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 Russian special service has been cooperating with US partners in the investigation of the Boston bombings, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday.
Italy's newly nominatd prime minister Enrico Letta presented his cabinet line-up on Saturday, sheding his reservation about accepting the mandate.
Dancers from the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble perform during the dress rehearsal of their new show "Song of the Stag" at the Budapest Dance festival April 26, 2013.
Britain's Prince William (R) and his brother Prince Harry look at a 'batsuit', used in the Batman films, during their visit to the Warner Bros. Studios at Leavesden in southern England April 26, 2013.
Thirty-eight people, mostly patients, were killed on Friday in a fire that ravaged a hospital in the Moscow region.
The third volume in a series of modern Chinese prose translations published by Russian publishing house KARO in conjunction with the Confucius Institute of St. Petersburg State University was launched Friday at an official ceremony in Russia's cultural capital.
A big fire broke out in a hospital in Russia's Moscow region early Friday, killing at least 36.
French President Francois Hollande on Thursday said France welcomes all Chinese tourists and promised they will be safe.
Leaders from China and France jointly stressed an anti-protectionism stance while calling for moves to facilitate mutual investment.
Three people were shot dead on Thursday in Istres, south France, local broadcaster Europe1 reported.
China and France agreed to step up their partnership to a higher level with a series of cooperation agreements being signed on Thursday in Beijing.
Prince Harry will spend six months on secondment with the Australian Army as royal aides and security officials assess the risks of such a deployment.