CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam targets reaching the final of the SEA Games in Indonesia in November but experts think it requires a lot of work.

The authorities in Oman says they have uncovered a network of spies working for the United Arab Emirates, according to the state news agency.

Countries around the globe warned against visiting Egypt and some began evacuating their citizens

Ten people died when a regional passenger train collided with a goods train in eastern Germany, according to police and firemen.

Embattled Hosni Mubarak tapped Egypt's military intelligence chief as his vice president, as fresh riots left 25 people dead.

Tens of thousands of Egyptians Saturday snubbed Hosni Mubarak's promised reforms and took their deadly revolt to the streets.

Moscow and at least two other Russian cities will close their elementary schools for a week because of a major flu outbreak that has mostly affected the young.

Riot police and hundreds of protesters clashed in the Tunisian capital Friday, as a new cabinet was sworn into office.

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak addressed the nation for the first time since deadly protests erupted against his regime.

The German Football Federation is planning to cash in on hosting the Women's World Cup with a football version of the children's doll Barbie.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the country must demonstrate fiscal discipline to gain investor confidence, after its credit rating was cut for the first time in eight years.

Tunisia braced Friday for public reactions to a shake-up of the cabinet aimed at quelling huge daily protests.

The first screening of Vietnam’s first 3D movie entitled “Bong ma hoc duong” (School ghosts) was a hit with more students rushing to see it.

Yet another major winter storm has walloped the US East Coast, paralyzing Washington, stranding travelers and leaving hundreds of thousands without power

An exhibition of pictures to welcome the Year of the Cat was opened in Hue on January 26.

Japanese entertainment giant Sony on Thursday unveiled a portable touchscreen PlayStation as it looks to launch a fresh challenge to Nintendo and Apple in the competitive mobile gaming market.

Toyota Motor said it will recall 1.7 million vehicles worldwide over concerns about possible fuel leakages.

Macau tycoon Stanley Ho was coerced into a bizarre TV appearance declaring an end to a family feud over his vast fortune, Ho's lawyer said Thursday as the gripping saga goes to court.

Two more people died and hundreds were arrested as the biggest uprising against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule widened, prompting Washington to prod its long-time ally on democratic reforms.