A new case of human contraction of H7N9 bird flu has been confirmed in east China's Jiangsu Province, provincial health authorities revealed on Wednesday.
Swedish police launched an investigation on Tuesday following a series of mysterious dead cow incidents last week, local media reports.
No link has been found to the vaccines given to nine of the children in China who died after receiving hepatitis B shots, health authorities claim.
Sri Lanka could become a transshipment hub for drugs in Asia, said an official here on Wednesday, after police records revealed 53,000 people had been arrested for drug offenses in 2013.
Anthony Lake, the executive director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), said on Monday that 2.3 million children have been affected by the vicious conflict in the Central African Republic (CAF) country.
Cellphone games have been a goldmine with a short development period, wide promotional channels and strong sales. Meanwhile, public complaints over improprieties in these games have also been increasing fast
A construction crane crashed on a supermarket in the German town of Bad-Homburg near Frankfurt on Wednesday, causing at least five injuries and possibly one death, local media reported.
At least eight people have been killed during violence in 17 provinces of Argentina, sparked by a police strike that began six days ago, local media reported on Tuesday.
At least six people died and 59 others wounded after a train ploughed into an oil truck operated by state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina in Bintaro of South Jakarta on Monday, police said.
Hong Kong confirmed on Monday its first case of H7N9 bird flu as a 36-year-old Indonesian domestic helper has been hospitalized in critical condition.
The Philippine government vowed on Friday to intensify efforts to find and prosecute 88 suspects in the Maguindanao massacre, considered the most gruesome mass murder of 58 innocent civilians, including 34 media workers in southern Philippines.
At least 22 people were killed after a leaking pipeline caught fire and exploded on Friday morning in the coastal city of Qingdao, in east China's Shandong Province, local authorities said.
The day of Ashura, or the 10th of Muhharam in the Islamic calendar, was observed in Afghanistan peacefully amid tight security, enabling the mourners to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and his companions in Karbala of Iraq 14 centuries ago.
Since the incumbent Chinese leaders took office nearly a year ago, they been making reform moves. In December 2012, President Xi Jinping signalled his commitment to this drive by making his first inspection tour as new Party chief to Shenzhen, the forefront of China's reform and opening up, where he stressed that "reform will not come to a standstill nor will opening up come to a stop."
Wang Jun, who is studying for a master's degree in clinical medicine, is confused about his future career and will soon have to make major decisions about his life.
At least one person has been killed and and eight others injured after explosions occurred on Wednesday morning in Taiyuan, capital of north China' Shanxi Province.
Reconstruction work in earthquake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province has been completed, with a ceremony to mark the occasion on Sunday, local authorities said.
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