CULTURE AND SPORT

“Queen of athletics” Vu Thi Huong was named one of the best indoor runners of 2009 by the Asian Athletics Association.

Just five days before the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai, organizers were informed of the shock decision to rename the building after the ruler of Abu Dhabi.

Before detonating a suicide bomb in Afghanistan last week, a Jordanian militant was considered by American spy agencies to be the most promising informant in years about the whereabouts of Al Qaeda’s top leaders.

Japan's 77-year-old finance minister, Hirohisa Fujii, has resigned due to poor health, Japanese media say.

Vietnam will be without the services of three key players as Henrique Calisto’s side look to keep their AFC Asian Cup 2011 hopes alive against Lebanon on Wednesday.

The attack on a Danish political cartoonist "runs totally against the teachings and values of Islam,"

DTiNews talks with Le Cong Vinh about his time playing football in Portugal.

Most European airports did not appear to be following a new U.S. demand for increased screening of passengers.

Distributors 20th Century Fox say it has earned more than $350m in the US and more than $670m in the rest of the world in only 17 days.

Dubai opened the world's largest tower as the city seeks to revitalise its economy after 2009's annus horribilis.

Miss Vietnam at the Miss World 2009 Contest has just won “Sexiest by Popular Demand!”, the first special award of the Globalbeauties.

Threats by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula against targets in Yemen prompted the closure of the U.S. and British embassies there Sunday.

 

Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard hid in a "panic room" inside his home as a man wielding an ax and knife cracked the glass in the home's front door, Danish police said Saturday.

Over the past week, "Avatar" and "Sherlock Holmes" sealed another record-breaking box-office year for Hollywood.

A mother from Colorado who doctors said had died while giving birth, has said it is a Christmas miracle that both she and the boy are alive.

International tourists were entertained on New Year’s Eve by a series of variety program in English at the Superbowl Theater.

The end-of-year celebrations came a day early as United saw out 2009 with a flourish, disposing of Wigan Athletic with ease and panache.

A US Airways jet has landed safely at San Antonio International Airport after blowing a tire during takeoff and circling.