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.
Olli Rehn, the European Union's (EU) economic and monetary affairs commissioner, late Monday called upon EU countries to take the next steps over the banking union.
Fifteen aircraft will be deployed to ensure the safe landing and smooth rescue of the International Space Station (ISS) crew returning to Earth in a few hours.
British Prime Minister David Cameron will visit Boston on Monday to learn more about the bombings there after a meeting with US President Barack Obama.
23 museums in Geneva opened Sunday to the public for free to celebrate the upcoming International Museum Day.
Combat helicopter pilot Prince Harry of Britain along with Olympic swimming champion Missy Franklin joined an American naval officer who had been blinded in Afghanistan in launching the Warrior Games for wounded service members.
The 52nd edition of the world's premier table tennis event will be held in the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, from May 13-20, with a record of 463 men and 360 women participating.
A woman with a tattoo on her neck attends the Athens Tattoo Convention in Athens May 12, 2013.
Chinese students have become the largest foreign-student group in Germany, the German ambassador to China said on May 7.
Visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry has tried to show the world during his visit to Moscow that Russia and the US share similar positions on some heated global issues.
An appeal court in Italy's Milan upheld former premier Silvio Berlusconi's four-year conviction for tax fraud on broadcasting rights bought by his television company.
Finland was considered to be the country where mothers enjoy the best conditions in the world, according to a worldwide report released on Tuesday.
Brazilian diplomat Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo has been elected the new director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Brazilian authorities announced Tuesday.
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