Europe's new transport commissioner Violeta Bulc has arguably one of the most challenging jobs in the entire European Commission (EC).
A year after super-typhoon Yolanda, internationally known as Haiyan, hit the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, life in the worst-hit areas, including Tacloban City, is almost back to normal.
Eurozone ministers agree current situation not satisfactory
New Zealand government scientists said Thursday that an international treaty to stop the use of ozone-depleting gases was still working despite a study showing new damage to the ozone layer in the Northern Hemisphere.
Twenty traditional Tibetan doctors received government awards Wednesday for their outstanding skills and contribution to the preservation of the ancient practice.
The U.S. dollar rose against other major currencies Wednesday on upbeat jobs data and the Republican Party's victory in midterm elections, arousing market speculation that more business-friendly policies would come out in Washington.
Zambia's governing party, the Patriotic Front (PF), faces internal rifts following the death of its founder, President Michael Sata.
BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme People's Procuratorate has ordered Guangdong provincial prosecutors to investigate possible official misconduct behind a jailbreak, which saw two inmates climb over prison walls to escape on Saturday.
Hollywood actor Jake Gyllenhaal's new film "Nightcrawler" beat the horror film "Ouija", taking the first place at the North American box office race this weekend.
At least five people died and several remained unaccounted for in a fire that happened near a university in U.S. state of Maine on Saturday, U.S. media reported.
51 economies signed a pact in Berlin on Wednesday to exchange financial information in order to fight against tax evasion.
Tokyo shares ended the morning session higher on Wednesday as sentiment here was boosted by a better-than-expected industrial output data for September.
Xu Caihou, former vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), has confessed to taking bribes, said military prosecutors on Tuesday.
Like many displaced by the south-to-north water diversion project, Zhao Jiufu will never forget the day he moved out of his ancestral home four years ago.
A man was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder on Monday for killing two graduate students from China during a robbery in this U.S. city.
The South African police on Monday said they have established a multi-disciplinarian team to investigate the murder of the South African National Football Team captain, Senzo Meyiwa.
Far from being "impromptu demonstrations," the ongoing Occupy Central movement in Hong Kong was plotted nearly two years ago with the involvement of overseas forces, the BBC has reported in an article published on its website.
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