United Nations Environment Assembly opened on Monday with calls for immediate global actions to reverse mega-trends that are causing species extinction, compromising planetary integrity and the earth's capacity to meet rising human needs.
The United States will withdraw remaining staff from its embassy in Venezuela this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday, citing the "deteriorating situation" in the South American country.
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's 2020 budget proposal released on Monday is unlikely to pass in the Democrat-controlled House and so is set to spark another major battle, experts have said.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has called on members of Parliament to "come together" and back her latest proposals for Britain's exit terms from the European Union ahead of Tuesday evening's vital vote.
President Xi Jinping sent his condolences to the leaders of Ethiopia and Kenya over the loss of 157 lives in Sunday's crash of an Ethiopia Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. It crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as the global community united in mourning.
After four years and eight months, the case surrounding the tragic death of Chinese student Ji Xinran came to an end on Friday when a California judge sentenced the last defendant to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Eleventh-hour talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union aimed at finding a solution to the Brexit impasse ground to a halt on Sunday with the prime minister's office saying they were "deadlocked".
An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ethiopia's capital on Sunday morning, killing all 157 on board, authorities said, as grieving families rushed to airports in Addis Ababa and the destination, Nairobi. Eight Chinese citizens are among the dead.
Former US Vice-President Joe Biden hasn't said - yet - that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination, but he leads all announced candidates in the polls. He also leads in age and gaffes.
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