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 China-Russia strategic partnership has advanced recently and should reach new heights in the future, Russian experts say.
Ratan Tata, the chairman of Tata Group, has said that British industry is being hit by costs and a "dying" supply chain.
Russia has launched a French communications satellite from a seaborne launch platform, the federal space agency Roscosmos said Tuesday.
Russia expects the upcoming prime ministers' meeting of the SCO to make substantial achievements and enhance cooperation among its members in finance and infrastructure construction.
Britain's St James's Palace has announced that the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is expecting a baby, local media reported on Monday.
Four back carriages of a six-carriage night train departing from Stockholm derailed on Monday after leaving a station near Sundsvall, located in north-eastern Sweden, with 11 people reported injured.
On Dec 1, 2012, Russia will assume the presidency of the G20, the informal grouping of the world's biggest economies.
Former Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor won the runoff of 2012 presidential election on Sunday, beating the incumbent President Danilo Turk, according to the exit poll carried out by local televisions.
While much of China is feeling the pressure of soaring home prices, the relatively cheaper homes in some European countries that grant temporary or permanent residents visas seem to provide a shortcut to relief for many Chinese.
While Confucius preached moral codes and ways of governance, the Confucius Institutes help people break language barriers to better know each other.
EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Mrs. Androulla Vassiliou delivers a key note speech on "A European Perspective on Education and Employment" for the fifth Annual EU Day at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Beijing Campus on Dec 1, 2012.
China's goal to the double income of its residents by 2020 will substantially broaden the scope of cooperation between China and France, said a senior Chinese researcher on Friday.