CULTURE AND SPORT

Japan's nuclear crisis has fuelled public unease in India over ambitious government plans to ramp up nuclear power capacity.

The United States agreed to extend air strikes in Libya into Monday as the oil town of Brega saw heavy fighting.

A quake with magnitude of 7.1 struck off Java island of Indonesia on the early morning of Apr. 4, with no immediate report of damage or casualty.

Novak Djokovic has done it again, defeating world number one Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to win the ATP Miami Masters crown.

Japanese business confidence is set to plunge in the months following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis, the Bank of Japan said.

The French army took over Ivory Coast's main airport on Sunday as recognised leader Alassane Ouattara came under fire for a massacre in the west. 

Three nights of short films is being organized in Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City from April 1 to 9 by the French Cultural Center and Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam. 

Heavy artillery fire and explosions shook central Abidjan, as rival forces were accused of massacring hundreds in western Ivory Coast.

Facebook and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg have been hit with a lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion in damages over a page on the social network.

Japan's prime minister set foot in the tsunami zone for the first time since calamity struck three weeks ago, as the UN warned of a "very serious" nuclear situation.

The US private sector boosted hiring in March, driving the unemployment rate to a two-year low, the government said Friday.

A Libyan rebel conditional ceasefire offer was spurned by the regime of Moamer Kadhafi as their forces battled each other for the oil town of Brega.

Libyan rebels were digging in in their battle with Moamer Kadhafi's forces for the oil town of Brega as leaders admitted they were ready for a ceasefire under the right conditions.

Vietnam has won the championship title at Singapore International Open Karate Championships 2011 with a total of 7 gold and 1 bronze medals.

Gunfire erupted around the home of under-siege Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo and the presidential palace on Friday.

Microsoft declared war on Internet king Google when it joined an anti-trust complaint in Europe that could result in billions of dollars in fines.

World tennis number one Rafael Nadal will square off against Swiss rival Roger Federer in a rare semi-final showdown Friday.

67 contemporary feature and short films by Vietnamese directors and overseas Vietnamese will be screened throughout the US.

Libyan rebels failed Thursday to secure control of the oil town of Brega from Moamer Kadhafi's forces.