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.
France and Spain led a Europe-wide push on Thursday to get US Internet giant Google to change its policies on collecting user data.
An Icelandic businessman linked to WikiLeaks said he has readied a private plane to take Edward Snowden to Iceland if the government grants him asylum.
Michelle Obama and her daughters threaded roses through the narrow slots of a Berlin Wall memorial on Wednesday, honouring those who died trying to cross the Cold War barrier at a site which holds special poignancy in the once divided city.
Actor James Gandolfini, best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the acclaimed HBO cable television series "The Sopranos," has died while vacationing in Rome, the network said on Wednesday.
Most adults in developed countries favor gay marriage or some type of legal recognition for same-sex couples and think they should be able to adopt children, according to an international poll released on Tuesday.
The G8 summit closed on Tuesday amid consensuses, compromises and differences over various issues, in particular the Syria crisis this time.
US President Barack Obama will announce on Tuesday that he will pursue a new reduction in deployed nuclear weapons, a senior administration official said.
Syrian analysts said that the G8 leaders brought "nothing new" on the Syrian issue during their two-day summit at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland.
US President Barack Obama's visit to Germany is expected to be overshadowed by pubic outcry over concerns about intrusion into privacy.
France pledged to further secure Chinese safety after a violent attack on Chinese students in southwest France, a government official said Tuesday.
Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) nations gathered in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland on Tuesday for the second and final day of their summit.
China and the European Union (EU) will hold a meeting later this week to discuss problems concerning trade and economic cooperation between the two sides.
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