Despite that two strong earthquakes have rattled Nepal, thousands of Nepalese teachers queued up Thursday to take the examinations for permanent teaching positions.
"We can only speculate on the motives," said Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr on Thursday at a press conference after the statements in Marseille that the co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 had deliberately brought the plane to crash.
Despite its eye-catching status in the global movement to promote equal rights for women with their male counterparts, the United States as of today still has not succeeded in removing the glass ceiling for women in both the business and political arenas.
Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on late Wednesday they didn't make enough progress in talks with Greek finance minister on the Greek debt crisis during the eurogroup meeting and talks will be continued next Monday.
Facing a barrage of criticism for President Barack Obama's decision not to attend Sunday's unity march in Paris, the White House admitted on Monday it should have sent a higher-profile official there.
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin would support a new mission to the moon by countries other than the United States, and is looking forward to a manned mission to Mars.
British Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne has promised to give Scotland more power if voters there reject independence in the forthcoming referendum.
About 130 American military advisers have arrived in Iraq to help with its humanitarian aid in north area of the country, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Tuesday.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a new online platform to seek governance ideas from citizens, especially the youth, in a bid to bridge the gap between the public and the government, local media reported Sunday.
Hundreds of cyclists strapped on their sneakers, helmets and not much else for the World Naked Bike Ride's 10th anniversary in Toronto over the weekend.
A spokesman of U.S. Defense Department said on Wednesday that there is no evidence of any Russian troop withdrawals from its shared border with Ukraine, contrary to reports from Russia.
The Philippine government assured Thursday that concerned agencies are closely monitoring the situation in evacuation centers in Central and Southern Philippines to prevent the alleged cases of prostitution or human trafficking there.
Nineteen students and one adult were injured Wednesday morning after a stabbing spree inside a high school in the U.S. State of Pennsylvanian at the start of the school day.
Malaysia Airlines said Monday it would continue to give full support to the family members of passengers and crew on MH370 flight throughout the difficult weeks and months ahead.
South Korea is not currently mulling the dispatch of additional troops to South Sudan where a crisis of civil war is escalating, Seoul's Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Australia's Blue Mountains tourism industry has lost almost 30 million AU dollars (28 million U.S. dollars) as visitors canceled their trips to the area due to the recent bushfires, local media reported Thursday.
An on-going photo exhibition - Photo Beijing 2013, has attracted the participation of hundreds of photographers from across the world.
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