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Oil flat, hovers below $50 level ahead of OPEC meeting

OilpriceswerelittlechangedonFridayaheadofakeymeetingofmajoroilproducingnationsnextweek,sittingbelowthe$50perbarrellevelthatwasbrieflybreachedforthefirsttimein6w

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Member of India's lowest caste expected to be elected president

A member of India’s poorest and most oppressed caste is expected to be elected president.

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G20 as a guardian of global welfare

Vowingtopushfor"interconnected"growth,leadersattheJuly7-8G20summitinHamburg,Germany,decidedtotakeconcreteactionstobuildeconomicresilience,improvesustainability,

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U.S. judge narrows travel ban in defeat for Trump

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'stemporarybanontravelersfromsixMuslim-majoritycountriescannotstopgrandparentsandotherrelativesofUnitedStatescitizensfromenteringthecoun

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AIIB approves membership of Argentina, Madagascar, Tonga

TheChina-initiatedAsianInfrastructureInvestmentBank(AIIB)onFridayapprovedthemembershipofArgentina,theRepublicofMadagascarandtheKingdomofTongaatitssecondannualme

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APD Review | Growing SCO, pillar of Eurasian peace and prosperity

ByAPDwriterWangPengTheShanghaiCooperationOrganization(SCO),aEurasianpolitical,economic,andmilitaryorganization,wasinitiallyfoundedin1996inShanghaibytheleadersof

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India and Pakistan are joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization

IndiaandPakistanwillbeacceptedasmembersoftheShanghaiCooperationOrganizationthisweekatasummittobeattendedbyPresidentXiJinpinginAstana,Kazakhstan.Themovewillmaket

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India and Pakistan are joining SCO

Both nations will be accepted as members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization this week at a summit to be attended by President Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan.

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Philippines fighting: Eight militants surrender to government forces

Eight members of the ISIL-linked Maute terror group have surrendered to government troops, according to the Philippine military.

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Philippines fighting: Eight militants surrender to government forces

EightmembersoftheISIL-linkedMauteterrorgrouphavesurrenderedtogovernmenttroops,accordingtothePhilippinemilitary."TherewereeightmembersholedupinMarawiwhosurrender

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Six more soldiers, 13 militants killed on 3rd day of clashes in Philippines

MANILA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Six more soldiers and 13 members of the militant Maute Group in Marawi City were killed as armed clashes between the two sides continued on its third day on Thursday.

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India's Election Commissions defers Parliament polls

India's independent Election Commission has decided to indefinitely put on hold elections for the country's Upper House of Parliament slated for next month in view of the presidential poll and a hackathon of electronic voting machines (EVMs).

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UN Security Council strongly condemns most recent DPRK ballistic missile

The members of the UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned the most recent ballistic missile launch conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Sunday.

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UN Security Council slams deadly attacks in Afghan capital

The UN Security Council on Wednesday "condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks" that occurred earlier in the day in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed at least 15 people and injured dozens.

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Irish government survives confidence vote, pressure on PM rises

Ireland's minority government on Wednesday survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence over its handling of a policing scandal, but Prime Minister Enda Kenny faced growing calls from members of his own party to step aside.

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UN Security Council slams Pyongyang's launches of ballistic missiles

The UN Security Council on Monday "strongly condemned" the most recent ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying that "these launches are in grave violation of the DPRK international obligations under UN SC resolutions."

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Shinhwa, aged and mellow, highlights "balance" in 13th album

Through 19 years without a single hiccup in its member lineup, idol band Shinhwa is still driven to prove itself.