Philippine city turns plastic trash into tulips to fight waste
A southern Philippine city has turned discarded plastic bottles into flowers to fill a garden of thousands of colorful tulips, capturing tourists’ attention and building...
China says has no intention to play ‘Game of Thrones’ but won’t be threatened on trade
China’s top diplomat hit back at U.S. criticism on Tuesday, saying Beijing had no intention to “play the Game of Thrones on the world stage”...
Tropical Storm Karen skirts Puerto Rico’s eastern edge
Tropical Storm Karen brushed over the eastern edge of Puerto Rico on Tuesday, forecasters said, sparing the U.S. Caribbean territory from a direct hit two...
Massachusetts imposes four-month ban on vaping product sales as mystery illness spreads
Massachusetts on Tuesday imposed a four-month ban on sales of all vaping products, amid what officials called a national public health emergency that so far...
Japan’s Abe urges Iran to take actions that are ‘grounded in wisdom’
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday expressed concerns about the Middle East situation and urged Iran to take actions “grounded in the wisdom derived...
Factbox: Afghan voters speak ahead of Saturday’s presidential election
Afghanistan’s twice-delayed presidential election is expected to go ahead on Saturday, after months of uncertainty in which U.S. diplomats sought to hammer out a pact...
Britain’s Johnson, in talks with Iran’s Rouhani, urges release of imprisoned dual nationals
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for the immediate release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other dual nationals imprisoned in Iran during a meeting with Iran’s...
China’s Wang Yi rejects U.S. criticisms, says both sides should cooperate
China’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi, hit back at tough criticisms from the United States on Tuesday and said the world’s...
Timeline: Seven decades of Communist China
China will celebrate the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule on Oct. 1 with flowers, speeches, performances and a massive military parade though central Beijing....
Explainer: China’s celebrations to mark 70 years of the People’s Republic
Chinese President Xi Jinping will oversee a massive military parade through central Beijing on Oct. 1 to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of...