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UK opens official probe into former PM Cameron's lobbying: Report

The British government has opened official investigation into the country's former Prime Minister David Cameron's lobbying activities, the Sun newspaper has reported.

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Britain's Kate facing BAFTA black dress 'dilemma'

TheDuchessofCambridgecouldfaceatrickydecisionatBritain'sBAFTAfilmawards,anewspaperreportedFriday,iffemaleattendeesdecidetowearblackinprotestatsexualharassment.I

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Los Angeles Times to be sold to U.S. biotech billionaire

U.S.biotechbillionairePatrickSoon-ShionghasagreedtopurchasetheLosAngelesTimesfromitsparentcompanyTronc,thenewspaperreportedWednesday."Welookforwardtocontinuingt

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Japanese scientists grow drugs in chicken eggs for fighting diseases

Japaneseresearchershavegeneticallyengineeredheneggstogrowdrugsthatcanfightdiseasessuchascancer,inabidtodramaticallyreducethecostoftreatment,areportsaidMonday.If

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Russian destroy over 1,000 terrorist facilities in Syria in past week

Russia'sairforcedestroyedover1,000terroristfacilitiesinSyriainthepastweek,aRussiannewspaperreportedonThursday.Russianaircraftflewover360combatsortiesinSyriainth

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Five Egyptian policemen killed in armed attack in Sinai

Five Egyptian policemen were killed late Wednesday in an armed attack by unknown gunmen in Egypt's North Sinai city of Arish, a local official newspaper reported.

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Newspaper apologizes for snapping photos of deceased singer

A Chinese newspaper issued an apology early Sunday for taking photos of a popular singer after she died on Friday from breast cancer at a hospital in Beijing.

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Explosion hits Germany's old chemical company building: media

​A huge explosion on Tuesday evening hit an old company building of the German chemistry company Bergolin in the small town of Ritterhude in the northern German state of Lower Saxony, local media reported

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China revokes blackmail newspaper license

Chinese authority has revoked the license of a newspaper for its involvement in blackmail.

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NSA scoops data secretly from Yahoo, Google data centers: report

The U.S. National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links connecting Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

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State mouthpieces should tune into sensitivities

China's official media outlets should learn to play professionally in today's information age as an increasingly picky audience is constantly putting them under the magnifying glasses of public scrutiny.