China's government will offer subsidies to parents to the tune of $500 per child under the age of three per year, Beijing's ...

A student-led petition against a chemical deadly to bees reached more than two million signatures in France on Monday, increasing pressure on the president not to sign a bill allowing ...

Celebrated French chef Alain Passard has made history once again. The 68-year-old has become the first three Michelin star chef in France to switch to an entirely plant-based menu ...

With her clear blue eyes and slightly nervous gaze, the reconstructed bust of Mos'anne -- a woman who lived around 10,500 years ago -- is uncannily lifelike.

Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Monday it was considering inviting a Chinese "major strategic investor" to join a US-led consortium negotiating the sale of its global ports business outside ...

China said on Monday it looked forward to ensuring "reciprocity" in trade with the United States, as top Beijing and ...

Torrential rain soaking northern China triggered a deadly landslide, burst riverbanks and washed away cars on Monday, with thousands of people forced to evacuate the days-long deluge.

Venezuela's ruling party won the majority of mayoral seats on Sunday in elections boycotted by the main opposition, ...

Heavy rains that have soaked swathes of northern China killed four people and left eight missing on Monday, state media said, as downpours forced thousands to evacuate across the capital ...

Thailand and Cambodia's leaders opened peace talks Monday in Malaysia, seeking a ceasefire after five days of combat along ...

Stock markets rose in Europe and Asia on Monday after the European Union and United States hammered out a deal to avert a ...

Bullet holes still pockmark many Sarajevo buildings; others threaten collapse under disrepair, but street artists in the ...