Hello Kitty designer defends cute character as cat turns 40The 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 AmericaChinese 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.
Attack on mountain posts kills 14 Tunisia soldiersAssailants 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 speedThe 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 ChinaAt 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 migrationHonduras 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 supportA 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.
EU summit fails to reach deal on top jobsEU 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 plotA 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
Australia abolishes divisive carbon taxAustralia 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
Five killed as helicopter crashes in S. Korean cityA fire department helicopter crashed Thursday near an elementary school in a residential district of the South Korean city of Gwangju, killing five people on board, officials said.
17 July 2014
Taliban attack Kabul airport as Afghan poll audit startsExplosions and gunfire rang out after the Taliban Thursday attacked Kabul airport in the militants' latest brazen attempt to steal the initiative with the country in the grip of a presidential power struggle.
17 July 2014
Ancient town under water as downpours hit central ChinaOne of China's renowned ancient towns was under water Wednesday as heavy rain hit the centre of the country, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from the area.
17 July 2014
Prize-winning reporter freed after being held at US borderPulitzer-prize winning journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas, who revealed in 2011 that he is an undocumented immigrant, was freed by US border agents after being held for several hours.
17 July 2014
Almost 7 million need aid in Sudan: UNWorsening conflict in Darfur and an influx of people fleeing war in South Sudan helped push to almost seven million the number needing aid in Sudan, the UN said.
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