China's top legislature on Sunday adopted a revision to the Workplace Safety Law which imposes harsher punishment on offenders.
U.S. House intel committee head blasts White House over Islamic State
Media gurus on Sunday weighed in on responsibilities and opportunities in building the Silk Road economic belt as thousands throng to Urumqi, capital of northwest China' s Xinjiang, to attend the 4th China-Eurasia Expo that will focus on the belt' s construction.
One of the most awaited superstars at the ongoing Venice film festival, American actor Al Pacino was a solitary man who approaches the possibility of new love in a movie presented here in the competition section.
At least seven Al Shabaab fighters were killed after they launched an attack on high security prison in the capital Mogadishu, Somali presidency said.
Leading scientists published a call to the UN on Sunday, saying that rain, and the way it is managed, is what will determine whether hunger and poverty can be eradicated in the world.
Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher early on Monday morning as market sentiment was lifted by pre- weekend Wall Street gains.
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang has urged efforts to improve the experiment on a target price system for home-grown cotton.
Israel's Finance Minister on Sunday called on international leaders to hold a regional summit focused on demilitarizing and reconstructing the Gaza Strip, which was devastated following Israel's military offensive against the Islamist Hamas movement.
The National People's Congress Standing Committee decided on Sunday to grant universal suffrage in selection of Hong Kong's chief executive on the basis of nomination by a "broadly representative" committee.
Germany's anti-euro party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), won its first seats in a state parliament on Sunday after a vote in eastern German state Saxony, according to preliminary results.
At least eight people died and 10 more injured on Sunday in a road accident on a section of highway in Mexico's western state of Michoacan, local Civil Protection authorities said in a statement.
South Korea's exports fell slightly last month on lower business days, but daily average exports increased on the back of solid demand for major items, a government report showed Monday.
The 2014 Edinburgh International Festival ended on Sunday night with a splendid fireworks Concert performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Guanghui Energy Co. Ltd has become the first private enterprise licensed to ship crude oil into China.
China's State Internet Information Office (SIIO) is mandated to regulate and supervise what is spread on the Internet, China's State Council reiterated on Thursday.
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