Istanbul, the most populous city in Turkey, has been working hard to upgrade security measures in an effort to palliate the lingering fear from a spate of terror attacks and a failed military coup.
Demands for refugee status by Venezuelans crossing the land border with Brazil in the northern state of Roraima have been surging in the last two years.
Traditional and homemade arts are the main attraction of the festival. The festival will allow the public to have direct contact and interaction with the artists.
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been left "humiliated" after his government's slim majority was exposed by the Labor opposition overnight, in a stuff up which almost resulted in an opposition-led endorsement of a banking royal commission.
Italy prepared for an emotional day of mourning Saturday with flags across the country to fly at half mast in honour of the 281 victims of a devastating earthquake.
The Indian government has moved to ban commercial surrogacy, sparking fears that the multibillion-dollar industry could go underground.
Uber regional general manager for Asia says more than 300 drivers have been fined 10 million patacas since they started to operate in October
The Chinese government has come up with a new set of policies in an attempt to reduce corporate costs.
Two bomb attacks blamed on Kurdish militants killed seven members of the security forces and wounded 224 people in southeast Turkey on Thursday (Aug 18), officials and security sources said, in a renewed escalation of violence across the region.
At least 11 people have been killed and 19 injured in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on a Yemeni hospital supported by Médecins Sans Frontières as the conflict escalates following the collapse of peace talks.
The production center for an innovative bus that straddles highway lanes to allow cars to pass beneath－a sort of moving tunnel－appears deserted with no sign of construction, raising questions about the scheduled launch in 2017.
Bogota, Colombia's capital, celebrated its 478th birthday this week with cultural events and sports programs for hte disabled to highlight the government's social inclusion policies.
At least 14 people were killed and more than 20 others injured after terrorists opened fire and hurled grenades at a busy market area in the northeastern Indian state of Assam Friday, a top police official said.
One of Europe's biggest flea markets, in the northern French city of Lille, has been cancelled over security fears in the terror-hit country, mayor Martine Aubry said Friday (Aug 5).
Turkey issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, accusing him of ordering the coup attempt aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The digital currency Bitcoin plunged Wednesday after Bitfinex, an exchange based in Hong Kong, said it had been hacked and funds stolen.
The Rio Olympics organizing committee announced on Thursday that it has sold 1.045 billion reais (323 million U.S. dollars) worth of tickets and met its target for sales.
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