Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Tuesday confirmed that the presidents of Iran and the United States have exchanged letters recently.
HBO's Liberace biopic "Behind the Candelabra" finished as the big winner at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award held here Sunday night, taking home a total of eight awards.
The strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan has brought practical benefits to both countries, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday.
Having suffered for more than 40 years from dirt, disorder and noise of coal trains, 78-year-old Gao Guangtian will finally enjoy an apartment with his own toilet for the first time in his life.
NBA megastar Derek Rose said in Hong Kong on Friday that after being absent on the court for an entire season, he is fully back in form.
Shi Guangyin has faced the full force of China's monster deserts.
Wang Jin-pyng, head of Taiwan's legislative body, denied lobbying accusations on Tuesday, saying that he "would not accept an illegal accusation."
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Tuesday that his country is ready to reveal the sites of its chemical weapons storages to representatives of Russia and the United Nations, according to the pan-Arab al- Mayadeen TV.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Tuesday for his first state visit to Kyrgyzstan, where he will also attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned if U.S. President Barack Obama decides to launch military strikes on Syria, the United States and its allies should "expect every action" in retaliation.
Pakistan's outgoing president, Asif Ali Zardari, vowed Sunday that his opposition Pakistan Peoples Party will continue to support the governmet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to fight terrorism.
A Kazakh student has won acclaim at home and in China after being praised in a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A U.S. Senate panel Saturday released 13 videos showing the victims of the alleged chemical attack near Damascus on Aug. 21, although there is no independent verification of the videos' authenticity.
"The Wind Rises", supposedly the last movie of Hayao Miyazaki, one of greatest Japanese animation masters,tells the story of a boy from a provincial town, his dreams of flying and how war destroys love and dreams.
Police in north China's Shanxi Province disclosed on Wednesday night details of a horrifying case in which the eyes of a 6-year-old boy were gouged out, in response to mounting doubts over the police's accusation his late aunt was the suspect.
Syrian Parliament Speaker Jihad Lahham said that he had written to French lawmakers and urged them to reject a military intervention in the name of secularism, the French channel FRANCE 24 reported Wednesday.
A man in Hangzhou City in east China's Zhejiang Province texted police to donate his body and organs to science before committing suicide, it was announced Wednesday.
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