China / World

Australian campuses 'covering up' rapes

[2017-02-28 07:58]

SYDNEY - Australian universities have been accused of covering up sexual assaults, with experts warning that international students are at a heightened risk.

US and ROK will 'suffer' over THAAD

[2017-02-28 07:58]

Lotte Group approves land swap with govt for anti-missile system

Special prosecutors are denied Park scandal probe extension

[2017-02-28 07:58]

Special prosecutors of the Republic of Korea investigating impeached President Park Geun-hye were denied permission to extend their probe and question her in person on Monday amid a graft scandal that threatens to topple her from office.

Accident, rain mar joyful Rio Carnival

[2017-02-28 07:58]

RIO DE JANEIRO - A huge float carried by an out-of-control truck at the Rio de Janeiro samba parade struck at least 12 people, seriously injuring two.

Indonesian police say bomber linked to IS

[2017-02-28 07:58]

BANDUNG, INDONESIA - Indonesian police shot dead an attacker during a firefight at a government office on Monday after a small bomb was set off in a public park.

Old-school phones find new following

[2017-02-28 07:57]

Appeal of simpler devices highlighted by release of revamped Nokia

Fresh urgency in battle to restore Florida Everglades

[2017-02-28 07:57]

MIAMI - Rising seas, polluted coastlines and the specter of more frequent droughts and storms have lent new urgency to efforts to restore the ecosystem of the Florida Everglades, the largest freshwater wetland in the United States.

Endangered tortoises make debut

[2017-02-27 14:09]

LONDON - Four rare tortoises rescued in Hong Kong from illegal smugglers went on show for the first time on Saturday in their new home at Britain's Chester Zoo.

Moonlight sweeps Spirit Awards with six wins ahead of Oscars

[2017-02-27 14:09]

SANTA MONICA - Moonlight triumphed at the Film Independent Spirit Awards with six wins on Saturday, besting grief drama Manchester by the Sea ahead of Sunday's Oscars ceremony.

'Living dead' on rampage in Athens

[2017-02-27 14:09]

ATHENS - Hundreds of zombies and other creatures took over the center of Athens on Saturday, spreading horror, shock and awe among locals and tourists.

Brexit churns out unease for specialty cheese industry

[2017-02-27 14:09]

DYMOCK, UNITED KINGDOM - In the rolling countryside of southwest England, farmer Charles Martell is tending to his rare breed of cattle while two of his dairy workers get to work making Single Gloucester cheese - a British delicacy.

Ski resort razed by Taliban lifts Pakistan's domestic tourism

[2017-02-27 14:09]

MALAM JABBA, PAKISTAN - Atop the piste of Malam Jabba in Pakistan's once dangerous Swat Valley, skiers schuss downhill, a new Chinese-built chairlift ferries tourists to the peak and a luxury hotel is under construction to replace one torched by the Taliban.

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