Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday that there is no time limit yet to stop searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
Eight people were killed and 28 others injured on Sunday in clashes amid the ongoing local elections in Turkey, private Dogan News Agency reported.
Eleven people were killed in a fire on Wednesday afternoon in a clothing workshop in south China's Guangdong Province.
Two militant attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul and the Kunar provincial capital of Assadabad left 17 people dead and 19 others injured on Tuesday, officials confirmed.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung on Tuesday said the progress in implementing measures set out in his manifesto and Policy Address is satisfactory, and the city government remains open to people's scrutiny.
This week's completion of major maintenance work at a World Heritage temple in the historical city of Uji in western Japan is putting pressure on the local assembly to approve a draft ordinance that encourages residents to serve guests to the city with local tea, known as Uji Tea, instead of alcoholic drinks. Such a rule will be the first of its kind in Japan if introduced.
Japan on Thursday marked the 19th anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's deadly sarin nerve gas attack with ceremonies to honor the 13 people who lost their lives.
The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, concluded its annual session on Wednesday.
When summing up his business strategy, Lei Jun, founder of China's Xiaomi Technology, used a very political term: "mass line."
The outbreak of the flu in Greece has reached alarming levels with fatalities rising to 79 this winter, according to the latest data released on Wednesday.
An ammunition warehouse belonging to the navy exploded in North Jakarta on Wednesday, seriously wounding 25 people, mostly marines, according to the military.
Egypt's new Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab urged on Sunday the Egyptian people to stop strikes and protests in order for the production process to continue in a country hit by a three year turmoil.
The United States and Britain said Tuesday that they do not see "a zero-sum" game in Ukraine, where a pro-Russia president was replaced with a West-leaning leadership in a series of dramatizing events over the weekend.
Youth unemployment in Australia has hit a crisis point, with jobless rate reaching 21 percent in some key hotspots of the country, according to an analysis of the latest official figures released on Monday by welfare group Brotherhood of St Laurence.
The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned the deadly terrorist attacks in the Lebanese capital Beirut earlier in the day, calling the bombings "heinous acts."
Twin suicide blasts on Wednesday morning hit the Iranian cultural mission in Lebanon's capital of Beirut, killing at least two people and injuring 32 others, Aljadeed TV and eyewitnesses said.
France condemns the terrorist attack on a tourist bus occurred Sunday in south Sinai in Egypt, which killed four people, including three South Korean tourists, French Foreign Ministry said Monday.
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