The horrible hostage crisis at a remote Algerian gas field facility, which drew international attention over the past week, seems to have reached a breakoff after the Interior Ministry announced Saturday the death toll from both the attackers and the hostages. However, a deeper look leaves several questions unanswered.
Leading the charge for tougher gun laws after last month's massacre that killed 20 small children, U.S. Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer said Sunday that a bill for universal background checks is just around the corner
A senior Chinese official has lost his job for "improper life style", state media Xinhua says Thursday.
Leftist rebels have abducted a soldier and a policeman in southern Philippines and operations have been launched to rescue the victims, the military said on Friday.
Over 100 people were killed and about 70,000 others displaced in recent tribal clashes between the Arab Abballa and Beni Hussein tribes in Jabel Amir area of Sudan's North Darfur state, the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) said in a statement on Thursday.
Japan's New Komeito Party's leader Natsuo Yamaguchi said Thursday that he will pay a four-day visit to China from next Tuesday, aiming at relieving tensions between the two countries due to territorial dispute.
Top political advisor Jia Qinglin said Wednesday that China and Japan should resolve the Diaoyu Islands dispute through dialogue and consultation.
Al-Qaida-linked rebels in northern Mali are facing increasing pressure after days of bombardment by French war planes and with more troops to be deployed on the ground to help the government army.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for a comprehensive global strategies to fight terrorism, saying that "terrorism will not be defeated by military force or security forces, law enforcement measures, and intelligence operations alone."
The newly opened investment channels have given Hong Kong a competitive edge as the leading offshore RMB market, prominent figures from the city’s financial sector said Tuesday at a forum.
Dozens of people were killed or injured Tuesday when two rockets struck the main university of Syrian northern Aleppo city, activists and local media said, as mortar shells rained down districts of the capital Damascus, killing one person and injuring others.
Social networking company Facebook on Tuesday unveiled a new feature to help search the information shared among hundreds of millions of its users.
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday that President Hugo Chavez was making progress in his recovery from cancer surgery and ensuing respiratory problems in Cuba.
Top American diplomat for East Asia said Wednesday there would be "more developments in the days ahead " in Washington's push to punish the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for its rocket launch.
Choked in dense smog for three consecutive days, Beijing started emergency response measures on Sunday to curb the hazardous air pollution.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said that Vice President Joe Biden has provided him with a list of proposals on how to prevent gun violence, and that he plans to present the details to the American people later this week.
China has pledged to vigorously curb vehicle exhaust emissions after hazardous air pollution has shrouded parts of the country for several straight days, the environmental watchdog said Monday.
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