Extinction warning for endangered giraffes

The giraffe, the tallest land animal, is now at risk of extinction, biologists say.

Aid groups descend on quake zone; 102 dead

Humanitarian organizations descended on Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday as the government in Jakarta promised tons of emergency aid and officials raced to assess the full extent of damage from an earthquake that killed more than 100 people.

Renzi resigns, hints at early election

Matteo Renzi bowed out as Italian prime minister with a combination of jokes, regrets and a strong hint that he wants to lead his party into an early election battle.

Investigators seek clues on deadly plane crash

Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 47 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, among them two infants and three foreigners, as officials sought to pinpoint the cause of the disaster.

Opposition-controlled Parliament sets up impeachment vote

South Korea's opposition-controlled Parliament introduced an impeachment motion on Thursday against President Park Geun-hye, setting up a likely vote on Friday on whether to suspend her powers over a huge political scandal.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine in China

Traditional Chinese Medicine in China

Victory for activists after pipeline permit denied

The US Army Corps of Engineers said on Sunday it turned down a permit for a controversial pipeline project running through North Dakota, in a victory for Native Americans and climate activists who have protested against the project for months.

Last Tango rape scene revelation sparks outrage

Controversial movie Last Tango in Paris is making headlines again 44 years after it was released.

Fake US embassy shut down over visa racket

Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake United States embassy in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that for a decade issued illegally obtained authentic visas, the US State Department said.

Church makes early start on Christmas spirit with tree festival

The festive spirit has started early at a church in England after the building was crammed with 1,378 Christmas trees.

In hospital, mental trauma scars children disfigured by bombs

As soon as the bombs exploded outside his house in the Iraqi town of Falluja, Rachid Jassam rushed onto the street to rescue the injured.