EU backs new policy to curb migration

European Union leaders have headed off a major crisis after agreeing a future policy on immigration and asylum-seekers.

Five dead as gunman attacks journalists

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - A man who had a long-running feud with an Annapolis newspaper blasted his way through its newsroom with a shotgun on Thursday, killing at least five people in one of the deadliest attacks recorded on a US media outlet, authorities said.

Mattis reassures uneasy Japan over DPRK talks

TOKYO - US Defense Secretary James Mattis pledged on Friday to maintain and strengthen the US security alliance with Japan amid concerns that talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea could water down Washington's security commitments to the Asian ally.

US state focuses on business, not politics

Regardless of what is going on in Washington, business communities across North Carolina want to continue to grow their business relations with China.

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China shows way out of poverty

Images of China's achievements in poverty reduction are now on show at the United Nations.

World's top teacher uses $1m prize to bring artists to schools

The London art teacher who won this year's global teacher prize has been lauded for founding a charity that will bring artists into schools.

China and the World Trade Organization

Editor's note: The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Thursday published a white paper titled "China and the World Trade Organization". Following is the full text:

Tropical fish playground comes back from brink

SAN PEDRO, Belize - Beneath the crystalline waters off the coast of Belize, colorful fish weave through the arms of the world's second-largest barrier reef, an environmental treasure that UNESCO removed from its list of endangered World Heritage Sites on Tuesday.

British industry hit by CO2 drought

The high point of Britain's summer has fallen somewhat flat after a shortage of food-grade carbon dioxide gas CO2 saw wholesalers introduce restrictions on bulk buying of drinks.

Palm oil 'decimating' wildlife, solutions elusive, report says

PARIS - Palm oil production has "decimated" animal and plant life in Malaysia and Indonesia and threatens pristine forests in Central Africa and South America, a leading international conservation group warned on Tuesday.

Silk Road project offers insight

KIEV - The Silk Road cultural project "Experience China 2018 - the culture of western China in Ukraine "kicked off in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Tuesday, offering a glance into the art, music and traditions of western China.