Chinese entrepreneurs are committed to sharing their solutions for the protection of the environment of Tibet, considered the be part of the earth's "third pole", according to Li Xikui, secretary-general of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, or CPAFFC.
Australian Cardinal George Pell was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in prison for the "brazen" sexual abuse of two choirboys, in what the judge lambasted as a "grave" abuse of power, The Agence France-Presse reported.
KABUL - The peace talks between the United States and Afghan Taliban have made progress after 16-day tough negotiations in Qatar's capital Doha, and conditions for achieving peaceful settlement have improved, US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.
BARCELONA, Spain - For the past few weeks, Harry Kajevic has been sleeping in a 2.4-square-meter capsule apartment in a clandestine location.
Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom on Tuesday banned Boeing 737 MAX planes from their airspaces and airlines around the world grounded the jets following a second deadly accident in just five months.
OSAKA/TOKYO - Osaka, long Japan's "second city", is winning the race against Tokyo to draw foreign tourists, but its retailers and property developers are adapting to shifting tourism spending patterns.
ALGIERS, Algeria - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday announced that he would not run for a fifth presidential term, but he indefinitely postponed presidential elections slated for April 18, the official APS news agency reported.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - With just over a month to go before the presidential election, Indonesian President Joko Widodo holds a double-digit lead over his challenger, retired general Prabowo Subianto, according to an opinion poll released this week.
HREBIENOK, Slovakia - A young nun breathes deeply as she peers up at a statue of an angel bathed in softly colored light streaming through a church, and as she exhales, you can see her breath.
NEW DELHI - National elections in India will begin on April 11, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party seeks a second term.
BAGHDAD - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani began his first official visit to Iraq on Monday, aiming to strengthen "brotherly ties" between Teheran and Baghdad.
AUSTIN, Texas - After years of global efforts, the first-ever images of our own galaxy's central black hole are expected to be released within this year, according to scientists working on the Block Hole Initiative.
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