11th day of 11th month: War dead honored on Armistice Day

LONDON - Millions of people in Britain and France paused to remember the victims of war Saturday on Armistice Day, which marks the anniversary of the end of World War I.

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China's credentials lauded in climate-change effort

BONN, Germany - At the ongoing United Nations climate talks in Bonn, global environment organizations and climate experts and officials hailed the opportunities and potential China offers in regard to global climate cooperation and to the implementation of measures to tackle changing weather patterns.

NATO, EU align DPRK strategy

Both NATO and the EU have stressed their shared strategy of "increasing pressure" on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to bring it back to the negotiation table and solve the nuclear crisis in the region.

New engine of world economy

SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom - China is now the new engine of the global economy, with its sound economic growth conducive to the world at large, according to a leading German entrepreneur.

Britain pencils in 'Exit Day' as Europe negotiations rumble on

LONDON - The British government said on Thursday it would use legislation to fix the time and date of the country's European Union exit, addressing concerns of Brexiteers who fear slow negotiations and opposition to the divorce could cause delays.

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Thriving Da Nang 'lauded most livable'

DA NANG, Vietnam - It's 1 am in the Sky36 bar in the second tallest building in Vietnam's central port city of Da Nang, where dozens of youths are shaking their bodies to the rhythm of electronic dance music and enjoying expensive drinks.

Chinese teachers learn important lessons in the UK

Teamwork, the use of feedback, and creative teaching techniques are among the qualities of the British university education system that a group of teachers from Shanghai have experienced so far on a four-month stay in the United Kingdom.

Italy unveils its 'Disneyland for foodies'

BOLOGNA, Italy - A gastronomic theme park designed as a celebration of Italy's field-to-fork food culture was scheduled to open next week with backers aiming to pull in six million visitors a year.

'House of horror' stuns Japan as victims identified

Japanese police have identified all nine dismembered bodies found late last month at an apartment in Zama, Kanagawa prefecture, which adjoins Tokyo, the Kyodo News reported on Friday. The victims - eight women and one man - include three high-school girls, with the youngest just 15.

Space at a premium in Africa's oldest zoo

CAIRO - Boba springs left and right for a Cairo zookeeper feeding him fruit, but the chimp's exuberance contrasts with the pitiful lack of space and natural habitat in Africa's oldest zoo.