French MPs to vote on controversial reform plan
Millions of tourists in Paris will be able to shop all-week long if French MPs pass a controversial set of reforms seen as vital to unblock its stuttering economy.
Party time! Carnival opens in Rio
Brazil opened five days of non-stop partying Friday as Rio de Janeiro's Carnival officially opened.
Bulgaria simplifies visa requirements for Kazakhstan
Bulgaria has simplified visa requirements for citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.
Obama cancels Taj Mahal visit: Indian media
US President Barack Obama has cancelled plans to visit the Taj Mahal during his upcoming visit to India.
China has mountain to climb with 2022 Winter Olympics bid
High on a barren mountainside, a red flag marks the spot where China hopes ski jumpers will launch themselves to glory at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Golovkin starts construction of resort in Karaganda's National Park
Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin is constructing a resort in the Karkaralinsk National Park, Karaganda Oblast.
Two police wounded in bomb attack in Istanbul tourist district: reports
Two policemen were wounded Tuesday when an attacker threw a hand grenade in the busy main tourist district of central Istanbul.
Philippine storm death toll rises to 11
Two days of heavy flooding and landslides killed 11 people as tropical storm Jangmi crossed the central Philippines on Tuesday, with water in some areas "neck deep".
Mother charged with murder of eight children in Australia
The mother of seven of eight children killed in Australia was charged with their murder, police said.
Protesters gather at America's biggest shopping mall
Hundreds of demonstrators filed into America's largest shopping mall as part of an ongoing wave of protests against racially charged police violence.
A series of tremors has Florence concerned for its 'David
More than 250 minor tremors have rattled the Florence region over the past three days, sparking alarm in Italy over the safety of Michelangelo's "David" statue.
Mexican student protesters vandalize SUV carrying mayor
Dozens of protesting students vandalized an SUV carrying the mayor of the Mexican coastal city of Acapulco, demanding justice over the presumed murder of 43 classmates
Eight children found dead at Australian property
Eight children have been found dead at a home in the Australian city of Cairns, police said Friday, reportedly after a gruesome mass stabbing
Catalan independence opponents uneasy after vote
Luis Guevara hoped politicians in Catalonia would turn their focus to the economy after Sunday's symbolic independence referendum.
US wants China 'to do well', Obama says in announcing visa deal
President Barack Obama announced a deal to extend visas for Chinese visitors to the United States for up to a decade.
Thousands of balloons rise to sky to fete Berlin Wall fall
Thousands of illuminated balloons sailed into the night sky Sunday from the former route of the Berlin Wall.
British banker in court over grisly Hong Kong double murder
A British banker appeared in a Hong Kong court charged with the grisly murder of two women whose bodies were found in his upmarket apartment.
French protester killed by 'explosion', questions over police involvement
A protester who died during a clash at the site of a contested French dam project was wounded by "an explosion''.
Mexico governor steps down over student disappearances
The governor of the Mexican state,where 43 students vanished a month ago, has bowed to pressure to stand down.
Visa free entrance will not be extended: Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not planning to extend the visa free entrance regime for 10 countries.