CULTURE AND SPORT

Police in southern Italy late Monday arrested a top mafia boss who was among the country's 30 most dangerous fugitives, the ANSA news agency reported.

A Vietnamese woman's hands have inspired an American man to become a professional photographer.

Four leading Japanese electronics makers said they will team up with network operator NTT DoCoMo to develop the OS for its next-generation cellphones.

Vietnamese people will be doing the Diski Dance during the World Cup, taught to them by a group of young dancers from Johannesburg.

The film “Bi, dung so!” (Bi, don’t be afraid) is in the running for the International Critics’ Week prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in May.

A strong 6.9 magnitude quake struck southeast of Taiwan Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued.

Gelman believes that commerce, not charity, is the most sustainable way to fight poverty.

Urban farming is a growth industry in New York city's concrete jungle, and with little open land free agriculturalists and beekeepers have taken to the rooftops to pursue their passion.

Thailand's embattled premier vowed to clear Bangkok's commercial heart of anti-government Red Shirt protesters.

Thailand was on edge Friday following a series of grenade attacks in the heart of Bangkok which left three people dead and dozens wounded.

The folks who print America's money have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill.

The third meeting of the Track 2 Network of ASEAN Defense and Security Institutions opened in Ho Chi Minh City

Thailand's "Red Shirts" have entrenched themselves in Bangkok's glittering commercial heart, establishing a staggeringly large and elaborate protest base.

The first 3-D cartoon entitled “Story of the Dragon’s Son” is scheduled for September 2010.

Planes took to Europe's skies in greater numbers Wednesday after the chaos caused by the Iceland volcano cloud, but travellers still faced disruption.

The European Union's top transport official rejected Tuesday growing criticism that the EU failed to adequately address the air traffic chaos caused by the volcano eruption in Iceland.

European governments opened the airspace to new flights from Tuesday giving hope to grounded passengers around the world.

East Asia could stabilise its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 while maintaining economic growth by investing heavily in energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies.

At the recent meeting of the ASEAN-China joint working teami, the parties reaffirmed their commitment to full respect and realization of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the Eastern Sea.