Michelle Obama starts landmark trip

European universities growing in popularity among students

Use of the death penalty set to be reduced

Great Wall graffiti gets free hand

Volvo plant shows Xi 300,000th car to China

Zhongshan suits make comeback

Smog in Beijing expected to stick around

US captain unwilling to say whether 'black box' detected

Visa waiver boosts Beijing visits

Japan marks 3 years since disaster

Shanghai gets first Sino-US high school

Poor weather greets baby prince

Urgent hunt for black box a race against a battery

China talent top worry for US firms

Agassi in no hurry to be a coach

Families urge expanded search for missing flight as their hopes fade

US landslide death toll doubles

Malaysia asks help on passengers' info

Severe mercury poisoning found in 5-year-old boy

New rule to target medical tool safety

Beijing calls for dialogue on Ukraine

Xi's visit highlights partnership with Belgium, EU

Parade proceeds amid tension over gay rights

Xi pledges to bolster nuclear security

Guns in America more deadly than smog

Guangdong cracks down on graft

Despair voiced in hunt for plane

US opens expanded consulate facility in booming Guangzhou

Stolen Gauguin on Sicily kitchen wall for 40 years

Crimea to vote on joining Russia