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Death toll rises to 38 in Russia gas blast
The number of people killed in a residential gas explosion in Russia has increased to 38, the country's Emergency Ministry said Wednesday. Rescuers found the body of a woman, the…
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Indian women make history by entering Hindu temple, spark violent protests
Two women on Wednesday entered one of India's largest Hindu pilgrimage sites that had been forbidden to females between the ages of 10 and 50, sparking protests across a southern…
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Panda Bei Bei’s zoo cam goes dark due to government shutdown
Say so long to panda Bei Bei's zoo cam channel as long as the government remains shutdown. The Smithsonian National Zoo has a star resident - Panda Bei Bei.…
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Saudi Arabia says 5 face death penalty in Khashoggi killing
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has seen members of…
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China’s Chang’e-4 probe makes historic landing on moon’s far side
China's Chang'e-4 probe touched down on the far side of the moon Thursday, becoming the first spacecraft to make a soft-landing on the moon's uncharted side that is never…
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Chinese ‘Jack the Ripper’ executed
Notorious serial killer Gao Chengyong was executed Thursday morning according to the official Weibo account of the people's intermediate court of Baiyin City, Gansu Province. Dubbed the Chinese "Jack the…
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China developing world’s first 350 km/h automated bullet trains
China Railway Corporation is developing a train control system that will allow Fuxing bullet trains to operate automatically at speeds of up to 350 kilometers per hour, reports Science and…
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2,000-yr-old tomb sculptures discovered in east China
Chinese archaeologists have discovered more than 40 painted pottery items at a tomb dating back around 2,000 years in east China's Shandong Province. The items, including figurines of people and…
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Xi congratulates on CASS Chinese history institute’s establishment
President Xi Jinping congratulated on the establishment of the Chinese history research institute under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) Thursday. On behalf of the Communist Party of China…
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One-in-five people in China think digital payments will replace cash
According to a recent survey, over 20 percent of people in China think digital payments will replace cash transactions in the future, as mobile payment platforms like Alipay and WeChat…