Atotalof44peoplehavebeenshotintheU.S.cityofChicagooverthelongweekendwhichbeganWednesdayafternoon,makingitthesecondmostviolentThanksgivingholidayinrecentyears,ac
The2017Para-BadmintonWorldChampionshipsconcludedinUlsan,SouthKoreaonSunday.Makingthecountry'sdebutinthechampionships,an18-athleteChineseteamgarneredfourgolds,se
ASouthAfricancourthasincreasedOlympicathleteOscarPistorius'sjailsentenceforkillinghisgirlfriendto13yearsandfivemonths.Prosecutorshadarguedthatthesix-yeartermfor
IfaChineseInternetcelebrityassuresyoua50percentannualsalaryincreaseinthenextthreeyearsbytakingheronlinecourses,willyoupayforthecourse?MiMeng,abloggerfollowedbyo
TheautumnbudgetfromBritishChancelloroftheExchequerPhilipHammondwaslabeled"cautious"byexperts.HammondunveiledtheprincipalbudgetforthecomingyearonWednesdayagainst
TigerWoodsiswakingup“painfree”forthefirsttimeinthreeyearsaheadofhisreturntogolfatnextweek’sHeroWorldChallenge,hisfellowformerworldnumberoneJasonDaysaidonWednesd
ChinahasdesignatedsouthwesternandwesternregionsincludingpartsofTibet,XinjiangandYunnantobethecrucesofthenation’spovertyalleviationdrive,promisingtoallocatemorer
Decadesaftertheywerebannedfromtheairwaves,BigTobaccocompaniesreturntoprimetimetelevisionthisweekend–butnotbychoice.Undercourtorder,thetobaccoindustryforthefirst
China'sboxofficeexceeded50billionyuan(7.5billionUSdollars)onMonday,makingitthefirsttimethecountryhasbrokenthe50-billionmarkinayear,accordingtotheStateAdministra
IfapredictionbytwoU.S.scientistsweretrue,thentheworldcouldseeanincreaseinthenumberofstrongearthquakesin2018andthenextfewyears.RogerBilhamoftheUniversityofColora
Theworld'searliestevidenceofgrapewine-makinghasbeendetectedin8,000-year-oldpotteryjarsunearthedinGeorgia,makingthetraditionalmost1,000yearsolderthanpreviouslyth
FormorethanacenturyEmpressDowagerCixihasbeenknownasthewomanbehindthethrone,thewomanwhothroughskillandcircumstancerosefromlowlyimperialconsorttoiron-fistedrulero
BritishphysicistStephenHawkinghasrecentlymadehislatestapocalypticpredictionthattheEarthwillbecomea“sizzlingballoffire”withinthenext600years.Hawkinggavethecommen
FrancewillopposeaEuropeanCommissionproposaltorenewauthorisationforcontroversialweedkillerglyphosateforfiveyearsinsteadof10,sayingWednesdaythenewcutoffshouldbeth
Chinesepolicecaught3,317fugitivesfromover120countriesandregionsinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheMinistryofPublicSecurity(MPS).TheFoxHuntcampaigntargetssuspectsw
Vietnam'scommunistauthoritiesaretargetingariseinlifeexpectancyto75yearsby2030fromthecurrent73.4years.ThisforecastiscontainedinaresolutionissuedbytheCommunistPar
TheWorldEconomicForum(WEF)onThursdaywarnedthattheglobalgendergapiswideningasadecadeofprogresstowardsequalityhascometoahalt.Inrecentyears,womenhavemadesignifican