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.
The Czech cabinet led by Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok failed to win a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday and Rusnok said he would resign on Thursday or Friday.
Police have increased their presence on the streets of Paris following a series of robberies and violent attacks on tourists and visitors, including Chinese citizens.
It is important to be able to maintain essential communications during a disaster event, AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery team said.
A woman has posted an offer on a French website to breast-feed babies of homosexual male couples for $130 a day, stirring up media interest just weeks after a divisive same-sex marriage law was passed.
Former US National Security Agency worker Snowden, who faces espionage charges in his country, had been officially registered as resident in Russia.
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who has recently received temporary residence permit in Russia, might be invited to work as an expert for the Parliament.
A wildfire fanned by strong winds raged near Athens on Monday, damaging homes and sending residents fleeing, fire brigade officials said.
The world's first laboratory-grown beef burger was flipped out of a petri dish and into a frying pan on Monday, with food tasters declaring it tasted "close to meat".
Russia planned to resume launches of its Proton-M rockets, with five scheduled before the end of the year.
A woman poses as she has her picture taken amid 1600 panda sculptures in Berlin August 5, 2013.
Air Liquide Group, the world's largest industrial gas producer by revenue, has launched the second phase of its investment program, called Tengfei II, in China this year.
Germany has cancelled a Cold War-era agreement on information-sharing with the United States and Britain as recent revelations about US online spying put the government under pressure and criticism.