MOSCOW, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China asserted its dominance in diving pool after winning six gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the 2012 FINA Diving World Series Moscow stop which concluded on Saturday. Chinese Olympic champion Lin Yue made a te...
MOSCOW, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese divers won three golds at the FINA Diving World Series in Moscow Friday, but the Chinese team played cool with the results as many players believed they had not performed their best. China's He Chong, who is an Ol...
American Seeks World Bank's Top Job They have more than doubled the number of people on treatment in the last 18 months, said Kim. This is movement in the area of HIV/AIDS the like of which weve never seen before. Over the course of his career, Jim Y...
World Health Day Focuses On 'Active Aging' Shelby Harris just celebrated his 111th birthday. His secret? I try to live the right kind of life, he said. I try to live the truth, I love everybody and I want everybody to love me. Some experts say a posi...
The World Health Organization is calling for urgent action to make sure all people reach old age in the best possible health. To mark this years World Health Day, WHO says good health is essential for maintaining a good quality of life as people get...
The United States, with the world's-largest economy, now has claimed the dubious distinction of having the industrialized world's highest corporate tax rate. Japan dropped its corporate tax rate slightly on Sunday, to just more than 38 percent. That...
New World Bank Chief to Face Many Challenges President Obama has nominated Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to be the next World Bank president. Since 1944, an American citizen has always led the institution. But with the growing strength of...
World Bank Searches for New Leadership Nominations to replace Robert Zoellick, the latest in a long line of Americans to head the World Bank, are not being made public until top bank officials cut the list down to only three names. That will probably...
World Bank Urges Greater HIV Prevention Efforts The World Bank says significantly better HIV prevention efforts are needed in Africa. It says a slow global economy and uncertain donor aid make preventing new infections a necessity. A new World Bank r...
Africa Major Player at World Water Forum African ministers say water is vital to improving health and economic development on the continent. Africa placed high on the agenda at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France, March 12-17. Bai-Mas Taal...
