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Egypt revises train crash death toll down to 19

Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed said Saturday the death toll from a train collision in Egypt's southern province of Sohag the previous day was revised down to at least 19 from 32."After we honed i

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Philippine to reimpose stricter COVID-19 curbs in capital to arrest surge in cases

The Philippines will reimpose stricter quarantine measures in the capital Manila and nearby provinces, a senior official said on Saturday, as the country battles to con

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Three killed after 5.4-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang

Three people were killed and 65 houses damaged after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Baicheng County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Wednesda

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Three Chinese workers die after crane incident in Kuala Lumpur

Three Chinese workers were killed and one Malaysian driver was seriously injured on Monday after a construction crane fell on an expressway in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.The cause of the i

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Beijing urges U.S. to protect Chinese national's safety

Mallory Rahman and her daughter Zara Rahman, 4, who live nearby, pause after bringing flowers to the Gold Spa massage parlor in Atlanta, U.S. on March 17, 2021, the day after eight people were ki

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Court to weigh reinstating Boston marathon bomber's death sentence

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the U.S. Justice Department's bid to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack that

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U.S. Senate confirms William Burns as CIA director

The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed William Burns as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, installing an experienced career diplomat to head the spy agency.Burns, 64, who has

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Three killed, 11 injured in explosion targeting Afghan officials

At least three people were killed and 11 others wounded in an explosion targeted a bus carrying Afghan government officials in Kabul, TOLOnews reported.

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Japan court decides prohibition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional

A court in Japan ruled on Wednesday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, Kyodo News reported.The lawsuit at the Sapporo District Court filed by three couples in Hokkaido was among five

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Four killed in Georgia massage parlor shooting: Report

Atlanta police confirmed that four females, all believed to be Asian, were shot and killed at two spas on Piedmont Road in northeast Atlanta.Three victims were found at Gold Spa and one was found at

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China's home prices see mild increases in February

A riverside residential compound. /CFP China continued to see a generally stable housing market in February, with home prices in 70 major cities showing mild month-on-month increases, official

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South Africa: Number of active COVID cases drop by 90% in 3 months

FILE: A Doctors Without Border (MSF) nurse (C) performs a COVID-19 coronavirus test during a Ministry of Health screening and testing drive in the Wolhuter men's hostel in Jeppestown district of

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Up and Out of Poverty Ep. 6: My Country, My Oath

49:16 Achieving prosperity for all through poverty eradication has long been a desire of the Chinese nation, and Chinese Communists have endeavored to transform this dr

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Mount Etna eruptions continue

01:41 Thunderous eruptions were heard at the base of Sicily's Mount Etna as the volcano was back in action again.Huge clouds of ash spewed from the volcano's peak along with splurges o

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Thai PM sprays journalists with hand sanitizer

01:00 That’s one way to not answer a question.See the bizarre moment Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha averted answering questions on the latest cabinet reshuffle by spritzing ques

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Bridge collapse kills 2, injures 3 in east China

Two people died and three were injured after a bridge collapsed in Danyang City, east China's Jiangsu Province on Tuesday morning, according to local emergency response

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To all ladies, blaze your own path!

02:18 On International Women's Day, CGTN's Liu Jiaxin tells the story of three women – an entrepreneur, a mother, and herself, a young professional just starting out in