The first batch of Chinese aid for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan arrived in central Philippine city of Cebu, a relief goods distribution center, on Monday evening.
Russian President Putin vowed to annihilate all "terrorists" following two deadly bomb attacks that raised security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics.
US consumers' mood improved as 2013 drew to a close, with many optimistic about their future job prospects, while home prices rose again in October, though the pace of gains slowed.
World powers and Iran have agreed to start implementing in late January an agreement obliging Tehran to suspend its most sensitive nuclear work, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Police detained dozens of people on Tuesday in sweeps through the Russian city of Volgograd after two deadly attacks in less than 24 hours that raised security fears ahead of the Winter Olympics.
The African Union has threatened targetted sanctions against those inciting the violence in South Sudan.
A global retirement crisis is bearing down on workers of all ages. It will play out for decades, and its consequences will be far-reaching.
All nations must honestly live up to their role in the cruel war events of the 20th century, and only on the basis of an honest accounting is it possible to build a future, a German foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Monday that leaders of Inter-Governmental Authority for Development would join hands together against forces allied to South Sudanese ex-vice president Riek Machar.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that the Palestinians are committed to the peace talks with Israel for nine months.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent trip to the controversial Yasukuni shrine is "a serious foreign policy mistake" , US analysts said on Monday.
How the system of international relations can be adapted more smoothly to the momentum of globalization is a question for people around the world to ponder in 2014 and beyond.
A bomb blast ripped a trolleybus apart in Volgograd on Monday, killing 14 people in the second deadly attack in the southern Russian city in two days.