Safe in grandma's arms
A Palestinian woman carries her grandson, who medics say was wounded in an Israeli airstrike, at a hospital in southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. At least 40 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday in Israeli attacks as the Jewish state targeted Islamist militants across the coastal enclave. See story on page 11. Photo by Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
Chinese migrant workers living in cities will gradually have full access to schools and hospitals where they work, a significant move to improve social equality between rural and urban residents.
A PhD dissertation written by President Xi Jinping 13 years ago, in which he urged reform of the hukou, or household registration system, was made public on Wednesday.
At the foot of Mount Qingcheng in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, a Chinese keeper speaks to giant panda Tai Shan in its den.
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 17 marked a new low in the Ukraine crisis, which started last year.
The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, hastening the end of World War II and forcing the world into the atomic age, has died in the southern US state of Georgia.
London, Chicago, San Francisco top locations for $5.4b from China
Chinese video websites' rapid transformation from purely broadcasting platforms to content makers means foreign expertise has been key to fueling their growth. In Sohu's latest hot reality show Secretly Greatly, Chinese stars are placed in weird situations and have their hilarious reactions recorded by hidden cameras. Produced by a South Korean team led by Kang Sung-shin, an influential producer in his country, the show took the industry by surprise.
Ex-Prune Packer's 100 mph fastball nets deal with Twins
Nearly everyday, the naked sun beats down on the burning sands of China's Gansu province, a mountainous desert region in the west. Across the rugged terrain, seas of sunflowers spout and beckon tourists to wade through their fragrant yellows and greens.