OKLAHOMA CITY - Jessica Mendoza and Stacy Nuveman homered and Vicky Galindo drove in three runs as the United States beat China 11-3 Saturday at the World Cup of Softball.
Mendoza's was a three run shot and Nuveman's a two-run homer as the U.S. broke out of an offensive slump with 11 hits in a game called after 4 1/2 innings by the mercy ru

China plans to take semen from pedigree pigs on its second manned space mission to study whether exposure to outer space alters the genetic make-up of the sperm.

Houston Rockets' Chinese centre Yao Ming expects a medal finish for the nation's basketball team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Saddam Hussein could go on trial as early as next month for his alleged role in a massacre 23 years ago, a top judge said Wednesday. He said the ousted president could face the death penalty.
Raid Juhi, chief judge of the Iraq Special Tribunal, said the investigation into the July 8, 1982 massacre in Dujail, a predominantly Shiite vill

SHEFFIELD, England: Veteran Chinese striker Hao Haidong believes he can force his way into Sheffield United's first team and help the English club win promotion to the Premiership.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With no major technical snags and a fair weather forecast,    NASA cruised through