German electronic band Kraftwerk performs with a 3D stage set during the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 17, 2013.
Uygurs celebrate Ramadan together during holy month of fasting.
For Kevin Lin, a renowned ultramarathon runner from Taiwan, running for thousands of kilometers in extreme harsh climates is not only to challenge his limits, but for a higher purpose — to raise public awareness of water scarcity on this planet.
American screenwriters take on the challenge of knowing the real China in an international competition.
Pearse Lyons, founder and president of Alltech Inc, one of the world's largest animal health and nutrition companies, lives in the Republic of Ireland, Europe's most western country and one of its smallest.
The Wall of Honor was unveiled in Cape Town on Wednesday to allow people to place well-wish cards and notes for ailing former South African president Nelson Mandela.
Tiny twin panda cubs were born to a 15-year-old giant panda named Lun Lun earlier this week at Zoo Atlanta, the first set of panda twins born in the US in 26 years. The second cub was a surprise, after an earlier ultrasound had seemed to indicate a solo cub.
Panama's president said on Monday that the captain of a ship from the DPRK tried to kill himself after the vessel was stopped en route from Cuba and found to have suspected missile material on board.
Willy Tsao had a visceral reaction to the first performance of modern dance he saw decades ago, and has never stopped making the art form his own.
High summer temperatures have caused 20 to 30 percent more vehicle fires than in other seasons, experts said.
In the men's fashion world, the image of muscular and hunky Hugh Jackman is out. Pale and thin Robert Pattinson is in vogue.
Kartell, an Italian brand known for its designer plastic furniture, has opened its first store in the Chinese mainland.