Jolie decries 'explosion of suffering'

Hollywood actress and director Angelina Jolie has described a spiraling global refugee crisis as an "explosion of human suffering" whose causes the international community refuses to confront.

Thousands march in London against austerity

Tens of thousands of people joined an anti-austerity march through central London on Saturday, the first major public protest since Prime Minister David Cameron won last month's general election.

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Prayer vigil set in church shooting

An acquaintance of the man accused of a shooting massacre inside a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, said Dylann Storm Roof had complained that "blacks were taking over the world."

Still no deal over Greece bailout

Europe was scrambling on Friday to pick up the pieces after another failed meeting over Greece's bailout that reinforced fears that the country was heading for bankruptcy and a possible euro exit.

Thailand confirms first MERS case

Thai authorities took nearly four days to confirm the country's first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome, the Health Ministry said on Friday, a time lag likely to raise fears of a further spread of the deadly virus in Asia.

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China, US should shun extreme views

People in the United States see China differently, in three different ways perhaps.

'Left-behind kids' need immediate help

We have heard many tragic stories about China's "left-behind" children, and the tragedy that struck a poor village in Bijie, Southwest China's Guizhou province, earlier this week is particularly overwhelming.

Time for EU to relax control on dual-use exports

Brussels recently entrusted a think tank to seek concrete recommendations on how to develop dual-use technologies to retain Europe's influence and promote its competitiveness.

Stock market bonanza is a worrying sign

Have Chinese shares been flying too high? Or, is the ongoing surge in stock prices just the beginning of a super rally toward a new record?

Merkel calls for emissions goals

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases at the final day of their summit in the Bavarian Alps on Monday.