CULTURE AND SPORT

A bomb outside a mosque in central Iraq followed by a suicide attack against a hospital where victims were being treated killed at least 21 people.

Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh was wounded when dissidents shelled a mosque in the presidential compound.

Thousands of residents were fleeing the Yemeni capital on Friday as deadly clashes between dissident tribesmen and loyalist troops raged.

US aerospace giant Boeing is under "continuous" cyber attack but there has been no breach of its databases, a senior executive said.

Vietnam will begin constructing its largest badminton centre in Hanoi by late this year, said an official from the Vietnam Badminton Federation.

Third World countries and notably those of the Congo basin face an uphill challenge in looking after their forests.

Science fiction film "Endhiran" was made in the south Indian language Tamil, but it pulled in huge profits from across the country and abroad.

The World Health Organisation warned Europe was seeing the first outbreak of a lethal bacteria, as it has killed 18 people.

Russia banned the import of fresh vegetables from European Union countries because of a deadly bacteria scare.

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan survived a no-confidence vote Thursday after pledging to step down. 

HIV infections among the world's youth dropped by 12 percent over the last decade, a UNICEF report said on Wednesday.

Shaquille O'Neal, one of the most dominating big men in NBA history in his prime, announced his retirement after a 19-year career.

‘Around the Hoan Kiem Lake and beyond’ is the first bilingual Vietnamese-English book by a Vietnamese photographer to be published this month.

The UN accused Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's regime of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity while trying to crush a revolt.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter was re-elected head of world football, vowing to clean up the body's tarnished image.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has approved the proposal to host 10 big international sporting events this year.

The space shuttle Endeavour glided home for its final landing early Wednesday.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set to be re-elected as head of world football in Zurich Wednesday.

Hanoi will be included in the world's largest timed filmmaking competition, 48 Hour Film Project.