The $1 million compensation was approved in 2009. The president has been given a new five-year contract.

The circus continues to roll into various towns in Britain at this time of year, but increasingly it does so without the lions and tigers which were once synonymous with it.

Pope Francis said on Saturday it pained him to see priests driving flashy cars, and told them to pick something more "humble".

Girls who take certain skills-based science and technology qualifications outperform boys in the UK, suggest figures from an awarding body.

For years, China has talked about promoting "green growth." But this probably isn't what they had in mind.

n animation based on eyewitness accounts re-creates the dramatic crash landing of the Asiana 777.

Just a week after reports that the United Kingdom is considering imposing cash bonds on Indian students entering the country, France has announced a slew of measures ...

As turmoil continued following the ousting by the military of Egypt’s first freely elected president, and some American universities opted to evacuate students, Gaber Nassar – a law professor and outspoken critic of Islamists – was chosen to lead the country’s top university.

The world suffered unprecedented climate extremes in the decade to 2010 ...

Experts say greater monitoring and better facilities needed to ensure China water quality...