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Ancient civilizations impact global environment

A recent study published in *Science *reveals that early human activities across the globe have had impacts on the environmen

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UN Chief Antonio Guterres jets in DR Congo as Ebola cases escalates

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday in a visit for a first-hand a

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3.7 million refugee children out of school: UNHCR

More than half of the world’s refugee children are out of school, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) s

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High Gear: Shared mobility spurs Volkswagen to go beyond 'four wheels'

Shared mobility has been increasingly popular these days. Even though the trend will hurt the growth of auto sales, it is not

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Gaza still looks for cement five years after the end of the war

Five years after the Israeli Operation "Protective Edge," Gaza's reconstruction is still slow as hundreds of homes

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APD | Indonesia dispatch 400 police as fresh riot breaks in Papua capital Jayapura

By APD writer Aditya Nugraha JAKARTA, Aug. 30 (APD) - Indonesia departed 4 SSK (company-level unit) of police personnel, or e

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APD | Sensitive issues up for discussion when President Duterte meets President Xi Jinping

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña **MANILA, Aug. 29 (APD) ** – Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana said Presid

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APD | India: Court to review scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan New Delhi, Aug. 29 (APD) - The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday referred the issue of scrapp

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Kenyan court jails Ethiopian for bomb joke on airplane

An Ethiopian man has been sentenced to four months in prison for joking about a bomb after boarding a plane in Kenya. Chifray

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APD | President Duterte leaves for Beijing

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña **MANILA,Aug.28(APD) ** – President Rodrigo Duterte left late Wednesday afternoon for Beijing, Ch

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U.S. Justice Ginsburg makes first appearance since latest cancer scare

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave University at Buffalo law students a memorable start to the new academic year Monday when sh

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APD | Modi to meet Trump on the side-lines of G7 summit

Rishika Chauhan New Delhi, August 26(APD) -- Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet US President Donald Tr

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APD | Philippines: Calls mount for the recovery of the missing “comfort woman” statue

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña **MANILA, Aug. 25 (APD) ** – Two elderly women, now 90 years old, braved intermittent rains and a

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China says U.S., Canada staged political farce on Huawei executive's detention

The United States and Canada have echoed each other, distorted facts and staged a political farce on the matter of a Huawei s

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UN warns 22 aid programs in Yemen will close if countries do not pay pledges

The United Nations warned on Wednesday that 22 "life-saving" aid programs will be forced to close in Yemen in the n

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Chinese to take part in all 45th WorldSkills Competition events

The 45th WorldSkills Competition, the world’s largest skills competition, is being held in the Russian city of Kazan on Thurs

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APD | India: Schools reopen in Kashmir to low attendance

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan New Delhi, Aug. 20 (APD) - Two weeks after curfew was imposed in Kashmir, primary schools reope