The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded here Saturday on a note of cautious optimism about the world economy.
A roadside bomb struck civilian car in Taliban former stronghold the southern Kandahar Province on Tuesday, killing three civilians and injuring another
Former Greek transport minister Michalis Liapis was arrested on Tuesday in a southern coastal suburb of Athens for a series of traffic violations, including driving an uninsured car with counterfeit number plates, police said.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will leave for South Africa on Monday to attend the official memorial service for Nelson Mandela.
The death toll of a powerful earthquake that hit Pakistan's southwest province of Balochistan on Tuesday afternoon has risen to 348 as 20 more bodies were recovered by rescue teams in the quake-hit areas, local media quoted an official as saying on Thursday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Wednesday discussed over phone with his Israeli counterpart Moshe Yaalon about security issues in the Middle East, the Pentagon said.
The United States will not rush to war in Syria as it did in the past in the region, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said on Sunday.
Thousands of Portuguese held a rally Saturday in capital Lisbon against government's tough austerity measures in return for the bailout from the international lenders for the debt-stricken country.
Eighteen finalists for Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ contest were announced Wednesday, and will travel Down Under in June for the final stage of the global competition.
The U.S. government welcomes Myanmar's release of over 90 prisoners under a fresh presidential amnesty order, a spokesman said here on Tuesday.
During the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. on Sunday, China confirmed six new cases of human H7N9 avian influenza, including five in Zhejiang and one in Jiangsu.
On Tuesday, China issued a military white paper, disclosing, for the first time, how the forces of the People's Liberation Army are formed... And how China' vast armed forces are to be used.
During the 24-hour period ending 5 p.m. on Sunday, China confirmed 11 new cases of H7N9 avian influenza, with two new deaths reported in Shanghai Municipality.
China's religion watchdog on Thursday urged investigation of planned demolition of buildings in a noted ancient temple in the city of Xi'an.
Chinese authorities confirmed on Wednesday that the former railways minister, Liu Zhijun, has been charged for bribery and abuse of power.
U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil a "comprehensive" package of gun violence reduction proposals on Wednesday, including renewing assault weapons ban and tougher background checks, said the White House on Tuesday.
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