British royals travel to France to remember Battle of the Somme

Britain's royals arrived in northern France on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of one of history's bloodiest clashes, the Battle of the Somme, on the former World War I battlefields.

Zika sex research begins despite US Congress funding impasse

It could take years to learn how long men infected with Zika are capable of sexually transmitting the virus, which can cause crippling birth defects and other serious neurological disorders.

Iran, Turkey claim Sufi mystic Rumi

Teheran,Ankara have applied to register poems as joint heritage

Starlet Olivia de Havilland turns 100

Screen legend Olivia de Havilland, who turns 100 on Friday, is the last surviving star from Gone with the Wind and one of the last great stars of Hollywood's bygone golden era.

Police detain 13 over deadly airport attack

CIA director says IS group is likely trying to hit on US soil

Trump gets rock-bottom ratings over foreign policy, survey finds

A new multination survey finds that confidence in Donald Trump's ability to manage foreign policy should he become US president is rock-bottom in a host of countries in Europe and Asia.

Boris Johnson won't run for prime minister

Former London mayor Boris Johnson abruptly pulled out of the race to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday, in a shock move that upturned a political order shaken by last week's vote to leave the European Union.

Black box data suggest fire on board before crash

Investigators have downloaded data from one of the black box flight recorders on EgyptAir Flight MS804 and are preparing to analyze it, bringing them closer discovering what caused the jet to crash, Egypt's investigation committee said on Wednesday.

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Li Keqiang answers questions at forum

Klaus Schwab: Premier Li Keqiang, thank you for sharing with us such a comprehensive and integrated vision of China's economy. We should not underestimate the challenge related to leading such a large economy

Li Keqiang's speech at opening ceremony

Premier Li Keqiang on Monday delivered the keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, in Tianjin. The following is the full text of his speech.

Fishing faces a warming world

The cod isn't just a fish to David Goethel. It's his identity, his ticket to middle-class life, his link to a historic industry.