The world in photos: Nov 2-8

2015-11-09 11:14:03

We present some of the most striking images from major stories around the world in the past week.

What is the IMF's benchmark currency basket?

2015-11-04 10:50:50

International Monetary Fund policymakers are expected to decide this month whether to add China's yuan to the Fund's benchmark currency basket after a campaign by Beijing for inclusion.

The world in photos: Oct 26 - Nov 1

2015-11-02 09:35:34

We present some of the most striking images from major stories around the world in the past week.

Different shades of Western and Chinese 'ghost festivals'

2015-10-30 14:36:31

October 31st is Halloween, a Western "ghost festival". Chinese people also have ghost festival which is called "Zhongyuan Festival" or "Hungry Ghost Festival".

'Hometown diplomacy' between Chinese and foreign leaders

2015-10-30 09:13:13

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on her eighth official visit to China which will take her to Premier Li Keqiang's hometown Hefei in East China's Anhui province, on Friday. Invited and accompanied by Li, Merkel will visit farmhouses and a local school.

Cancer alert raised over sausages and ham

2015-10-27 07:39:39

Eating sausages, ham and other processed meats causes colon cancer, and red meat probably does too, an arm of the World Health Organization said on Monday.

Processed meat is carcinogenic, red meat might as well: WHO

2015-10-26 21:29:28

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans, the IARC said Monday.

The world in photos: Oct 19 - 25

2015-10-26 10:01:03

We present some of the most striking images from major stories around the world in the past week.

World soccer rocked by suspension of Blatter and Platini

2015-10-09 10:31:43

World soccer chief Sepp Blatter and European boss Michel Platini were suspended, engulfed by a corruption scandal leading to criminal investigations.

Blatter faces 90 day suspension from FIFA

2015-10-08 09:16:40

FIFA president Sepp Blatter faces an imminent 90 day suspension from football if the governing body's ethics judge backs a prosecutor's recommendation.

The world in photos: Sept 28 - Oct 4

2015-10-07 11:29:41

We present some of the most striking images from major stories around the world in the past week.

Kajita, McDonald win Nobel physics prize

2015-10-07 07:30:05

Takaaki Kajita of Japan and Arthur McDonald of Canada won the Nobel Prize in physics for discovering the "chameleon-like" nature of neutrinos.