Games begin not with a bang, but a Tweet

Midtown Manhattan penthouse on sale for $100m

Rooftop rice a sky-high solution

Mars rover to find out if we're alone

China helps bust US drug websites

Capital issues fresh warning of rain

Syrian PM defects to opposition

Adidas to open 600 more stores

UK: 3,500 more troops assigned to Olympics

Colors of the Life

Robots? Nope - just really good athletes

What do you think of this weather?

Clinton visit raises concerns

Curiosity of a girl lands on Mars

Mine blast death toll rises to 44

5 soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Feuding couples lead rise in online slander

Rescued fishing vessel heads to Tanzania

Qihoo 360 challenges Baidu's hold on search engines

乱弹小布什“笼子演讲”翻译问题

Japan holds talks with DPRK

Seventeen partygoers 'found beheaded' in Afghanistan

Bombing strikes Assad's inner circle

Hostages finally come home

Students going abroad struggle with new culture

The real home of the Games

Game face?

Good media entertains, informs and educates

Gold-trading ring took in billions

Washington to remain focused on Asia-Pacific