A meeting on Syria crisis between the UN mediator and senior officials from Russia and the United States will take place on Friday, a UN official said Monday.
A French delegation has arrived in Iran to explore business opportunities as Tehran is opening up its economy to the international business amid West's partial easing of sanctions, official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
Firefighters extinguished a forest fire at 7:40 a.m. on Monday after fighting the flames all night in southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Turkey's southern Cilvegozu border gate reopened on Thursday just days after two vehicles exploded in Syria's Bab al-Hawa border crossing on Monday, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported.
Two parades were held in the fourth largest U.S. city of Houston Monday to honor the life and legacy of the country's late civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr..
Two H7N9 avian flu patients, including a medical worker, have died in Shanghai, the local health authorities said Monday.
The Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, in central Beijing will be closed to the public every Monday for renovation and maintenance starting on Jan. 6, it announced Sunday.
Oil prices dropped on profit- taking Monday after making considerable gains last week.
U.S. stocks closed higher Monday, witnessing a relief rally after major stock indices fell for two consecutive weeks, as investors were awaiting the result of the Federal Reserve's closely-watched two-day monetary policy meeting.
A bushfire burning near the town of Dwellingup in Western Australia's south west has been contained but not controlled
China has called for calm from all parties in Thailand to avoid violence during protests against the government.Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei said on Monday that China hoped a solution could be found quickly.
Canada's main stock index inched up Monday to kick off the first trading day in December by closing at 13,419.57 points, despite a slump in gold prices.
Over 131 million people are expected to shop online on "Cyber Monday," the biggest sales day of the year
The launch of China's lunar probe Chang'e-3 was "successful," the Xichang Satellite Launch Center announced Monday.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Monday against what he called "excessive demands" by some powers at nuclear talks, saying that it will be detrimental to the negotiations, Press TV reported.
China's Singles' Day, held on Monday, is a celebration for people who have not yet found a partner. Now the annual event has become the country's most popular annual commercial holiday, creating an online sales storm.
China's four express delivery giants hit new highs of orders during Monday's online shopping Singles' Day frenzy, said industry authorities on Tuesday.
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