A 7-magnitude earthquake jolted a thinly-populated region of central Peru at 2321 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)'s lead campaign coordinator quit Thursday after its presidential candidate was officially changed, causing an internal rift as the election is only 45 days away.
Demonstrations against the shooting of a black teen by a white police officer in Ferguson,Missouri, gradually quiet down, but mistrust and disbelief prevailed.
Romania's former Prime Minister Adrian Nastase will be release from prison on parole, following a ruling of the local court on Thursday.
For the first time, Italy has awarded an important music prize to a Chinese pop folk singer, Gao Ying, which she said will further help the promotion of China's music abroad.
Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA), or the post-coup interim legislature, on Thursday selected junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha as the interim prime minister, the 29th PM of the country.
Nigeria had been able to control the spread of the Ebola virus in the country, Minister of Health Onyeabuchi Chukwu said on Wednesday.
A former railway official in south China's Kunming City was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over corruption charges in Beijing on Wednesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed a symposium on Wednesday morning to mark the upcoming 110th anniversary of the birth of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, which falls on Friday.
One was killed and 19 others injured after a public bus caught fire during rush hour in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday
Death toll has increased to 18 and 13 others remained unaccounted for Wednesday after downpours triggered landslides and flooding in Hiroshima Prefecture in western Japan, local press reported.
At least six people including three female teachers and two students were killed and several others were injured when a blast hit a school van in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Bajaur Agency on Tuesday morning, local media reported.
The husband of an American missionary aid worker said Monday that his wife was slowly recovering and that they enjoyed a tearful reunion Sunday through an isolation glass at a hospital in Atlanta.
A former senior political advisor from Hunan Province was sentenced to five years in prison for neglect of duty in one of the largest election frauds in China.
Ebola suspect in Spain given all clear after tests
The growth in New Zealand's services sector accelerated last month, according to the latest performance of services index (PSI) out Monday.
Ever wondered what it would feel like to fly like a bird? Here in Vancouver, at the SIGGRAPH 2014 conference, technology lovers are discovering exactly what it feels like to soar above city streets with a state-of-the-art flight simulator that offers a full-body virtual reality experience.
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