text

Olympic Flame display cancelled over virus concerns

Yukihiko Nunomura (L), COO of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, and Makoto Noji, director general of the Culture and Sports Bureau, pose with the Olympic Flame at J-Village in Fukushima Prefec

text

Olympic flame display ends after Japanese PM declares state of emergency

Photo taken April 1, 2020 shows the Olympic flame in a lantern at J-Village in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The flame will be on public display from April 2 to 30, due to the postponement of the To

text

Forest fire put out in China's Yunnan

A forest fire was put out in the Biji Village in Binchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo courtesy of local forest and grassland fire control headquar

text

Olympic flame to be kept in Tokyo

The Olympic flame will be displayed in Fukushima for a month before being kept in Tokyo, local reports said on Sunday. Japanese broadcaster NHK said that the flame, which arrived in Japan from Athen

text

Insurgents attack police post, raise flag in northern Mozambique

The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) announced Monday the occurrence of an armed attack by insurgents on the barracks of the Defense and Security Forces in the village of Mocimboa da Praia

text

Fire breaks out on China's famous Buddhist mountain

A fire has broken out on Mount Wutai, one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains, in north China's Shanxi Province, the management committee of the scenic area said

text

China vows to further promote public legal service platforms

China's Ministry of Justice has vowed to further promote public legal service platforms and let "people's mediation" play a basic role in a multi-pronged mechanism for

text

New method developed to evaluate glacier collapse

Chinese researchers have developed a new approach to evaluate glacier collapse, providing reference for emergency rescue and disaster relief, according to the Chinese A

text

Olympic Torch Relay for Tokyo 2020 Games suspended in Greece due to COVID-19

The Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced on Friday the suspension of the Greek leg of the Olympic Torch Relay for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo,

text

At least 43 people killed in attacks in northern Burkina Faso

FILE PHOTO: Burkina Faso soldiers patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel area. Luc Gnago, /Reuters At least 43 people were killed and six others injured after unknown gunmen attacked at l

text

At least 24 killed by militiamen in northeast of DRC

File photo taken on June 13, 2019 shows people in a refugee camp in Ituri province, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least 60 people have been killed in tribal clashes in Itur

text

Discover the beauty of Saharan architecture in Morocco

In the Sahara Desert, southern Morocco's Ait-Ben-Haddou presents a magnificent example of traditional Saharan architecture.It is also one of the most eye-catching filming locations featured in the epi

text

Chinese-aided school aspires to be model school in Nepal

A historical school, rebuilt with the support of the Chinese government after it was severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake, was inaugurated in central Nepal on Wedne

text

Ten killed in attack in eastern DR Congo's Beni region

FILE PHOTO: A Congolese soldier on patrol in the Democratic Republic of Congo./Getty Images Ten people died in an attack by a notorious militia late Monday in Beni in eastern Democratic Republ

text

Indian tigress takes a stroll with four cubs

A tigress strolls down a dusty track with her four cubs walking in a line alongside her as the population of wild tigers is once again on the rise. Deep in the heart of the Indian jungle, 100 kilomet

text

40 people killed in separate attacks in central Mali

FILE PHOTO: Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita inspects the damage after an attack by gunmen on Fulani herders in Ogossagou, Mali March 25, 2019. Malian Presidency/Handout via Reuters Gun

text

Turkey Vows More Action Against Damascus After Downing of Syrian Helicopter

Tensions in northern Syria are escalating as Turkish and Syrian forces continue to clash in Idlib province – the last stronghold of jihadists in the war-torn country.Th