NBA standings after Wednesday's games

Following are the standings of National Basketball Association (NBA) after Wednesday's games (tabulated under games won, lost, winning percentage and games behind): Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 9 2

Feature: World's largest gathering of eagles, salmons in Canada

One of the world's largest known gatherings of bald eagles is beginning to start along the banks of the Harrison River, just east of Vancouver in British Columbia, west Canada. As temperatures in Alaska and parts of Canada's north drop below free

Results of Wednesday's NBA games

Following are the results of Wednesday's NBA games: Boston 101, Philadelphia 90 Dallas 105, Washington 102 L.A. Clippers 114, Orlando 90 Indiana 88, Charlotte 86 San Antonio 92, Cleveland 90 Toronto 96, Memphis 92 Phoenix 88, De

Tokyo shares close slightly higher on weaker yen

Tokyo shares ended slightly higher as buying offset selling for the yen's fast retreat on Thursday, but the upward trend was limited due to profit-taking after recent rallies. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average inched up 12.11 points, or 0. 07 pe

Lakers come back to win over Rockets

The Los Angeles Lakers came from behind in the final two minutes to beat the Houston Rockets 98-92 Wednesday night at Toyota Center, giving the host team their first losing streak of the season. Though playing without Dwight Howard, Houston was i

Interview: UNICEF's latest report compiled on basis of innovation

The new-edition of the State of the World's Children Report was compiled with brave thinking strategies and innovation measures, the co-creator of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Innovation Unit said. In an interview with Xinhua recen

Fragrant rice of Cambodia, Thailand awarded world's best rice for 2014

Fragrant rice from Cambodia and Thailand was awarded the world's best rice for 2014 during the 6th World Rice Conference here on Thursday. Jeremy Zwinger, president and chief executive officer of the Rice Trader, which organized the competition,

Roundup:Taliban suicide bombing kills 4, wounds 3 in Kabul

A suicide car bomb for which the Taliban militants claimed responsibility had left four people dead, three others injured Wednesday night in the Afghan capital of Kabul, a statement of Kabul police released here on Thursday said. Four suicide bom

News Analysis: U.S. Senate likely to battle with White House after Democrats block pi

The U.S. Senate's blocking of an oil pipeline bill Tuesday night has set the stage for a slugfest when Republicans formally take control of Congress early next year. That's because the Republican Party (GOP), which won control of the Senate in th

New Zealand central bank to make cash more colorful

New Zealand's wallets and purses will be sporting a lot more color when the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) begins releasing new banknotes designed to foil counterfeiters from next year. RBNZ deputy governor Geoff Bascand said Thursday that de

Thick smog forecast for N China cities

The National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Thursday warned that severe smog will hit the cities of Beijing and Tianjin as well as parts of Hebei and Henan provinces from Thursday night. In Beijing, the air has been noticeably hazy for several da

China completes first major oil reserve project

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday announced that the first phase of the oil reserves project was complete and operational. The reserve project has a total oil storage capacity of 16.4 million cubic meters, with actual oil reserv