Three women who had been working as slaves for some 30 years were rescued in a south London house Thursday morning, according to local media reports.
More Chinese consumers are making payments via mobile devices and the size of the market is expected to exceed 800 billion yuan (130.4 billion U.S. dollars) this year, more than five times the volume in 2012, a report has revealed.
The Georgian parliament on Wednesday confirmed with a confidence vote Irakli Gharibashvili as new prime minister, succeeding retiring billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Major U.S. stock indices reached "psychologically important" levels for the first time Monday morning, fostering the belief of analysts that the country's equity market has the potential to post a mild rally in the final two months of this year.
The municipal government of Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, on Monday spelled out new rules to cool down the property market following moves by three other mega cities.
Tourist arrivals in 2013 will exceed 1.5 million, an increase of nearly 9 percent over last year, Maltese Tourism Minister Karmenu Vella said in a press conference themed on the Budget 2014 on Thursday.
New year cards and calendars used to be popular gifts for seasons' greetings, but this year, many of them may well be left in the stock room, due to a ban on government purchasing of greeting cards.
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.
Chinese netizens clicked their way through a 24-hour online shopping frenzy on Monday.
The Chinese economy, which saw a notable slowdown early this year, has recovered solidly based on latest data, and analysts expect the recovery momentum to be stable.
Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected on Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for Jordan to take the seat as a replacement.
Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed two people and injured 19 others at a house party in Houston, the U.S. state of Texas, local authorities said on Monday.
The names of A-list talent headed for the Rome Film Festival this year continued to grow as the eight-year-old event got underway Friday with the world premiere of "The Fifth Wheel," the latest comedy from Italian director Giovanni Veronesi.
Japan's current account surplus increased in the first half of fiscal 2013, up for the first time in six half-year periods, as trade deficit was overweighed by the growth in direct investment income, local media reported Monday.
As a young company, China's largest private shipbuilder, Rongsheng Heavy Industries, which just celebrated its 8th birthday last week, did not expect to brace the winter of its industry so soon.
Wang Jun, who is studying for a master's degree in clinical medicine, is confused about his future career and will soon have to make major decisions about his life.
The Thai economy will expand 3.3-3. 4 percent this year, short of the 3.5 percent forcast, if the political protests are prolonged to the end of the year, an economist said Friday.
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