Initial poll count on Wednesday shows that Egypt's former military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will sweep the presidential election with an overwhelming majority of votes.
The Republic of Korea on Wednesday sent the body of a Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) soldier back to his homeland through the truce village of Panmunjom.
About one in four men in some parts of Asia admitted raping a woman, according to the first large studies of rape and sexual violence. About one in 10 admitted raping a woman who was not their partner.
A Ferrari 458 Speciale car is pictured during a media preview day at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) September 10, 2013.
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird called on Tuesday for the release of two prominent Canadians imprisoned in a Cairo jail for 25 days.
Barack Obama vowed to pursue a diplomatic initiative from Russia over Syria's chemical weapons on Tuesday but voiced skepticism about it.
Possible breakthrough in Syria crisis
US Senate halts vote on use of force in Syria
US President Barack Obama said a Russian plan to avert US strike threats on Syria by securing a deal to destroy the government's chemical weapons could be a "significant breakthrough".
Barring a change of mind on the part of the Japanese government, the territorial issue surrounding China's Diaoyu Islands seems unlikely to be resolved anytime soon.
Chinese and US navies participate in a search-and-rescue exercise near Hawaii, Sept 9, 2013.
New York will mark the 12th anniversary of the 9-11 attack on the World Trade Center on Wednesday.
All nations should work together to build a democratic and transparent international order for Internet governance, the top official of China's regulatory body on Internet information said.
The Fifth China-UK Internet Roundtable, cosponsored by China's State Council Information Office and the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport, was held in London on Monday.
With one week left before the school year starts in Damascus, parents hoping it might bring some normalcy to their youngsters' lives have yet another headache with the threat of US military strikes.