The US, France and Britain threatened to respond strongly if the Syrian government uses chemical weapons to retake Idlib province, a move a Chinese expert believes is to legitimize their military presence in the war-torn country.
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged people everywhere to support victims of terrorism and their families, saying it is "a moral imperative" to promote, protect and respect their human rights.
The German foreign minister has said Europe must create a new system for financial transactions to save the landmark nuclear deal with Iran.
CANBERRA - A second challenge to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership loomed on Wednesday, a day after Turnbull rejected the resignations of seven Cabinet members who had backed a rival who is openly preparing a new bid.
SEOUL - Hundreds of elderly Koreans tearfully said their final goodbyes on Wednesday at the end of the first round of rare reunions between relatives separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
Helping Southeast Asian countries to achieve their sustainable development goals will lead to "new growth points of China-ASEAN cooperation", China's Ambassador to ASEAN Huang Xilian told a two-day symposium that ended on Tuesday.
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull survived a leadership challenge by narrowly winning a ballot on Tuesday, a government official said.
SUGIAN, Indonesia - Indonesian aid agencies and government officials rushed on Tuesday to help survivors after another series of powerful quakes rattled Lombok island, killing at least 10 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
RIO DE JANEIRO - At least 11 suspects and two soldiers died during shootouts with military personnel and police in greater Rio de Janeiro on Monday as violence erupted in several areas of the city that hosted the Summer Olympics two years ago.
Venezuela introduced new banknotes on Monday as the government launched economic reforms to tackle the country's hyperinflation.
New British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt wants the European Union to follow the United States' lead and impose more sanctions on Russia for a chemical attack that was allegedly carried out by Russia on British soil earlier this year, a claim that Moscow has consistently denied.
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