CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam climbed two steps in world ranking in February, said the world football authority, FIFA.

Over one season or two, no team in NBA history has lost as many games in a row as these Cleveland Cavaliers.

Gibbons in Asia have regional accents scientists say can identify the exact species of gibbon singing and where they are from.

If any doubt exists about whether President Obama gets the message that the American public wants him to put revitalizing job growth at the top of his priority list, the last two weeks should surely put them to rest.

Cambodia accused Thailand of damaging an 11th-century temple in fresh clashes on Sunday and appealed to the United Nations to halt the "aggression".

Chechen rebel chief Doku Umarov has claimed responsibility for last month's bombing at Moscow's main airport.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be tried behind closed doors in a "flagrant denial of justice" if extradited to Sweden over sex crime allegations, his lawyer said.

Wildfires in western Australia have destroyed at least 41 homes, officials said, stressing that the number could rise with the flames roaring out of control.

Opponents of Egyptian President Mubarak's embattled regime on Sunday dismissed as insufficient an offer to include them in political reform plans.

Vietnamese soccer players have discovered facebook as an interesting means of keeping in touch with fans.

After more than half a century of ups and downs, the Vietnamese circus has made a unique impression on the public.

Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood said it will start landmark talks with authorities as senior members of President Mubarak's ruling party quit.

Those practising weight loss hypnotherapy will be interested in research published in medical journal, The Lancet, found that one in ten adults are obese.

For the first time, a documentary film entitled, “Around the World in Caravan” has been created by a group of Vietnamese travel lovers.

Torrential rains and flash floods trapped scores of people in homes and cars following a massive cyclone, piling more misery on Australia.

England manager Martin Johnson believes his side have plenty of room for improvement after they ended their eight-year Cardiff losing streak against Wales.

US job creation slowed to a crawl in January as winter storms gripped broad swaths of the country, according to official data published Friday.

Egyptian protesters were massing Friday for sweeping "departure day" demonstrations to force President Hosni Mubarak to quit.

The 9th Vovinam Championships closed in Algeria in the presence of the Vietnamese ambassador to Algeria, Do Trong Cuong.