Russian military inspectors will carry out inspection flights on Sunday over the United States under an international treaty on open skies, a security officer said.
In response to Japanese prime minister Abe's visit to disputed islands in the East China Sea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman urged Japan to stop all provocative words and acts detrimental to China's sovereign rights.
"Despicable Me 2" succeeded in finishing as the most popular film in North America over the Independence Day weekend as it beat up Johnny Depp's vehicle "The Lone Ranger" with ease and style.
Opponents and supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi held nationwide protests on Sunday, with the former celebrating his leave and the latter demanding his return.
Since a federal appeals court on Friday afternoon lifted a stay and allowed same-sex weddings to resume in California, hundreds of gay couples applied online for licenses.
Fugitive U.S. citizen Edward Snowden has asked for political asylum in Russia, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. The Kremlin made no comments over the latest developments.
Russia and the West seriously differed over the approach to the Syrian conflict, but the international community's ultimate aim was the same, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
Nelson Mandela, 95 in next month, was sent to hospital on last Saturday early hours in Pretoria under "serious but stable" lung infection, and over 50 hours later the presidency only disclosed the condition of the Nobel laureate "unchanged".
Five soldiers were injured by a bomb explosion in restive southern province of Pattani on Tuesday.
Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said on Sunday that more than 1,700 people have been arrested in the demonstrations sweeping the country over the past days.
Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui, who is also one of the leaders of the right-wing Japan Restoration Party, is considering permitting flight training for the U.S. military's "Osprey" aircraft in airspace over the prefecture.
The shortage of law staff increases losses of small and medium enterprises in Hong Kong, according to results of a survey released on Thursday.
Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor accounted for more than half of net profits generated by top 100 companies by sales in South Korea, boosting concerns over excessive dependence on a few number of companies, local media reported Wednesday.
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) board expressed confidence in Christine Lagarde Thursday as the global lender's managing director answered questions in a French court over alleged abuse of office during her time as French finance minister.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde will answer questions at a French court on Thursday over alleged abuse of office during her time as French finance minister, local media reported on Wednesday.
An Egyptian court quashed Sunday the sentence of a 7-year prison term and a large fine for a business tycoon over money laundering charges and ordered his retrial, official news agency MENA reported.
Egypt would announce a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said on Monday evening.
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