As Muslims are preparing to celebrate the traditional festival Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, thousands of Syrian refugees gathered in Turkey's western border city of Edirne, shouting desperately again and again "We want to cross the border!"
Taxis can often be a lifeline, particularly for a tourist with no sense of direction who has become hopelessly lost in a bustling megapolis like Tokyo.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday evening called on striking teachers to reconsider their stance and resume duty, reiterating that the present economy cannot sustain an expanded wage bill.
The enactment of Japan's controversial security bills on Saturday marked an overhaul of the country's purely defensive defense posture and has buried a seed of disaster for both Japan and other countries in the region.
At the Climate Leaders Summit in Los Angeles on Tuesday and Wednesday, about two dozens of China and U.S. local governments announced their ambitious plans to combat the climate change.
Japan's opposition lawmakers on Thursday succeeded in delaying a vote on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 's plans to see controversial security legislation enacted which will allow the scope of the nation's Self Defense-Forces to be expanded globally in the biggest post-war shift seen in 70 years.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday said conflict, violence and displacement happening in Syria have made more than two million children in the country unable to go back to school and another 400,000 at risk of dropping out of school.
The Myanmar government will make all its efforts to ensure that the Nov. 8 general election will be free and fair, Myanmar President U Thein Sein said on Tuesday.
The health benefits of weight-loss diets varies from person to person depending on the makeup of their stomach organisms, Swedish researchers said on Thursday.
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday agreed "on common proposals" to help address the refugees crisis, saying they would soon transmit their joint suggestions to the EU.
A tsunami of men, women and children fleeing their homelands in North Africa and the Middle East continued to overwhelm countries across Europe on Tuesday.
When looking for a balance between independence and health care in later life, China's older generation must navigate an under-developed, overwhelmed sector.
China's prisoner amnesty is a sound combination of humanitarian practice and implementation of the rule of law.
The Roshan Afghan Premier League, the first tier of soccer tournament in Afghanistan, kicked off in the capital Kabul Thursday, the fourth season since 2012.
"Excitement" and "anxiousness" are two words that slipped off the lips of many -- parents, guardians and new winners of the Chinese government scholarships alike, who Wednesday gathered at the Chinese embassy in Botswana in attendance of a farewell reception.
Hong Kong, where people are crazy about their pets and world-renowned for their innovation, inspired Wong Pan Ben's smart pet feeder, but he drove to the neighboring city of Shenzhen to make his dream a reality.
The Greek ferry "Elefteros Venizelos" brought almost 2,500 new migrants from Syria in the Greek port Pireia on Tuesday, Greek media reported.
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