China denied changing its stance on exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday, after reports said Beijing had relaxed its policies of publicly denouncing him and banning worship of his image. "Our policy

The centuries-old skull of a white man found in Australia is raising questions about whether Captain James Cook really was the first European to land on the country's east coast. The skull was found in

atar’s chemical and petrochemical industry investments will further increase the sector’s export portfolio to 23m tonnes per year by 2020, positioning Qatar among the top exporters in the industry, said the Minister of

The Rolling Stones showed they've still got it as they finally took to the stage at Glastonbury with an electric performance that organizers said was the highlight of the British festival's history. Frontman Mick Jagger,

A performer with the world-famous Cirque du Soleil circus died after plunging from a high wire before a horrified crowd at a Las Vegas show, the organization confirmed on Sunday. Sarah Guyard, who media reports

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Italy’s midfielder Claudio Marchisio (left) celebrates with goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon after he stopped Uruguay’s midfielder Walter Gargano’s penalty in the penalty shoot-out which won the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 third-place football match for

Top seed and defending champion Serena Williams breezed into the Wimbledon fourth round but vowed to keep fighting for equal rights under the bright lights of the All England Club. World number one she may

Brazil humbled world and European Champions Spain with a crushing 3-0 win in the Confederations Cup final on Sunday, ending their opponents’ three-year record run of 29 unbeaten competitive matches Two goals from Fred,

In his first year as president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim has tried to refocus the institution on fighting poverty and climate change -- but challenges lie ahead. The pick of the Korean-American,