U.S. Navy will christen aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, the first ship in a new class of super carrier, the Defense Department said on Wednesday.
No systematic and regional risks from financial reforms at China's first experimental free trade zone (FTZ) will be allowed, a top Shanghai official said in a recent interview.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Tuesday afternoon in a bid to advance the peace talks between the Jewish country and the Palestinians.
The Chinese Olympic swimmer and world record holder Sun Yang is in trouble again -- this time for being in a car accident while driving without a license.
Eddie Stephen Mills, 54, used to have a decent job in an educational office in Alabama in the United States.
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden will visit Japan, China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) early next month to discuss regional and global issues, the White House said on Monday.
Bringing ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to trial on Monday may not help rid Egypt of social unrest because of the gap between pro- and anti-Morsi camps.
Blackberry Ltd will be getting a 1- billion U.S. dollars injection instead of a direct buyout for now.
Some 2.2 million Zimbabweans will need food assistance in the pre-harvest period from January to March next year, the UN food agency said on Tuesday, warning that food security in the southern African country continues to deteriorate.
Global think-tank the 21st Century Council will meet in Beijing next month to discuss China's development and role in global governance.
"Australia's longest war" is ending and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) mission in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, is drawing down and will be complete by the end of the year, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced in a statement on Tuesday when he made a surprise visit to Afghanistan.
The Chinese government's latest move to streamline company registration offers a prime opportunity for business startups, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), analysts have said.
U.S. space agency NASA said Monday its spacecraft that will examine the upper atmosphere of Mars "in unprecedented detail" is undergoing final preparations for a November launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
China's first experimental free trade zone (FTZ) in the economic hub of Shanghai has forged ahead since it opened a month ago, turning a new page for the world's second largest economy.
The Jordanian government approved Russia's Atomstroyexport as technology provider for the country's first nuclear reactor, the head of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission said on Monday.
The Brazilian government will do everything it can to prevent abusive prices in plane tickets for the FIFA World Cup, which will take place in June-July 2014 in 12 Brazilian cities, an official said Thursday.
Japanese milk maker Meiji Dairies announced on Thursday the suspension of milk formula sales in China, due to fierce competition and rising costs.