CULTURE AND SPORT

Germany stormed into the World Cup semi-finals on Saturday with a 4-0 demolition of Diego Maradona's outclassed Argentina.

The Drug Enforcement Administration said Saturday it has helped seize a submarine capable of transporting tons of cocaine.

The World Bank said it committed $72.2 billion in fiscal year 2010, an unprecedented level of assistance for developing countries.

A fuel truck exploded and set fire to a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing more than 230 people, officials said.

A Taiwanese supertanker began skimming oil from the Gulf of Mexico  as the months-long disaster became the worst accidental spill on record.

If cars had wings, they could fly — and that just might happen, beginning next year.

There is a litany of complaints against young musicians and producers, especially that their works are too love-heavy and lack gravitas.

The US House of Representatives gave its final approval to the biggest overhaul of Wall Street rules since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The Obama appointee managing BP's oil spill disaster fund said there's "not enough money in the world" to pay all claims.

A spy scandal in the United States took dramatic turn as a Canadian wanted over the alleged espionage jumped bail and vanished in Cyprus.

Anna Chapman has been called the femme fatale of a spy case with Cold War-style intrigue — a striking redhead and self-styled entrepreneur.

The Props, a band making a name for itself in Vietnam, are releasing their demo album this coming Saturday.

Chinese mainland and Taiwan signed the long-awaited Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) in Chongqing on June 29.

The V-League will resume on June 30 after a one-month break for the World Cup.

England and Mexico received a fulsome apology from FIFA President Sepp Blatter over refereeing errors during their World Cup matches.

Japan's economy is getting a lift from hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists who are eager to flaunt their newfound wealth by purchasing brand name goods.

Saturday's nerve-racking match between the United States and Ghana was the most-watched soccer game in U.S. history, the Nielsen Co. reported.

Megan Fox and her fiancé Brian Austin Green have married in a small intimate ceremony in Hawaii according to reports in the U.S.

The United States cracked open an alleged Russian spy ring Monday, announcing the arrest of 10 "deep-cover" suspects.