Amid moments of silence and a reading of victims' names, Americans paused in solemn ceremonies Wednesday to cherish the memory of the nearly 3, 000 innocent people who died when hijacked jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field 12 years ago.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Sunday evening for a state visit to Uzbekistan aimed at further boosting bilateral relations and cooperation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Wednesday for the eighth summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
India's Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed for the time being the execution of two death row convicts, who were to hang Thursday, after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected their clemency pleas last week.
The 2nd Asian Youth Games have kicked off in southeast China's major city of Nanjing.
Egypt's prosecution ordered 15 days in prison pending investigations for Muslim Brotherhood top leader Mohamed Badie over alleged killing of protesters, state TV reported on Tuesday.
French President Francois Hollande summoned Thursday morning the Egyptian ambassador to France to the Elysee Palace to protest against demonstration killings in Cairo.
The Kremlin was disappointed at U.S. President Barack Obama's cancellation of next month's scheduled summit with President Vladimir Putin, a presidential aide said Wednesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Deborah Lee James, a defense industry executive and former assistant secretary of defense, as Secretary of the Air Force.
Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations gathered in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland on Tuesday for the second and final day of their summit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said his upcoming talks with U.S. President Barack Obama will feature discussions on important and strategic issues.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his handling of the ongoing conflict in Syria, saying he will not make decisions about deeper involvement based on what he called "perceived" crossing of a red line he has set.
On Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2013 annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia.
U.S. President Barack Obama received a grand welcome ceremony upon arriving at the Ben Gurion international airport near Tel Aviv of Israel around Wednesday noon.
Top leaders of the European Union (EU) Thursday held broad talks on growth without making concrete decisions on the first day of the two-day spring summit in Brussels, against the backdrop of easing market pressure but rising unemployment rate.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as "one of those leaders who made a difference in his country, the region and the world."
Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Saturday after a special meeting of its Board of Directors that the presidential elections will be held on April 14.
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