In the next few days, APD would like to take you through the turbulent 2016. We will be presenting stories of a wide range of people – some of them are big shots who have driven major shifts in world order, and others are ordinary folks whose lives have been changed by the dramatic events that occurred this year.
Shares in some of the world's biggest gambling firms have rallied after the legalisation of casinos in Japan moved a step closer.
The consultation talks led by Italian President Sergio Mattarella with the country's main political forces was expected to end on Saturday afternoon, in an effort to lead the country out of the impasse to form a new government.
China is set to establish a national park system to beef up the protection of giant pandas, Siberian tigers and Amur leopards, according to a decision made by the country's leading group for overall reform.
Chiefs of South Korea's major conglomerates on Tuesday attended a parliamentary hearing for a scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her longtime confidante.
Nothing is more important than peace and stability, said Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, asserting that her country would like to show the world that it is possible to achieve this.
Panama can remain a competitive financial centre while cracking down on tax evaders and other criminals who have used the country to launder money, according to the panel formed by the government after the "Panama Papers" scandal broke in April.
For decades, Myanmar languished under a military junta, decried as a pariah state by the international community. Following a historic election last November, the country has moved closer to democracy – but the process of real reform has only just begun
With more than 50 museums in Britain forced to close through spending cuts, parts of the country face becoming cultural deserts, the Museums Association (MA) said Monday.
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said on Friday that revolutionary pioneer Sun Yat-sen had staunchly championed the integrity of the country and unity of the nation, at a gathering in Beijing to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth.
Barack Obama and his vanquished would-be successor Hillary Clinton sought Wednesday to heal the wounds opened by the most acrimonious US election in memory, as they assured President-elect Donald Trump that Americans were "rooting" for his success.
Chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde on Monday hailed efforts by the Pakistani government to pull out the country from economic crisis through stabilizing macro-economy and called for further structural reforms to consolidate the achievements.
A total of 7,000 people gathered in central Athens on Monday to rally in front of the parliament in protest of austerity and labor reforms, as a fresh round of talks with the country's international lenders are set to begin this week over the second review of the rescue program for Greece.
China is leading the world in transition to a sustainable energy system, as the second largest economy is set to play a "decisive" role in helping transform the global energy sector in the decades to come, a Chinese expert on Monday told the 23rd World Energy Congress underway here.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said on Friday that the 2016 Nobel Prize for Peace has been awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at a critical moment, which provides hope and encouragement to the Colombian people.
Hurricane Matthew left devastation in its wake, killing at least 264 people in Haiti, as it moved toward the Bahamas and the United States.
More than 100,000 Italians have moved abroad in the last year, marking a further increase in the brain drain affecting the country, a report said on Thursday.
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