Pregnant women in the workplace in Britain face increasing discrimination, with many forced out of their jobs, a hard hitting report revealed Wednesday.
An American-Canadian couple held hostage by the Taleban for four years have urged their governments to pressure Kabul to change its policy on executions of captured insurgents, according to a new video which surfaced on Tuesday (Aug 30).
Survey of parents in 15 countries and regions shows US and Britain remain top choices
People's Park in Shanghai is the setting for an extraordinary marriage bureau, as elderly parents attempt to find partners for their unattached 30-something children.
China’s Olympic medallists touched down at Hong Kong International Airport just before noon on Saturday, marking the start of a highly anticipated three-day visit to the city.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that shook central Italy rose to 247 on Thursday, officials said, as rescuers desperately searched for survivors in the rubble of devastated mountain villages.
The Chinese Weightlifting Association (CWA) said it was shocked by the news that three Chinese lifters were among the 15 lifters who have failed retests of their samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
More than half of U.S. Republican voters are not pleased with Donald Trump as their nominee in the 2016 presidential race, according to a latest Gallup poll.
The influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for a complete cabinet reshuffle, and expressed his discontent with the latest partial reshuffle after months of political row.
The war-torn Afghanistan on Thursday marked the 97th anniversary of its independence from the British occupation by holding meetings and celebrations across the country amid tight security.
Vietnamese people are now observing "ghost month" which falls in the seventh lunar month annually and is, as tradition holds, believed to be the time when ghosts and spirits depart the lower realms and rise to visit the living.
Booze advertisers are increasingly reverting to the tried and tested formula of hiring stars to pitch their products as government restrictions bite.
Chinese top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng has called on religious figures in Tibet to resist the influence of foreign forces, to ensure stability in the autonomous region.
The Chinese giant pandas Yang Guang and Tian Tian living at Edinburgh Zoo Thursday were treated with a selection of tasty ice lollies for their upcoming birthday celebration.
Living with host families, taking classes with local students, visiting prestigious universities and most importantly, learning English, it’s 13-year-old Chinese student Liu Zhuofan’s summer camp life in California.
A new study suggested that consumption of walnuts, a known health-boosting food rich in omega-3 fatty acids, had a particular ability to improve the metabolisms of obese mice that were fed an unhealthy, high fat, high-sugar diet.
A terrifyingly fast Hungarian swimmer wins three gold medals but sees her coach praised as being "the man behind the performance". A Mexican gymnast is criticized for having a man's body. Australian champions are referred to as "girls" by their own country.
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