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World Cup 2014
Brazilian press: Shame on 7-1 collapse at World Cup stage
July 9, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, July 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Brazilians never had a glim of psychological preparation to witness such a badly loss to Germany (7-1) at the World Cup semifinal stage ...
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World Cup 2014
Germany crush Brazil to advance to World Cup final
July 8, 2014BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, July 8 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Rampant Germany advanced to the World Cup final by crushing Brazil 7-1 in their semifinal here on Tuesday.
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Cricket
Windies Win
July 6, 2014In a match attended by thousands of boisterous Dominican cricket fans, West Indies walked home to a 39-run victory over New Zealand and a share of the two-match Twenty20 series.
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World Cup 2014
Brazil set World Cup semifinal showdown against Germany
July 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Hosts Brazil set up a much-anticipated semifinal showdown against Germany after beating Colombia 2-1 at the World Cup quarterfinals in Fortaleza on Friday.
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World Cup 2014
Hummels sends Germany to World Cup semifinals
July 6, 2014RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Germany advanced to the World Cup semifinals for the fourth successive time after a first-half Mats Hummels header earned his team a 1-0 ...
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Cricket
West Indies lose T20 International in Dominica
July 6, 2014ROSEAU, Dominica – Andre Fletcher won his first Man of the Match award in West Indies colours but ended up on the losing end as the Windies lost the first ...
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Local
FATCA and You
July 3, 2014The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA): Restoring Balance to the United States Tax Laws, oran Example of Unbridled American Imperialism?
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World
Pistorius's psychiatric reports examined as trial enters its 36th day
July 2, 2014PRETORIA, July 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The psychiatric reports of South African murder-accused Paralympian Oscar Pistorius were examined on Wednesday as his trial entered its 36th day at the North Gauteng ...
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World
Sarkozy denounces "political interference" in corruption probe
July 2, 2014PARIS, July 2 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who was placed under formal investigation for influence-peddling, on Wednesday said "politics manipulated judicial system" in a corruption probe that ...
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World Cup 2014
Belgium roar into quarters, beat U.S. 2-1 after extra time
July 1, 2014SALVADOR, Brazil, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Belgium, the winners of Group H with three wins, roared into World Cup quarterfinals, pulling out to win 2-1 over the United States, the ...
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World Cup 2014
Di Maria's late winner gifts Argentina 1-0 win over Switzerland
July 1, 2014SAO PAULO, July 1 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Thanks to Angel Di Maria's late winner three minutes before the end of extra time, Argentina ousted a defence-minded Switzerland in a World Cup ...
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Elections
The law and sanitizing the electors list
July 1, 2014As early as December 19, 2009, the issue of Voter ID Cards and cleaning up of the electors list were listed as two important campaign issues for the 2014/2015 general ...