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BRUSSELS, Aug. 30, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at European Council headquarters ahead of the European Union (EU) special summit in Brussels, Belgium

EU ready to impose new sanctions on Russia within one ...

Aug. 31, 2014

BRUSSELS, Aug. 31 (Xinhua/Sun) -- European Union (EU) leaders decided early Sunday to give Russia one week to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis, otherwise the bloc will impose tougher sanctions on ...

Chinese president meets Antigua and Barbuda PM, pledging closer cooperation

Aug. 27, 2014

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne pledged to boost cooperation during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday.

PM of Antigua and Barbuda visiting China

Aug. 26, 2014

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne is paying an official visit to China from Aug. 25 to 31 at the invitation of his ...

China, Zimbabwe pledge stronger ties as Mugabe visits

Aug. 25, 2014

BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua/Sun) -- China and Zimbabwe pledged to strengthen friendship and all-round cooperation as Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe visited Beijing on Monday.

Largest Human National Flag

Aug. 23, 2014

Tens of thousands of people holding coloured boards gathered in Nepal's capital on Saturday in an attempt to break the record for the largest human national flag, the AP has ...

WASHINGTON D.C., Aug. 18, 2014 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the press briefing room of the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Aug. 18, 2014

IS claims beheading of U.S. journalist, threatens to kill another

Aug. 20, 2014

DAMASCUS/WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A video released by the Islamic State (IS) militants Tuesday purported to show the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and contained threats to kill ...

FILE PHOTO:TOKYO, March 19, 2013 (Xinhua) -- Pope Francis waves to the crowds in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on March 19, 2013

Pope Francis leaves S. Korea after five-day visit

Aug. 18, 2014

SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Pope Francis on Monday left South Korea for Vatican after wrapping up his five-day visit to the country, which was picked as his first Asian ...

WikiLeaks founder to leave London embassy soon

Aug. 18, 2014

LONDON, Aug. 18 (Xinhua/Sun) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Monday that he would be leaving the Ecuadorian Embassy in London soon, where he had taken refuge for two ...

VICTORIA FALLS, Aug. 16, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (L) greets leaders from Southern African Development Community nations at Victoria Falls in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe takes over as SADC chair

Aug. 17, 2014

VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe, Aug. 17 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Zimbabwe's veteran president Robert Mugabe on Sunday assumed the chairmanship of Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the Zimbabwe resort town of Victoria ...

FREETOWN, Aug. 15, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor works at the ophthalmological clinic of the Kingharman Road Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Aug. 14, 2014.

China to continue help to fight Ebola

Aug. 17, 2014

NANJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua/Sun) -- President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed that China will continue to help international control of the Ebola epidemic in a meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban ...

FERGUSON, Aug. 16, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A girl holds a placard during a protest in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 15, 2014. Police in Ferguson in the U.S. state of Missouri

Missouri Governor announces State of Emergency in Ferguson

Aug. 17, 2014

FERGUSON, Mo., Aug. 16 (Xinhua/Sun) -- After a night of looting, violence and chaos, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency and a curfew that will begin ...

U.S. comedian Robin Williams dies from apparent suicide at 63

Aug. 12, 2014

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 (Xinhua/Sun) -- U.S. Oscar-winning comedian Robin Williams died from an apparent suicide on Monday at his Northern California home.

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