Police have detained a man who allegedly stabbed a doctor to death and injured a nurse at a hospital in east China's Shandong Province.
Mechanical engineering expert Zhou Ji was Friday elected president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering which advises the government and industries on key scientific and technological issues.
Taiwan's high court Friday sentenced the island's former leader Chen Shui-bian to 20 years in jail for corruption, changing the previous sentence of life imprisonment, according to local TV stations.
Japan's banking minister Shizuka Kamei, an advocate of big spending, said on Friday he would quit the cabinet, improving the chances that Prime Minister Naoto Kan can forge ahead with efforts to rein in the country's huge debt.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members started a Smaller Meeting in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent on Friday.
Chinese President Hu Jintao and leaders of other Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states met in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent Friday to work out strategies to meet the security and economic challenges facing the region.Full coverage
As the South African government on Thursday sought to reassure FIFA World Cup visitors about their safety, South African police announced the arrest of three people for robbing Portuguese and Spanish journalists in Magaliesburg, north-west of Johannesburg.
A male lion passes next to a vehicle with Argentinian supporters visiting the Lions Park near Johannesburg, June 10, 2010.
Three people were killed and over 40 others were injured in clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan over night, said an official from the Health Ministry Friday morning.
At least six soccer fans have been injured in a crowd crush at Cape Town's World Cup "Fan Zone" on Thursday when thousands of fans attempted to get into the venue.
Boston wins tonight 96-89, tying the series at two games apiece. Game 5 is in Boston on Sunday, and yes, we're off to Los Angeles again next week for Game 6. At least.
Hamas on Thursday rejected what it termed as "attempts by some regional and international parties" to loosen the Israeli siege over Gaza, demanding full cancellation of the blockade.
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Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
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German trains collide near Duesseldorf, several people injured
China beats Germany 7-4 in men's curling Olympic qualification
Bayern beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in UEFA Champions League
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