecutors dropped charges against Osama bin Laden from attacks spanning more than a decade, officials said.

As many as 40 teams will take part in the 2011 Vietnam Offroad Cup in Hanoi on June 25-26.

Embattled Greek PM George Papandreou picked a team of battle-hardened political veterans to carry out deeply unpopular austerity measures.

FIFA had approved the fourth phase of a project to nurture football in Vietnam, a source from the Vietnam Football Federation said.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou axed his finance minister Friday amid the country's crippling dead crisis, a spokesman said.

Harry Potter fans were excited after creator JK Rowling launched a mysterious website counting down to the announcement of a new project.

Al-Qaeda named Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri to succeed Osama bin Laden and the US promptly vowed to kill him just like his predecessor.

BBC is planning to make a documentary about Son Doong, the world’s largest cave, in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh.

Two Greek government lawmakers quit over their party's austerity policies as Prime Minister George Papandreou was to name a new government.

Al-Qaeda named its second in command Ayman al-Zawahiri to succeed Osama bin Laden and vowed to pursue its "jihad' against the U.S.and Israel.

A city in central Taiwan has made July 3 "Lady Gaga Day" to mark the pop diva's highly anticipated first concert on the island, said officials.

China will begin testing a massive deepwater oil platform this week to prepare for its deployment to the East Sea in July, said Chinese state media.

The fate of the only international agreement that sets binding targets for curbing greenhouse gases is hanging by a thread, say veteran watchers.

American soldier accused of leaking classified files to WikiLeaks said he declined to answer questions at a grand jury hearing.

An ancient costume movie festival will be held during the 2012 Hue Festival by Viet Charm Company.

The quake that struck off northeastern Japan on March 11 ruptured a small part of a fault that straddles the Pacific seabed, said scientists.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou would seek a confidence vote as thousands besieged parliament against new austerity cuts.

Astronomers in parts of Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Australia were hoping for clear skies to enjoy a total lunar eclipse.