Taiwan has outlawed the consumption of dog and cat meat, as the island's legislature on Tuesday passed a landmark amendment to its animal protection laws.
Most markets in the world will be closed in observance of Good Friday, but there is some activity, including in Japan and China.
The tomb believed to be the place where Jesus was laid has been opened for the first time in centuries.
Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller has died in his sleep at his home in Poncantico Hills, New York. He was 101 years old.
The Federal Reserve, which raised its benchmark rate on Wednesday for the second time in three months, this time to a range between 0.75 percent and 1 percent, is finally moving toward the end of its nine-year-old economic stimulus campaign, which began in the depths of the financial crisis.
Pyongyang still owes Sweden a lot of money.
Somalia and three other countries desperately need aid to save more than 20 million people from starvation and diseases, the United Nations said.
About 1,370 Chinese elderly go missing every day, a new report said, amid growing concerns the country’s ageing population is being neglected by children who leave their backwater hometowns for the booming cities.
This library is a home to some hopes and dreams.
China is well known for the specific cuisine. And is also a great marketplace from where many products around the globe are being exported, including cheap food.