Mandela's 95th birthday commemorated in South Africa
The Nelson Mandela Center of Memory kicked off the Mandela's 95th birthday celebrating activities with a visit to the Bertrams Junior School here on Sunday.
Numbers count
The world is bracing for a population explosion but few have any solutions. The global population, currently 7.2 billion, barreling past 8.1 billion by 2025, to 9.6 billion people by the year 2050, and then almost 11 billion by 2100.
China builds world's fastest supercomputer
Chinese scientists announced Monday that China has once again built the world's fastest supercomputer, capable of performing 33.86 quadrillion operations per second, surpassing the U.S. Titan supercomputer.
Xi-Obama talks "key to bilateral ties, global development"
As the weekend Xi-Obama talks concluded with a positive tone, experts said this summit cast positive influence not just on the advancement of bilateral ties but also the development of the whole world.
Indonesian president Yudhoyono to receive statesmanship award in New York
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to receive the World Statesman Award from U.S.-based Appeal of Conscience Foundation (ACF) in his upcoming visit to New York.
UN urges global push to realize sanitation goals
A joint United Nations agency report on Monday warned that without a major funding push, some 2.4 billion people -- one-third of the world's population -- will remain without access to improved sanitation in 2015.
World Bank, IMF urge efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday called for global efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030 and enhance prosperity sharing in different countries.
