Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan passed away at the age of 94 on Sunday morning in her Los Angeles home, according to her office.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for "a prompt and impartial investigation" into the Saturday airstrike on a market in Yemen that killed at least 32 civilians.
Some 50 militants and three soldiers had been killed during military operations across Afghanistan within one day, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
In the wake of abduction of the five workers of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan's restive Ghazni province the aid agency has suspended its operations in the province.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has "strongly" called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to comply with all the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
Belgium and France have agreed a series of measures to improve co-operation in the fight against terrorism, the Belgian prime minister's office announced in a statement on Monday.
Some 44 militants have been killed amid cleanup operations conducted by Afghan security forces since early Saturday, the country's Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
The Afghan security forces had recovered a weapons cache near the country's capital of Kabul, National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Thursday.
Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday called for more financial support for industrial upgrades as the country strives to restructure its economy.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has reiterated the urgency and the government's resolve to cut excess capacity in steel and coal industries, as the country strives to restructure its economy.
Farmers in New Zealand's pillar dairy sector were reeling from a double-whammy Wednesday with dairy prices continuing to fall and expectations that a long-term drought is set to run on.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang convened a meeting on Wednesday to underline clean governance and reinforce anti-corruption measures in the government.
The sudden announcement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that it successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test Wednesday morning jolted the international community, as such a move may dampen the denuclearization process on the Korean Peninsula and threaten regional stability.
China and Britain issued a statement on Syria issue in Beijing Tuesday, agreeing to advance counter-terrorism and a political settlement in parallel.
Chairperson of the election-winning National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi Monday urged all ethnic groups to continue to work together to keep the spirit of independence alive.
China will deepen structural reform of rural industries and upgrade the integrative development of agricultural, industrial and service sectors in rural regions.
Japanese Emperor Akihito called for further understanding and thinking over World War II, saying it is extremely important for the country's future particularly at a time when increasing number of Japanese population, especially the young generation, have unclear perception about the war that ended 70 years ago.
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