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Chelsea beat Burnley to keep alive top four hopes

Chelseakeptaliveitshopesofqualifyingfornextseason'sChampionsLeagueafterbeatinghostsBurnleyintheEnglishPremierLeagueonThursday.VictorMosesscoredthewinnerinthe69t

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Didi hits 2 HRs, Stanton hitless vs Marlins, Yanks romp 12-1

GiancarloStantonwastheonlyYankeesbopperwhodidn’tgetinonthehitparadeagainsthisformerteamwhenNewYorkplayedDerekJeter’sMiamiMarlinsforthefirsttime.DidiGregoriushom

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SIPG tops CSL rankings with 2-0 win over Hebei Fortune

ShanghaiSIPGbeatHebeiFortune2-0intheChineseSuperLeagueonFriday.HulkandWuLeiscoredtohelptheShanghaisidemovefivepointsclearatthetopofthestandings.Itdidn'tlookgood

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China: Murder convictions of 5 men overturned

FivemenwhowereconvictedofmurderinCentralChinaalmosttwodecadesagohavehadtheirnamesclearedafteraretrialbecauseofunclearfactsandinsufficientevidence.ZhouJikun,Zhou

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Blast kills 5 civilians, wounds 7 in W. Afghanistan

AtleastfivecivilianswerekilledandsevenothersinjuredasablastrippedthroughabazaarinShindanddistrictofAfghanistan'swesternHeratprovinceonMonday,policespokesmaninth

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China aims to cut US$38.17 bn in tax this year

TheChinesegovernmentwillcontinuetolowerthevalue-addedtaxratefortheindustriesofmanufacturing,transportation,construction,telecommunication,withtheintentofcutting

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IBM working on ‘world’s smallest computer’ to attach to about everything

IBMishardatworkontheproblemofubiquitouscomputing,anditsapproach,understandablyenough,istomakeacomputersmallenoughthatyoumightmistakeitforagrainofsand.Eventually

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Nishikori withdraws from Indian Wells through illness

Japan’sKeiNishikorisaidonSundayhehadwithdrawnfromtheBNPParibasOpenatIndianWellsthroughillness.“IhavebeensickforoveraweekandtriedeverythingIcouldtogetbetter,”the

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Stopping Ireland no motivation for 'critical' England

EnglandhookerJamieGeorgesaidhisteamwillbemotivatedtofixtheirownproblemsratherthanstopIrelandwinningtheGrandSlamnextweekend.Englandputinasecondsuccessivepoorperf

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Beijing has invested $78 bln in transport in past 5 years

Beijinghasinvested492.2billionyuan(77.9billionUSdollars)intransportoverthepastfiveyears,localauthoritiessaidSunday.Theinvestmentrepresenteda44-percentincreasefr

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5 killed, 5 injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in northern India

AtleastfivepeoplehavebeenkilledandfiveothersinjuredafterapassengervehicleplungedintoagorgeinnorthernIndianstateofUttarakhandMonday,policesaid.Theaccidentoccurre

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Researchers treat ear defect by growing implants from cells

Whilescientistshavebeenworkingongrowingorgansandbodypartslikeearsforsometime,researchersinChinahavetakenitoneimportantstepfurther.They'vegrownnewearsforfivechil

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How many toes on a horse? More than you think

Seabiscuit,Secretariatandeverynagtoeverpullaploughhadfivetoesoneachfoot,saysastudyreleasedWednesdaythatstompsonthenotionmodernhorsesonlyhaveonetoe.Scientistshav

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Barcelona ink deal for Colombian defender Yerry Mina

BarcelonahavereachedanagreementwithBrazil'sPalmeirastosignColombianinternationalcenter-backYerryMina,bringingforwardanexistingdealbysixmonths,accordingtowidespr

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Cultural relics puzzle academics, ignite public imagination

TwounidentifieditemsofancientbronzewarehavetriggeredawhirlwindofreactionsamongChineseInternetusersbecauseoftheiruniqueshape.Withfive16-centimeter-tallpoleserect

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Canada's bitter weather has even penguins coming out of the cold

JusthowcoldisitinCanada?AskthepenguinsattheCalgaryZoo:Eventheyhavehadtotakeshelter.Kingpenguins–oneoffivespeciesatthezooinwesternAlbertaprovince–arecertainlyacc

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Cricket: Six, seven, eight could decide India's fate

Itwasanemotion-filledSaturdayinAdelaideinDecember2014.AtthefirstTestsincethedeathofPhillipHughes,thecrowdheavedwithexpectationasAustraliadeclaredovernighttosetI