The death toll from the 6.9-magnitude quake that struck China earlier this week rose to 760 on Thursday, with more than 11,000 injured, the State-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Thailand's government urged “Red Shirt” protesters on Thursday to return to negotiations as the army cleared abandoned armoured vehicles from Bangkok's streets after deadly weekend clashes.

A cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland swept towards mainland Europe on Thursday, forcing up to 6,000 flight cancellations across the continent, according to the intergovernmental body that manages European air travel.

Iran is ignoring questions from the international community about its nuclear program, using ‘small phrases’ to make ‘small suggestions’, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

Prime Minster Abhisit Vejjajiva's ruling Democrat Party says it will fight a recommendation by the country's election commission that it be dissolved, as Thailand's political crisis showed no signs of abating Wednesday.

At least 100 people have died in a powerful storm that hit areas on the border between India and Bangladesh and many more are injured or trapped in rubble as about 50,000 houses were hit by winds of up to 160 km/h.

A rapid series of strong earthquakes hit China's Qinghai province early April 14, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

US President Obama said on April 13 that the 47-nation nuclear security summit he convened raised global awareness of the threat of nuclear terrorism and yielded commitments to better secure nuclear arsenals and materials.

US President Barack Obama said on April 13 that China had yet to set a timetable for reforming the yuan despite "frank" conversations with Chinese President Hu Jintao and a Chinese spokesman said Beijing would not bow to foreign pressure on currency reform.

Britain’s goods trade deficit narrowed sharply in February to its smallest since June 2006, after exports rebounded strongly from weather-related weakness in January, official statistics showed on April 13.