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S. Korea lifts rice import caps, but vows high tariffs South Korea announced it would scrap rice import caps from next year, but said high tariffs would be imposed to prevent a damaging surge that would hurt local farmers.

18 July 2014

World to celebrate 1st Mandela Day since icon's death People around the world will celebrate "Mandela Day" Friday for the first time since the iconic South African leader's death by doing good deeds on what would have been his 96th birthday.

18 July 2014

Great white shark choked by sea lion A great white shark that washed up on an Australian beach this week had a sea lion stuck in its throat which likely caused its death, fisheries officials said.

18 July 2014

Typhoon power woes in Philippines as death toll hits 38 Millions of people in the Philippines endured a second sweltering day without power on Thursday after a ferocious typhoon paralysed the capital and wrecked flimsy rural homes, claiming at least 38 lives.

18 July 2014

Some 100 on board crashed Malaysia flight were AIDS workers: reports As many as 100 of those killed on a Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in Ukraine were delegates heading to Australia for a global AIDS conference, unconfirmed reports said.

18 July 2014

Malaysian jet with 295 passengers crashes in Ukraine A Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed on Thursday in rebel-held east Ukraine, as Kiev said the jet was shot down in a "terrorist" attack.

18 July 2014

Hello Kitty designer defends cute character as cat turns 40 The flamboyant designer of Japanese cartoon and global mega-brand Hello Kitty defended the cute cat against new rivals Thursday as the character prepares to celebrate her 40th birthday.

17 July 2014

Chinese leader seeks to woo Latin America Chinese President Xi Jinping presses a charm offensive with Latin American leaders on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's growing interest in a resource-rich region traditionally considered the backyard of the United States.

17 July 2014

Oscar De La Hoya wants to organize Golovkin-Alvarez fight Oscar De La Hoya from Golden Boy Promotions said that he wanted to organize a fight between Saul Canelo Alvarez and Golovkin, the unbeaten champion from Kazakhstan.

17 July 2014

Nazarbayev launches new enterprises President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev launched a number of new enterprises via a teleconference.

17 July 2014

Attack on mountain posts kills 14 Tunisia soldiers Assailants killed 14 Tunisian soldiers in an attack on two posts near the border with Algeria, where the army has been waging a crackdown on jihadists, the government said.

17 July 2014

European car market recovers, Peugeot picks up speed The number of new cars registered in Europe grew for the 10th consecutive month in June, according to industry data published Thursday, adding to evidence the embattled sector is recovering.

17 July 2014

Lightning, floods leave 20 dead in rain-hit China At least 20 people have died in the past week as torrential rain batters swathes of China, with at least six killed by lightning, thousands of homes destroyed and more than 300,000 evacuated, state media said.

17 July 2014

Honduras calls for curbing crime to fight child migration Honduras called for international efforts to fight organized crime to deter minors from leaving Central America to illegally enter the United States, where rights officials warned youths can face abuse.

17 July 2014

US sentences British men over Taliban support A US judge sentenced two British men to a combined total of 20.5 years in prison Wednesday for conspiring to provide and for providing equipment and personnel to the Taliban.

17 July 2014

Putin says sanctions inflict 'serious damage' to US-Russia ties Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that Washington's new biting sanctions against his country will boomerang and hit back at US national interests.

17 July 2014

EU summit fails to reach deal on top jobs EU leaders failed to reach agreement as their summit ended early Thursday over who should get the top jobs to steer the 28-nation bloc over the next five years.

17 July 2014

Texas woman gets 18 years for Obama ricin plot A US actress who tried to blame her husband for sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama, then-New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and a gun control activist got 18 years in prison

17 July 2014

Kazakhstan waiting for an answer from the UN to join peacekeeping missions Back in March 2014 Kazakhstan’s Defense Ministry announced it was ready to send 20 Kazakhstan’s military observers to join UN peacekeeping missions.

17 July 2014

Australia abolishes divisive carbon tax Australia axed a divisive carbon tax after years of vexed political debate, handing the government a key victory after it went to the polls last year vowing the levy would go.

17 July 2014