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CDC quarantines 195 U.S. citizens returning from Wuhan

An airplane carrying U.S. citizens being evacuated from Wuhan, China, lands at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif. Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) The U.S. Center for Disease

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China says U.S. raising travel advisory 'not a gesture of goodwill'

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokespersonHua Chunying Friday criticized certain U.S. officials' words and actionsamid the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak, noting that th

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U.S. seeks Iraqi nod to bring in air defenses after Iran attack

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks about airstrikes by the U.S. military in Iraq and Syria, at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2019. /Reuters Photo The U

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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in the Caribbean Sea, northwest of Jamaica

A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).It was centered 117 kilometers (73 miles) northwest of Lucea,

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U.S. works to evacuate citizens from Wuhan

The U.S. State department has issued a level 4 advisory for Wuhan, recommending people “do not travel” to Hubei Province.A level 3 warning has also been issued for all of China, which means people

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Ethiopia to establish AI research center

The PowerEgg X autonomous personal AI camera is displayed at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2020. /Getty Images The Ethiopian Council of Ministers

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Duterte threatens to scrap military agreement with U.S. over visa cancellation of former aide

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened on Thursday to scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States if the U.S. "will not correct" the cancellation

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China renews yellow alert for thick fog

China's national observatory on Saturday renewed a yellow alert for thick fog that will shroud parts of the country. Thick fog enveloped the provinces of Hebei, Shando

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Tibet issues yellow alert for heavy snow

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region issued a yellow alert for heavy snow at 3 p.m. on Thursday, the first of its kind this year. From Thursday evening to Friday

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China to establish state catalog for medicines in short supply

China plans to set up a state catalog for medicines in short supply to strengthen early warning on medicine shortage and ensure drug supply, according to a draft gover

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IKEA recalls India-made mugs due to safety risks

Global home furnishing giant IKEA on Wednesday announced to recall the India-made "TROLIGTVIS" travel mugs due to "important safety warning" and promised to give full refunds to the customers who

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Why are this year's bushfires in Australia so bad?

01:09 Australia endures bushfires every year, so how and why did they get so out of control this year?CGTN's Greg Navarro explains, a host of conditions combined for an unfortunate out

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Flood warning issued for Toronto due to heavy storm

The Greater Toronto Area is under a flood warning as a powerful storm is causing hazardous conditions in the area, according to an advisory issued by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Sat

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Mozilla says a new Firefox security bug is under active attack

Mozilla has warned Firefox users to update their browser to the latest version after security researchers found a vulnerability that hackers were actively exploiting in “targeted attacks”

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Iran launches 16 missiles from 3 locations, says U.S. defense secretary

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Wednesday that Iran launched 16 short-range ballistic missiles from three locations within Iran in Tuesday's attack. Esper, w

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Iran's senior commander warns U.S. against new attack on Iran

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces on Wednesday warned that any new offensive by the United States will draw Iran's "stronger, more crushing, and broader" resp

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Pentagon confirms Iran launched missiles against U.S. forces in Iraq

The Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday that Iran had launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq. "At approximately 5:3