US President Barack Obama has ordered a review of how Washington can secure the release of US hostages, as intelligence agencies investigated the involvement of Westerners in the beheading of aid worker Peter Kassig.
Russia said on Tuesday it hopes its ties with the EU have not yet crossed the point of no return after Brussels applied more sanctions in response to the conflict in Ukraine.
Even though she obtained her postdoctoral degree from the University of California, Zhang Yan says she is happy to focus on research work in China rather than stay in the United States.
How delightful to have friends come from afar, Confucius said 2,500 years ago. Last Wednesday China's Shandong province, the hometown of Confucius, gave friendship awards to 26 foreigners from 11 countries.
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was the toast of this quiet New Zealand coastal community when he celebrated the launch of his surprise solo album at his marina restaurant, Phil's Place. Even the mayor was there.
What some have called the worst video game ever made has fetched thousands of dollars for a city in the southwestern US state of New Mexico.
At least one case of the bird flu virus has been confirmed at a farm in northern England, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), it was reported on Monday.
Thousands of people gathered in Bucharest to celebrate after ethnic German mayor Klaus Iohannis decisively defeated Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta in a presidential runoff.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani wrapped up his two-day visit to Pakistan at the weekend on a positive note as both countries managed to banish yearslong mistrust and build a relationship marked by political, security and economic cooperation.
The Unification Ministry of the Republic of Korea said on Monday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea sent a special envoy of leader Kim Jong-un to Russia, seemingly with the intention of diversifying its diplomatic relations.
The European Union said on Monday it remains "fully committed" to tackling the threat posed by Islamic State after the extremist group beheaded 19 men, including US aid worker Peter Kassig.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has suspended peace talks with the South American nation's largest rebel group after an army general was taken captive.
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