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.
British police said they were assessing new information about the deaths of Princess Diana and her friend Dodi al Fayed in a Paris road crash in 1997.
Rosalia Mera, a seamstress who co-founded a clothing store in northwestern Spain that grew into one of the world's largest retail chains, has died at the age of 69.
About 300 "Tiger Streakers" stripped off and bared all for tigers at London Zoo in support of the ZSL Sumatran Tiger campaign.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel chose a picturesque small town to launch into full campaign mode for an election in which she is seen as likely to stay at the helm of Europe's biggest economy.
China and Russia concluded their joint anti-terrorism drill "Peace Mission-2013" Thursday with a closing ceremony.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend theG20 Summit to be held in Russia and will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the summit.
China and Russia hailed their high-level military collaboration and said they are planning more such exercises over the next few years.
Dancers from Shanghai have brought modern ballet Jane Eyre to London, and planned to give five performances at the London Coliseum from Wednesday to Saturday.
China has been angered by a local Danish politician's "irresponsible assault" on the Chinese people, but the isolated case will not hinder the development of Sino-Danish ties.
The International Olympic Committee wants more clarifications from the Russian government on the anti-gay law ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
A Danish politician's verbal assault on the Chinese people may not damage ties between the two nations, but the incident underscores Europeans' need to understand China better.
Moscow foresees the international conference on Syria could start after September only, a high- ranking Russian diplomat said Monday.
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
