Hundreds of thousands of people have been engaged in relief efforts in northeast China as the worst flooding in decades has killed at least 40 people since Friday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki said Sunday his country supports the recent actions of the Egyptian government on protesters supporting ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
At least 108 people have been killed and several others injured in separate accidents triggered off by incessant rains across Pakistan since the beginning of this month, officials said Sunday evening.
Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said Sunday that his country will stand firm against any attempts to burn governmental and religious institutions, according to the army's Facebook page.
At least 17 people were killed and 135 others wounded in a car bomb explosion that rocked Hezbollah's stronghold in southern suburbs of Beirut, capital of Lebanon on Thursday, the Lebanese Red Cross and local media reported.
Lingering droughts in central China's Hubei Province have affected more than 1.17 million people, local authorities said Sunday.
A special iPhone device can be used to quickly detect heart rhythm problems and help prevent stroke, according to University of Sydney research revealed on Friday at the Australia and New Zealand Cardiac Society conference on the Gold Coast of Queensland.
The "Chinese dream" embodies the common aspiration of other countries and peoples in the world as it highlights peace, development and mutually beneficial cooperation, a senior Chinese analyst said Thursday.
Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains healthy, a U.S. study said Wednesday.
The United Nations said on Monday that it is ready to assist Pakistan and Afghanistan if required, after monsoon rains and floods reportedly killed at least 120 people in the two Asian countries.
The UN Security Council on Monday condemned a deadly attack near the Indian consulate in an eastern Afghan city over the weekend, which killed 12 people and wounded 24 others.
Anemia, or low levels of red blood cells, may increase the risk of dementia in elderly people, a U.S. study said Wednesday.
A Spanish court found on Tuesday that the driver of the train, which derailed and killed 79 people last Wednesday, was speaking on the phone when the accident occurred.
Many Chinese today are going to salons or classes to learn to control their emotions and improve their self-acceptance,in the hope of maintaining a good relationship with their spouse.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday announced that Spain would observe three days of mourning for the victims of the train accident in the country's northwestern region of Galicia which has claimed at least 80 lives.
A traffic accident has left 16 people dead and 10 others injured in east China's Jiangxi Province, local authorities said early Wednesday.
At least two people were killed and eight others injured on Sunday night as an office of a political party was stormed in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, local media reported.
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