The move came ahead of the 25th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, discussion of which is still strictly censored by the Chinese government.
Spain's King Juan Carlos is abdicating after almost 40 years on the throne and his son Prince Felipe will succeed him, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday in a surprise announcement.
English serves as a functional alternative language in several areas of public activity for the many nations of the world which use it as an international second language.
One internet video has 20 million views. The video shows a boy. He is on a bike. A dog attacks the boy. The dog bites his leg. The boy falls off the bike.
Well, he doesn’t actually do the cycling, but overweight Russian cat Morda (Mush in English) clings on to the neck of his owner Vladimir as he cycles around – and has lost 2kg doing so.
The $3 million price tag might be steep, but so is the property -- an entire mountain in the beautiful English Lake District.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a multi-billion dollar, 30-year gas deal with China.
“Flappy Bird” is set to fly its way back into Google and Apple’s app stores.
Laos Defence Minister and Deputy PM Douangchay Phichit has been killed along with other senior officials in a plane crash.
How subtle the myths about money! How elusive the facts, and how few! If doubted, the fact becomes fable; If believed, the myth becomes true!