CULTURE AND SPORT

A terrifying cyclone roaring towards Australia has strengthened to the most dangerous threat level.

Chelsea smashed the British transfer record to sign Spain striker Fernando Torres for £50 million from Liverpool.

Foreign tourists can look forward to many interesting events to celebrate Tet in Hoi An Town in the central province of Quang Nam.

Oil giant BP is forecast to post its first annual loss in almost 20 years as it struggles to face the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

Japan's Ichiro Ozawa, one of the governing Democratic Party's top figures, has been charged over a political fund-raising scandal.

Peatswamp forests home to such species as the Borneo pygmy elephant are being obliterated in Malaysian Borneo to make way for palm oil plantations.

A second US federal judge Monday declared President Barack Obama's health care law unconstitutional.

Egyptians plan mass marches in their campaign to oust President Mubarak, reassured by the all-powerful army.

Residents and tourists evacuated coastal areas of Australia's Queensland state as officials warned a looming monster cyclone could be "deadly".

A club of young members often gathers in Hoang Van Thu Park, in Ho Chi Minh City, every weekend, to practice melodies on harmonica.

Japan's Nissan Motor has halted its production in Egypt at least for this week due to turmoil in the country.

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.