A dam wall broke and flooded a village in southern Bulgaria.
Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in different colors to represent the 150 countries that will participate in the World Youth Day on July 23-28, 2013.
Growing throngs overcrowd temples to seek divine blessings during the Spring Festival.
Concerns remain following leakage of cadmium into Longjiang River in Guangxi.
The iconic black hackney carriage that has been running for more than half a century on London's streets is being shunned by passengers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the central Philippines on Monday, killing at least 43 people and causing widespread panic.
A project to train stray dogs to assist elderly people and those hard of hearing has been launched in the capital.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs will establish a marriage counseling agency for couples in which each spouse comes from a different side of the Taiwan Straits.
China is experiencing a colder winter than usual and temperatures will continue to fall until mid-February.
The Lantern Festival or Yuan Xiao Jie is celebrated on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar year in the Chinese calendar.
Masks are displayed in the workshop of craftsman Mario Belloni in downtown Venice February 5, 2012.
Children play in an inflatable pool on a street during summer in the Southern hemisphere at Lima's downtown February 5, 2012.
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