U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil a "comprehensive" package of gun violence reduction proposals on Wednesday, including renewing assault weapons ban and tougher background checks, said the White House on Tuesday.
A speeding train derailed and overturned outside of Cairo on Tuesday, killing 19 and injuring over 100 new military recruits.
The United States and Liberia on Tuesday launched a Partnership Dialogue with a view to pursuing high-level diplomatic and economic cooperation between them.
The World Future Energy Summit ( WFES) started in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, along with the first International Water Summit.
Dozens of people were killed or injured Tuesday when two rockets struck the main university of Syrian northern Aleppo city, activists and local media said, as mortar shells rained down districts of the capital Damascus, killing one person and injuring others.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for a comprehensive global strategies to fight terrorism, saying that "terrorism will not be defeated by military force or security forces, law enforcement measures, and intelligence operations alone."
Al-Qaida-linked rebels in northern Mali are facing increasing pressure after days of bombardment by French war planes and with more troops to be deployed on the ground to help the government army.
Greek parliament endorsed on Monday evening a bill containing the so-called last "prior actions" requested from international lenders before the release of the next bailout tranche to Athens in the framework of efforts to overcome the debt crisis.
An estimated 30,000 people may have been displaced due to the eruption of fighting between the Mali government and the rebel group, Ansar Dine, in central and northern parts of the country last week, the United Nations said here Monday.
Obama urges Congress to raise U.S. debt ceiling WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- One week before starting his second term, U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday urged Congress to raise the country's debt ceiling in a timely manner to avert dampening investor confidence and derailing the economic recovery.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said that Vice President Joe Biden has provided him with a list of proposals on how to prevent gun violence, and that he plans to present the details to the American people later this week.
Syrian media said Sunday that scores of armed rebels were killed nationwide during clashes with army troops, as the Syrian parliament were working to prepare for a national dialogue among all spectra of the Syrian people.
Tens of thousands of French protesters took to the streets across the country on Sunday to protest against the country's plan to legalize same-sex marriage and to allow adoption for same-sex couples.
Greek Coast Guard recovered on Sunday the corpses of three illegal migrants and rescued three survivors at the eastern Aegean Sea.
Egypt's Court of Cassation's decision to accept an appeal by ousted ex-President Hosni Mubarak and his former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli on Sunday, increases the chances for their release, experts say.
The French air force on Sunday extended strike further north to Gao, one of the three major towns controlled by rebels in northern Mali, according to reports from local residents and official sources in Paris.
Reformers across the world identify with ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's leading role in Latin America, Nicaraguan Vice President Omar Halleslevens said Sunday.
简体中文
