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New Zealand rescue team to lift 6 bodies from volcanic island

Six bodies have been prepared for air lifting off the volcanic White Island, New Zealand Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims

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Challenges before final peace in Syria

Nearly two years have passed since the plan for the establishment of the "Syrian Constitution Committee" was advoca

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CBA champion Ji Zhe dies of lung cancer at 33

Former Beijing Ducks' player Ji Zhe, three-time winner of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league, died of lung cance

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Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway line starts test runs

The high-speed railway line connecting Beijing and Zhangjiakou in north China's Hebei Province started test runs Tuesday, Chi

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Brendan Rodgers 'very happy' at Leicester amid Arsenal interest

Brendan Rodgers said Monday he had "no need to look elsewhere," restating his commitment to Leicester City after be

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U.S. reimposes steel and aluminum tariffs on Brazil, Argentina

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will restore the tariffs on steel and aluminum imported f

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Interview: Getting rid of tariffs a win-win situation -- U.S. economist

Trade war has caused all sorts of problems, not just because of the higher tariffs themselves, but also because of adjustment

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Police chief cleared of homicide after 96 deaths in Britain's worst football stadium disaster

The police chief in charge on the day 96 Liverpool fans died in Britain's worst ever football tragedy was cleared of homicide

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Ex-Liverpool star Xabi Alonso acquitted of tax fraud by Spanish court

Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has been acquitted of tax fraud, a Madrid court announced on Tuesday. The prosecutors

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UNESCO awaits damage report from flood-battered Venice

The flood-battered iconic Italian canal city of Venice draws attention from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cu

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Libya's east-based army announces "no-fly zone" over western Libya

Libya's east-based rebel army on Saturday announced a "no-fly zone" over western Libya, as an armed conflict betwee

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APD | CNG consumption surged by 10 pct in Iran after gasoline price rationing

By APD Writer Muhammad Sohail Consumption of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Iran has increased by 10 percent since the i

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APD | Business tycoon’s scion vows to pursue his late father’s sustainable environmental project

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña **MANILA, Nov, 23 (APD) – **Twenty-seven year-old Lucio Tan III, grandson of Chinese-Filipino tyc

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UK's Prince Andrew withdraws from public roles following scandal

Britain's Prince Andrew is stepping down from his public royal duties following accusations of insensitivity and bad judgemen

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Trump administration prepares to send asylum seekers to Guatemala

The Trump administration has begun an effort to send some asylum seekers encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border to Guatemala,

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Taliban free two hostages in exchange for three militants

The Taliban handed two Western hostages over to U.S. forces in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, three years after they were abdu

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Jordan's parliament deplores U.S. recognition of Israeli settlements

Jordan's Lower House on Tuesday voiced its rejection of the U.S. announcement that the Israeli settlement is "not incons