A Chinese was sentenced to death after a trial that lasted less than a day.
He was arrested because he had stabbed 29 children and three adults, in an attack at a school in eastern China in late April.
Two teachers were injured and a guard. He used a knife with a 20cm in April 29, when the attack took [...]
With a budget deficit of 19.1 billion dollars, California must apply drastic measures to reduce public expences.
Directly concerned in this regard are the poor and those with health issues, announced Wednesday.
In trying to cope with the degrading economy and the state budget crisis in California , Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that “sacrifices imposed are going to be more [...]
The Greek Government announced two days ago the creation of a crisis committee, immediately after visitors from around the world canceled thousands of hotel resevations, reports the AFP.
Athens Hoteliers Association has announced that almost 20,000 reservations were canceled at hotels in the capital and its environments.
“After the massive cancellations of reservations, a crisis committee headed by the Greek [...]
Chinese archaeologists have discovered in November, another 114 terracotta soldiers in the Qin Dynasty funerary complex near Xian, in Shaanxi province, the BBC announces.
The statues were painted in bright colors and were positioned near ships, weapons and other artifacts, reports China Daily.
“I was excited to discover that the terracotta soldiers were painted in rich colors,” said [...]
Fabio Capello, England football’s national selector, wants to take David Beckham with him to South Africa , although the player is not part of the lot due to an injury.
The Sun announced that England’s selector, Fabio Capello, wants David Beckham who will miss the World Cup due to his injury, to go to the competition in South Africa as technical staff member.
Beckham will [...]
Luigi Del Neri, the technician of the Sampdoria of Genoa team , will sign the following days, a contract with Juventus, announced the Italian newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport.”
Del Neri, aged 59, will sign a contract for two seasons with the band from Turin.
Chievo Verona, former coach of the team led Sampdoria on the 4th place in A Series -a position which [...]
Romanian player Victor Hanescu was defeated by Britain’s Andy Murray, 6-2, 6-1, in the third round of the Madrid Masters tournament.
Murray, the third favorite in the competition in the capital of Spain, had no problem with the young Roumanian, whom he eliminated in 69 minutes.
Hanescu (World number 38) couldn’t conquer the Briton, who lost not once his service service [...]
Austerity measures announced in the euro area countries have scared off investors, who question the ability of these economies to grow.
In this context, the euro was quoted at the lowest level recorded in last 14 months on international markets unlike the U.S. dollar.
Yesterday,on the New York market, the rate was $ 1.2535 per euro. This morning in London [...]
Gold price has reached the record level of $ 1.250 per ounce, after investors chose to buy the precious metal to avoid the risks in the euro area and the instability of international currency markets.
Gold quotations have exceeded the maximum prices set earlier this month, amid deepening themes from the recovery of the eurozone economies, notes Reuters.
Investors were looking [...]
An amendment that allows the dissemination of advertising images for narcotic drugs appeared in the Official Gazette of Bulgaria without the consent of the Parliament or the President’s, reports Novinite, quoted by Mediafax.
A parliamentary committee was established in Bulgaria to examine the circumstances of its occurrence.
Commission will be chaired by a member of the ruling [...]
