MADRID – After an anti-climatic championship capped a season of turmoil in 2009, Michael Schumacher’s return to Formula One has set the stage for a highly anticipated title fight.
Schumacher’s comeback puts four champions on the grid, and at least four teams – including Schumacher’s Mercedes GP – are expected to challenge for the championship after [...]

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ATLANTA – Police expect to interview Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the next few days over a sexual assault allegation made by a Georgia woman, a local police chief said on Monday.
The announcement followed a report by a 20-year-old college student that she was sexually assaulted early on Friday after an encounter at a [...]

MIAMI – The Miami Heat overcame a 39-point effort from Kobe Bryant to capture a thrilling 114-111 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.Jermaine O’Neal’s basket gave Miami a 111-109 lead with 54 seconds remaining in overtime and the center then drew a vital offensive foul on a driving Bryant as the Heat [...]

There has always existed a kind of invisible triangle of games between China, Europe and the United States. Every time China and the US have been at odds, China’s relations with Europe has warmed. Similarly, Beijing’s ties with Washington would improve once it had a difficult time with European countries.
However, this push-and-pull relationship is undergoing [...]

During Tiger Year’s spring festival, Guo Yimin didn’t have a family reunion at home. The veteran of Counterattack against Vietnam in Self-Defense stayed alone at the border line between China and Vietnam in Guangxi Aidian County to fulfill a 30 years long promise to his deceased comrade-in-arms in 1979: ‘Whoever survives must bring the other’s [...]

Besides prudence, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) should demonstrate a sense of urgency in reviewing and approving the proposed revisions to the state secret law that is nearly 22 years old.
The 1988 legislation needs an immediate reshuffle. It is a poorly conceived work of jurisprudence because it allows state organs and [...]