NEW DELHI, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Legislative Assembly of India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh on Monday passed a resolution abolishing the state's Upper House -- the Legislative Council. State
China has sent 450 military medical staff, including professionals who have experience in the fight against SARS or Ebola, to the novel coronavirus hardest-hit city of
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed decrees giving jobs in his administration to members of the former government. Former Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin and former Culture
A C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed in southeastern Australia while battling bushfires, killing the three crew members. Australian authorities said all three were Americans. In a statement, Austra
Chinese health authorities announced Wednesday that 440 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) had been reported in 13 provincial-level regions in the country by the
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China's highest academic institution in natural sciences, revealed its annual "Highlight Researches" list Sunday.Gene-edited diseased monkey cloning, an arch
A flooded street after heavy rain and floods, at the city of Iconha, state of Espirito Santo, Brazil/AFP Photo State Governor Renato Casagrande (R) and a resident looking at damages aft
The engines for China's largest carrier rocket Long March 5 Y-4 completed its final test on Sunday, about three weeks after its predecessor Y-3 launched from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south
The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Thursday to deliberate three reports. Xi Jinping, general secretary of t
The Moroccan national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will launch on Thursday the first non-stop flights between Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca and Beijing Daxing International Airport. The flight wi
The latest polling shows that 70% of Japanese public is interested in the Tokyo Olympic and Pralympic Games, up 5% from a survey taken last August. The poll, released by Japan's national broadcaster
More than6,000 villagers have been evacuated,following theeruption of theTaal Volcano.Taal Volcano is located south of the Philippine capital, and the massive plume of ash and steam blasted from t
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah ordered on Saturday official mourning for three days on demise of the Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said, the Kuwaiti
02:50 Explosions have been reported in Baghdad's Green Zone, where the U.S. and other countries maintain their embassies.Reports say two or three rockets landed, but there are no repor
EgyptAir planes are seen parked at the airport in Cairo, Egypt October 9, 2019. /Reuters Egyptian national carrier Egyptair will resume flights to Baghdad on Saturday after assessing the secur
Palestine on Wednesday slammed remarks by Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman over the annexation of Area C of the West Bank."We strongly condemn the
China's consumer inflation roseby 4.5 percentin Decemberyear on year, continuing on the previous month's trajectory but falling short of analysts' expectations of even higher surges.The National B