UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday wrote to offer condolences to the government of Egypt and to the family of former President Hosni Mubarak, following t
Egyptian former President Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91 after suffering a long illness, state-run Nile TV reported on Tuesday. Hosni Mubarak had served as Egyptian president for nearly 30
Schools in Hong Kong will remain closed until April 20 at the earliest due to the ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the education secretary of
New East Timorese Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak reads out the oath of office during his inauguration in Dili, the capital of East Timor, June 22, 2018. /AP The prime minister of East Timor ha
Timor Leste's Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak has resigned following a political collapse, Indonesian media reported Tuesday. The prime minister has sent a letter of re
Opening dates of the new semester for colleges and universities should be, in principle, no earlier than the effective control of the novel coronavirus outbreak, China
Israel said on Monday that it was closing all crossings with the Gaza Strip and banned fishing off the Palestinian coastal enclave after the fire exchange near the Gaza
Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's resignation has officially been accepted by the country's King, the chief secretary to the government Mohd Zuki Ali said M
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Sunday that Egypt is free from any COVID-19 case as his government is fully transparent about the infection, the Egypti
Britain is expected to re-introduce its blue passports from next month after almost three decades to mark its departure from the European Union (EU), the British government has announced. Championed
The Iraqi authorities said on Thursday that Iraqi Airways had suspended its flights with Iran as part of health measures to curb spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a national inquiry into the "Black Summer" bushfires. The Royal Commission into the bushfires which claimed at least 33 lives and destroyed tho
Libya's UN-backed government on Tuesday announced suspension of its participation in the Intra-Libyan Joint Military Commission talks in Geneva, following its rival east-based army's attack on a Tur
Several hundred homes and businesses have been impacted as the Pearl River in Jackson, southern U.S. state of Mississippi, reached its third-highest crest on record on Monday, local officials said. T
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the 2020 Chongqing International Marathon, which was originally scheduled for March 22, is to be postponed, organisers said on Monday. Organizers in southwest China'
TAIPEI, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan confirmed two new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 20, and reported the first death caused by the epidemic, the island's
Police shot and critically injured a young man Saturday at a commuter train station in Northern California, forcing the station to be closed for about eight hours, local media reported. Police Chief
简体中文
