Joe Stinziano, executive vice president of Samsung Electronics of America, introduces a 105-inch, curved UHD television during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 6, 2014. [Photo/Agencies]
Russian forces went on combat alert in Sochi and tightened restrictions on access to the Black Sea resort on Tuesday, exactly one month before the start of the Winter Olympic Games.
Japan has to rid itself of the "demon" of militarism to regain trust from the international community, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, after the war of words between the neighbors escalated, even embroiling a fictional Harry Potter villain.
A mother in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, reported to police that her 14-month-old baby was attacked, after doctors removed a 5-centimeter-long needle from the boy's lung on Monday.
The health effects of outdoor air pollution can only be assessed after long-term monitoring and quantitative data analysis, a spokesman for the country's top health authority said.
Soldiers take part in a drill in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Jan 6, 2014.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has broken her pelvis in a cross-country skiing accident, forcing her to call off some foreign visits and official appointments.
Dennis Rodman arrived in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Monday with a team of former NBA players for an exhibition game on Kim Jong-un's birthday.
Photographer Evan Sharboneau from Oregon, USA, combines reality with fantasy to create surreal landscapes and visions, Jan 7, 2014. [Photo/icpress.cn]
The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, expanded its closures from Monday afternoons to the entire day, a move the museum said will better preserve its relics and allow enough time each week to maintain them.
China has destroyed 6.1 metric tons of elephant ivory seized over the years, hoping to send a zero-tolerance message to poachers.