TOKYO - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force "helicopter carrier" set sail to escort a US Navy vessel in the Pacific, marking the first time such a protection mission has taken place under the controversial new security legislation.
ROME - Matteo Renzi, staging a political comeback less than five months after resigning as Italy's prime minister, easily regained the leadership of the ruling Democratic Party, or PD, on Sunday with an overwhelming victory in a primary election among party supporters.
BEIRUT - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday his country may take further action against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, as US-backed forces in Syria closed in on the last neighborhoods of a former stronghold of the Islamic State extremists.
Today marks the 127th International Workers' Day, or May Day. It is the day that Chinese people all celebrate the workers, expressing their appreciation for their diligence and hard work.
We've all been there. You're in a rush, tired, not paying attention to your screen and - before you know it - you've made an embarrassing spelling mistake in an email. Worse, you've hit "reply all" and fired off a message to the very person you were criticising.
How to avoid a hangover, get over heartbreak and, erm, keep your iPhone fully charged ... by brushing up on your maths
You know how you think the world has gone mad and then you realise that what seemed beyond insane has become normal? Paying money for bottled still water for example. Giving babies computer tablets. Well it's happened again. Or rather, what was already happening has reached peak absurd.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - China's Belt and Road Initiative not only benefits all participating countries and regions, but also strengthens relations among them, Cambodian Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth has said.
DAMASCUS - Syrian state media blamed Israel on Thursday for a missile attack on a military installation near Damascus International Airport that shook the capital with the force of the blasts.
Tokyo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday he plans to forge ahead with efforts to bolster economic activities with Russia despite a long-standing territorial dispute with the country.
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May told European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday she wanted a "deep and special relationship" with the European Union, trying to warm the atmosphere before Brexit talks begin.
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