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.
Belgium's Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo talks to volunteers inside a giant condom during an event marking World AIDS Day in central Brussels Dec 1, 2012.
Russia is not delivering "destabilizing weapons" to Syria, even though there was no UN embargo in place, said the head of Russia's Presidential Administration on Friday.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Friday that more needs to be done to cut AIDS spread, in spite of a levelling off of AIDS cases worldwide.
Britain's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a new set of principles to address concerns over special offers and promotions for food and drink.
The Chinese government and the European Commission announced the conclusion of the EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue here on Friday while promising to deepen cultural cooperation.
Moscow calls for an early meeting of the Middle East Quartet following the changes in the status of the Palestinians in the United Nations.
An investment forum held by the Cyprus embassy in Beijing on Friday wooed wealthy potential Chinese investors and business migrants, offering many favorable policies.
Tony Blair, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, said he has found "a new life" in global philanthropy during his keynote speech at the China Philanthropy Forum 2012, which was held in Beijing on Friday.
Chinese and European scholars wrapped up their two-day discussion Thursday on the need for China and Europe to learn more about each other.
The single line of Napoleon's secret code told Paris of his desperate, last order against the Russians: "At three o'clock in the morning, on the 22nd I am going to blow up the Kremlin."
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development encouraged the Spanish government on Thursday to rise sales tax more in order to increase state revenue.
Russian, Canadian and US pilots were confirmed as crew members to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) next month, Russia's Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center said Thursday.