A proposal to ban cat declawing in New York is singling out a once-common procedure that veterinarians say is now on the decline amid a wider debate about how we treat our household pets
It's hardly a dog's life of just eating and sleeping for President Barack Obama's pets, Bo and Sunny.
Office workers sleeping on the job is a common sight in China, where a surplus of cheap labor can lead to downtime at work. But in China's technology sector, where business is growing faster than many startup firms can hire new staff, workers burn the midnight oil to meet deadlines and compete with their rivals. Some companies provide sleeping areas and beds for workers to rest when they work late.
With its diverse geography and ethnic groups, Indonesia offers a lot to the visitors with its more than 17,500 islands
For a brief time, Jordan's eastern desert blooms. The dozens of mesas commanding the bleak horizons are now skirted with vegetation.
Samantha Stosur, an Australian tennis player who won the US Open women's singles in 2011, said, "It was a lifelong dream to win a Grand Slam, so when I was able to do that, it felt so good and I wanted to do it again. It's not that hard to stay motivated."
3,000 bits of etchings record the presence of soldiers on break from the hell of battle
Thailand has always enjoyed great popularity among Chinese tourists, and the country is now striving to attract more meetings, incentives, conferencing and exhibitions (MICE) visitors from China.
As the best pros on the planet battle for the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup, a crop of young Chinese players have their eyes firmly fixed on a more distant prize: the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Sprint king Usain Bolt aims to crown his legacy with an unprecedented Olympic threepeat at the Rio Games, and to top that off by running the first ever sub-19 seconds 200 meters.
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