CULTURE AND SPORT

Europe faced the spectre of Greek calls for new financial aid as Athens' "catastrophic" finances returned to haunt stressed eurozone states.

The qualifying round of the R16 International Hiphop Competition opened at Hanoi Circus, 25 Thai Thinh Street, on May 7.

US officials on Saturday released extraordinary videos of Osama bin Laden seized in the daring raid that killed Al-Qaeda chief.

Eurozone members are debating milder recovery terms for debt-hit Greece as it struggles to stick to a harsh austerity plan.

Smartphones powered by Google software widened their lead on BlackBerry handsets in the US market during the first three months of the year.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung and leaders of ASEAN countries attended the opening ceremony of the 18th ASEAN Summit in Jakarta.

A plane with around 25 passengers and crew crashed into the sea during a downpour in eastern Indonesia, killing everyone on board.

Renewable power from the Sun, wind, water and biomass can and should generate a major portion of the planet's energy supply by 2050.

Phan Thi Huong Giang is currently being voted as the second most beautiful girl on category “Miss Global Beauty Internet Popularity.

For the past 50 years, the world of Japanese "Pink Eiga" has taken movie fans on a wild ride through crime, drama and violence.

Al-Qaeda and Islamic militants vowed to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden by US commandos, declaring him a "martyr".

China has more than doubled its target for solar power capacity to 50 gigawatts by 2020.

Malaria costs Africa USD12 billion a year in lost productivity, an expense that businesses can reduce by investing in prevention schemes.

The next round of UN climate talks in South Africa must not be a talking shop, but push for concrete decisions.

Workers entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken nuclear plant Thursday for the first time since an explosion hit the facility.

Intelligence seized from Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan showed his Al-Qaeda network pondered strikes on US trains.

International powers agreed on a new fund to aid Libyan rebels, meeting stiff resistance in their battle to oust strongman Moamer Kadhafi.

International talks on Libya in Rome promise to be all about the money as global powers seek ways of channelling credit to Libya's rebels.

The official selection at Cannes will consist of 20 films, organisers announced Wednesday.