Chinese character "Lian", or "clean governance," has been chosen by Chinese netizens as the character of 2015.
The Japan Sport Council (JSC) on Tuesday began three days of deliberations with experts including the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) and athletes who will provide their input on two designs proposals that have been shortlisted to be the main stadium for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo.
As many as 800 Indonesian citizens have reportedly joined the Islamic State (IS) group, 52 of them dead, a senior official disclosed Monday.
Illegal crossings on the borders with Syria are imposing great concerns to the Lebanese security agencies particularly following the twin bombing at the Burj el-Barajne neighborhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut that killed at least 43 and injured more than 250.
Australian taskforce to crackdown on billions stolen by welfare cheats
Death toll of a landslide in east China's Zhejiang Province has risen to 31, with 6 still missing as of 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Five more bodies were found after a massive landslide buried dozens of homes in east China's Zhejiang Province, bringing the death toll to 26, with 11 others still missing.
The latest U.S. intelligence suggests that the crash of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt was most likely caused by a bomb planted by the terror group Islamic State (IS) or its affiliate, U.S. cable news network CNN reported Wednesday.
Pressure is growing on investigators probing the savage beating of two opposition lawmakers outside parliament last week, as an official yesterday claimed police needed more time to make arrests.
At lease six people have been killed and six others were missing in a ferry capsizing incident in the Chindwin River in Myanmar in the weekend, the authorities confirmed Monday.
About 97 militants have been killed amid Afghan security forces' cleanup operations since early Sunday, the country's Defense Ministry said on Monday morning.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) will convene the fifth plenary session of its 18th Central Committee to outline the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) for national development on Monday, with extraordinary achievements in the 12th plan period (2011-2015).
Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adheeb was arrested by the Maldivian police on Saturday on charges of 'high treason' over his alleged involvement in a blast on a presidential yacht carrying the president last month.
Children are seen as the builders of a nation. Educated, healthy and motivated children guarantee a prosperous future. Therefore, it is advisable and many countries practically strive to protect the children from all sorts of evils and promise them better living standards. It is essential that all the people in the world and all the governments realize that they have a special responsibility towards the children which they have to fulfill in every condition.
Surrounded by Israeli police, Israa Abed holds a knife in one hand and a cellphone in the other before shots ring out and she falls to the ground.
Russia's National Anti-terrorist Committee said it had foiled a terror attack in Moscow and detained a group of suspects, the TASS news agency reported Sunday.
Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi has been licensed by the Shanghai Municipal Transport Commission for private-car booking services, in an apparent easing of tension between regulators and ride-on-demand operators.
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