Three scientists won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LED), a new energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly light source, the award-giving body announced Tuesday.
The Israeli military confirmed opening fire on Sunday when a cell attempted to infiltrate Israel from its northern border with Lebanon, leaving a Lebanese soldier injured, according to a statement.
Chinese leaders have called on "putting ethnic solidarity and national unity as the supreme interests of all ethnic groups," pledging more efforts to ensure leapfrog development in ethnic regions.
More small businesses in China will enjoy tax breaks as part of the government's efforts to promote their growth and counter pressure on economic growth, the State Council announced following a meeting on Wednesday.
Foreign ministers of Argentina and Egypt on Sunday reaffirmed the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation during a meeting held in Cairo, Argentine Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
U.S. President Barack Obama pledged to provide the United Nations with additional aid to contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the White House said in a statement Monday.
The ongoing militancy and conflicts have claimed the lives of eight people including an ISAF service member in the militancy-plagued Afghanistan on Friday.
U.S. President Barack Obama discussed on Monday with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski over phone the situation in Ukraine, the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Wales in September and the crashed Malaysia Airlines MH17, the White House said in a statement.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday voiced "outrage" at the placement of rockets in a school administered by the world organization in the Gaza Strip, calling it "unacceptable."
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday underlined "the critical importance" of ending hostilities in the Gaza Strip, and strongly urged all sides to "avoid any further escalation at this time."
Malaysia, who will become the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2015, is looking to increase engagement in the bloc and foster solidarity and development, an official statement said on Sunday.
About 44 Taliban militants have been killed in a series of military operations in Afghanistan since early Thursday, said the country's Interior Ministry on Friday morning.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday "expressed their profound outrage at and condemned in the strongest terms" the killing of three Israeli teenagers, whose bodies were discovered near the city of Hebron on June 30, underling "the need to bring perpetrators of these acts to justice. "
China will step up efforts to purchase and store grain and build more granaries as its grain output rises, according to an official statement on Wednesday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday blasted a U.S. film it said insulted its supreme leadership, the official KCNA news agency reported.
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it rejected any foreign intervention in Iraq's domestic affairs as the country is trying to turn around a worsening security situation, according to an official statement.
A knife-wielding man went on a slashing rampage at a village's intersection in south China, leaving six civilians and one auxiliary policeman injured on Sunday, local authorities said.
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