Ukraine recalls troops in Crimea

Ukraine's government ordered troops to withdraw from Crimea on Monday, ending days of wavering as Russian troops consolidated control over the peninsula.

Kerry says Russia must cooperate on Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he hoped the Crimea crisis would not harm cooperation with Russia on international efforts to destroy Syria's chemical weapons.

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NSA accessed data of Chinese telecom company

The US National Security Agency secretly tapped into the networks of Chinese telecom and Internet giant Huawei, The New York Times and Der Spiegel reported on their websites on Saturday.

Chengdu report: Logistics matter as Chengdu leads western development

China's newest panda ambassadors to Belgium - named Star and Friendship - arrived in Brussels on Feb 23 courtesy of shipping services provided by a branch of DHL in Chengdu established in the city's drive to improve logistics services.

Russia rejects claims of threat

Russia's defense ministry said on Sunday that it is complying with international troop limits near its border with Ukraine, after NATO's top military commander voiced concern over the size of Russian forces near the border.

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Dozens crowd school gate to catch glimpse of Obama

On an early and bright Friday morning of blue skies, people began gathering outside the Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, each wearing excited and anticipatory looks on their faces.

Factbox

Michelle Obama

Obama's foreign jaunts

April 2010: Haiti, Mexico

First ladies visit Forbidden City

Amateur photographer Wang Yipeng has been taking pictures of the Forbidden City for many years. Architecture and sunsets have been his most frequent subjects.

Street talk

I hope she can come to visit Chongqing some time because China is huge, and she will definitely have different feelings in various cities. And I hope she talk with normal citizens like us as much as possible.