Separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine reported heavy casualties on Tuesday after a second day of fighting with government forces, as authorities in Kiev vowed to continue the military offensive "until not a single terrorist" was left.
Highland Main Line, one of Britain's great railways, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
A waitress presents the official Oktoberfest beer mug during a presentation in Munich August 27, 2013.
Twerking, the rump-busting up-and-down dance move long beloved on America's hip-hop scene, has officially gone mainstream.
The world's top aircraft makers, scenting a major opportunity in replacing ageing Russian air fleets, will be touting their wares at Moscow's MAKS air show this week in the hope of winning a big slice of that multi-billion dollar market.
Vadim Veligurov, 12, walks with Abi, a wild sparrow, near his grandmother's house in the town of Minusinsk, some 425 km (264 miles) south of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, August 22, 2013.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs autographs during a German Government "Open Day" in Berlin August 25, 2013.
The media had exaggerated the dire situation of the Chinese crew, who have been forced to stay in Antwerp since March 14 due to the Taiwan ship owner's financial difficulties.
Serbia wants to strengthen cooperation with China by providing various projects for Chinese investors in the energy, infrastructure, agriculture, textile and metallurgical industries, and tourism and culture.
A passenger plane overshot the runway at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Sunday, but no injuries were reported, local media said.
Eleven Chinese seamen of a freight vessel, which had been blocked in Antwerp Port for its owner's going to bankruptcy, has been offered with ample food, said the Chinese ambassador to Belgium.
A waxy monkey tree frog is weighed in a measuring device during a photocall to publicize the annual measuring of all the animals at the London Zoo.
Forty-eight illegal Chinese workers have been detained in Volgograd, a city in southern Russia, the Chinese Embassy in Moscow confirmed Wednesday.
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