National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2016-2020)

The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China issued the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2016-2020) on Thursday. Following is the full text of the document.

First baby born with DNA from 3 people

Scientists say the first baby has been born from a controversial new technique that combines DNA from three people - the mother, the father and an egg donor.

Coins of ancient Rome unearthed in Japan

Japanese archaeologists said Wednesday they have for the first time unearthed ancient Roman coins at the ruins of an old castle.

Lion hunters become defenders

In the Maasai heartland of southern Kenya, some young men have swapped their ancestral role as lion-hunters to instead protect the big cats under a conservation scheme that also aims to help their community.

Musk envisions ships flying en masse to Mars

On a personal quest to settle Mars, SpaceX founder Elon Musk envisions 1,000 passenger ships flying en masse to the red planet well within the next century, Battlestar Galactica style.

Hunts, slaughter threaten bison in Yellowstone Park

Wildlife advocacy groups are suing to force the US government to look again at whether the hunting and slaughter of bison that wander outside of Yellowstone National Park threaten the survival of one of the last genetically pure populations of the national mammal.

Peres won Nobel Prize but peace stayed elusive

Shimon Peres, who died on Wednesday at the age of 93, never realized his vision of a new Middle East built upon a 1993 interim peace deal he helped shape with the Palestinians.

World leaders mourn, praise the man and his leadership

Current and former world leaders mourned the passing of Shimon Peres on Wednesday, praising him as a patriot, visionary statesman and man of principle who was deeply committed to pursuing peace in a region that has mostly eluded it.

Dresden boosts security after mosque attack

German police are stepping up protection of Muslim institutions in Dresden after two improvised bombs exploded in the eastern city on Monday evening, one at a mosque and one at an international conference center.

5 held in Europe on suspicion of forming IS cell

Police have arrested five people suspected of forming an Islamic State cell and promoting Islamist militancy in Spain, Belgium and Germany, the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

Opposition leader blasts Abe's economic policies

Japan's main opposition Democratic Party leader Renho Murata on Wednesday blasted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over his economic policies, in the first head-to-head match up of the two leaders since she was elected to lead her party on Sept 15.

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