Giant public artwork divides opinion in SydneyA giant Japanese-designed public artwork that will straddle Sydney's main street was unveiled, dividing opinion with supporters saying it will boost the city's reputation and critics calling it "stupid".
30 July 2014
Tiger campaign threatened by poor data: WWFEfforts to save the tiger are being undermined by a lack of information about how many of the endangered cats live in the wild, the conservation group WWF said.
30 July 2014
Bank of Cyprus completes $1 bn private share placementBank of Cyprus, the island's largest lender, has completed a one billion euro ($1.34 billion) capital increase in a private placement to help it restructure following a haircut on deposits last year.
30 July 2014
China's former security chief under investigation: XinhuaChina's former security chief Zhou Yongkang is under investigation, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday, in a move targeting one of the ruling Communist Party's most powerful men.
With new default looming, Argentina urges calmArgentina admitted it may default on some of its debts but downplayed the consequences, just two days before time expires in negotiations with hedge funds demanding full payment on their bonds.
Karzai cousin killed in Afghan suicide attack: officialsA suicide attacker killed a cousin of outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai near the volatile southern city of Kandahar, officials said, raising tensions during a struggle over the contested election result.
29 July 2014
Airbus cancels order for six A380s from SkymarkAirbus has cancelled an order for six A380 superjumbos from Skymark Airlines because the Japanese company is facing financial difficulties, French daily Les Echos reported.
29 July 2014
Heavy rains in KokshetauHeavy rains flooded 145 private houses and cellars of public institutions in Kokshetau on Monday.
Linda Ronstadt awarded White House arts honorLinda Ronstadt, who was the most successful female rocker of the 1970s and pioneered the role of women in that genre, was honored with the highest US arts prize.
29 July 2014
Two frontline soldiers commit suicide in S. KoreaSouth Korea's military confirmed the apparent suicides of two army privates, raising fresh questions over the deployment of young conscripts in frontline units after a deadly shooting spree last month.
29 July 2014
Venezuela sings Happy Birthday to late president ChavezSupporters of Venezuela's former president Hugo Chavez celebrated what would have been his 60th birthday Monday with fireworks, a gun salute -- and the unveiling of a computer font based on the late leader's handwriting.
29 July 2014
EU to impose new Russia sanctions as fighting blocks MH17 probeThe EU is set to approve punishing sanctions against Russia Tuesday over its role in the Ukraine crisis, after Kiev seized control of part of the MH17 crash site in fighting that blocked an international effort to recover victims' remains.
Historic Chinese church gutted by fire: XinhuaA fire largely destroyed one of China's oldest churches early Monday, state media reported, gutting the inside of the late 19th century structure.
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