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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's decision to drop the emissions target has been seen as an attempt to keep his job. It comes as some lawmakers are urging another minister to challenge the leadership....

Several gunshots were fired from a vehicle at the U.S. embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Monday, hitting a window in a security post but causing no casualties, broadcaster CNN Turk reported....

A cousin of Queen Elizabeth II is expected to wed this summer in what has been heralded as the "first-ever" same-sex marriage in Britain's royal family....

Muslim pilgrims have gathered in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer that marks the pinnacle of the annual hajj....

MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have gathered in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer that marks the pinnacle of the annual hajj....

Thailand's 86-year-old Queen Mother Sirikit is being treated for influenza at a Bangkok hospital, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement on Monday in a rare statement on her health....

Queensland's peak agricultural show, the Brisbane Exhibition, has started using surveillance cameras for exhibitors to keep an eye on cattle....

Luis Enrique Urban Gomez was tidying up at his family's fireworks storage shed like any other day when an explosion ripped through the warehouse next door, killing its owner, leaving Urban with second- and third-degree burns and wounding seven others....

There is no accurate figure of the number of ethnic Uighurs who have gone to fight with militant groups in Syria, China's special envoy for the Syrian issue said on Monday, adding he hoped to return to Syria to gain a clearer picture....

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TULTEPEC, Mexico (AP) — Luis Enrique Urban Gomez was tidying up at his family's fireworks storage shed like any other day when an explosion ripped through the warehouse next door, killing its owner......

China released a guideline Sunday on winning the battle against poverty in the next three years to prepare the nation for eradicating poverty by 2020....

Nine people have been confirmed dead after Typhoon Rumbia, the 18th this year, wreaked havoc across central and eastern China....

Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy and Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Sunday met with Puan Maharani, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture....

China is working to secure sufficient rest and higher salaries for its medical workers, according to a new guideline issued by the country's top health regulator....

Mexico, a major global food and beverage exporter, will showcase 28 food brands and 10 companies from the service sector at the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) to be held in Shanghai in November, Mexican trade officers have said....

The number of Chinese students returning from abroad has grown by leaps and bounds due to better job prospects at home and tightening work and migration policies overseas, according to a new report....

When Mansaku Nomura was just 3 years old, he made his stage debut playing a monkey. That was in Tokyo in 1931....

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Sunday that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave for a trip to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the fourth visit since he assumed the current office....

China's coastal heaven of Sanya will host the 6th Asian Beach Games in 2020 as approved by a general assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia on Sunday....

President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to comprehensively strengthen the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Party building in the country's armed forces to ensure a solid political guarantee for the building of a strong mili...

Activities were held and promotion videos released for the celebrations of China's first Medical Workers' Day, which falls on Sunday, to call for respect from society for the country's 11.7 million medical and health workers....

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad hopes more Chinese companies will invest in his country and more business cooperation between the two countries will drive economic growth, he said during a speech to local entrepreneurs on Sunday in Beijing....

A survey by Chinese researchers has found that children who do not receive adequate care from their parents are more likely to become addicted to the internet....

Sergio Aguero hit a hat-trick as Manchester City's record-breaking forward inspired a 6-1 demolition of Huddersfield on yesterday....

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton in Jerusalem on Sunday to discuss issue of Iran....

Lin Minming trains prison officers at work and runs a charity organization helping inmates' children in his spare time....

Ten Chinese cities have been listed on the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2018 ranking of the 100 best cities to live in the world....

China's U23 team rallied to beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1 to reach the final 16 of the men's soccer competition at the Asian Games on Sunday....

The upgraded heavy Mi-26T2V helicopter developed for the Russian Aerospace Forces has performed its first flight, Russian Helicopters affiliated with Russia's Rostec said Sunday....

China and Malaysia signed a memorandum of understanding on a bilateral currency swap agreement on Monday, as part of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's visit to China....

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews follows billion-dollar commitment to rooftop solar panels with pledge of discounted solar hot water systems....

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The NSW Government is taking $72 million from its Climate Change Fund to help some businesses and low-income renters reduce their energy costs, but an environmental group says the state is "buying water pistols" to douse a fire....

The actor's fall from public favour has been confirmed after his latest film brought in a measly $US425 at the US box office in its opening weekend....

Most of those taking part are elderly people eager to see family once more before they die -- some of whom were driven apart by the Korean War...

Worshippers arrived in the kingdom last week for the five-day ritual - a once-in-a-lifetime religious duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it, which retraces the route Prophet Mohammad took 14 centuries ago....

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A British woman was rescued Sunday after falling from a cruise ship and spending 10 hours in the Adriatic Sea at night, Croatia's coast guard said....

White House national-security adviser John Bolton says Iran's weapons programs will be a main topic of conversation as he meets in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....

Mesale Tolu is now free to leave Turkey, but the trial against her will continue. Her husband must remain in the country to face similar charges....

Some 180 families torn apart by the 1950-53 Korean War will be temporarily reunited in North Korea starting Monday after the two Koreas renewed exchanges this year following a standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes. The reunions, the...

Foreign tourists looking to go off the beaten path in North Korea can now camp out on the country's biggest volcano....

MOUNT PAEKTU, North Korea (AP) — Foreign tourists looking to go off the beaten path in North Korea can now camp out on the country's biggest volcano....

Australia's prime minister has abandoned plans to legislate to limit greenhouse gas emissions to head off a revolt by conservative lawmakers....

Germany's Finance Minister Olaf Scholz called the Greek bailout a success and a sign of EU solidarity. But the country still faces decades of debt repayment and economic recovery....

A NSW parliamentary inquiry into the impact of the CBD and South East Light Rail project hears there are no direct contracts between the project's builders, Acciona, and the State Government....