Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr
2014-07-30 07:15:07
Millions of Muslims across the world are celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan.
Very bad week: Airline disasters come in a cluster
2014-07-25 10:38:34
Nearly 300 passengers are killed when their plane is shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine. Airlines suspend flights to Israel's largest airport after rocket attacks. An airliner crashes during a storm in Taiwan, and yet another disappears in West Africa. Aviation has suffered one of its worst weeks in memory.
Top 5 deadliest attacks on commercial airliners
2014-07-18 07:23:28
If MH17 is confirmed as having been downed by missile fire, the attack will be the deadliest incident of a commercial passenger plane being shot down since the 1960s.
Paradise travel - follow footprints of world figures
2014-07-17 15:02:36
Travel places most favored by the world figures.
Henry Kissinger undergoes heart surgery
2014-07-16 08:54:21
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who is credited with opening diplomatic channels with China, underwent heart surgery at a New York hospital on Tuesday.
San Fermin festival kicks off in Pamplona, Spain
2014-07-08 16:52:40
Revelers from around the world gathered in Pamplona town square to kick off the 2014 San Fermin, a traditional Spanish festival which began in 1591.
Merkel's footprints in China
2014-07-08 13:47:32
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made her seventh visit to China since taking office in 2005. Apart from Beijing, the "travel-lover" has been to many other cities in China.
Some countries in need of a 'first partner'
2014-07-07 16:12:24
Park Geun-hye is single and it was worried her Chinese counterpart would visit alone, according to local daily Chosun Ilbo.
World leaders who fell out of grace
2014-07-02 08:35:51
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held on Tuesday for questioning into suspicions that a network of informers kept him abreast of a separate inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign. Former dignitaries, including Berlusconi, Tymoshenko, have also been charged after leaving office.
Holy fasting month comes with prayers and delicacy
2014-07-01 11:47:52
Muslims are observing the fasting month of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, during which observant believers fast from dawn to dusk. They celebrate the end of the Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr festival.