A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled over the Black Sea on Wednesday to intercept two U.S. reconnaissance planes, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "On August 5,
Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said that the Philippines would not join navies of other countries, like the United States, in maritime drills in the South China Sea for fear
National flags of China (R) and the United States. (Xinhua/Bao Dandan)BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) -- China will be more determined to defend its own sovereignty and secur
Four people were dead while four others remained missing after a mainland sand carrier capsized in the waters of the Penghu archipelago on Sunday evening, Taiwan's coa
A magnitude-5.5 earthquake jolted coastal waters off Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 8:52 p.m. Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The epicenter, with a depth of 50 k
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted coastal waters of Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 8:52 p.m. Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The
Chinese President Xi Jinping keeps a close watch on the revitalization of northeast China. He has spoken of the issue on many occasions. The following are some highlig
Hopes of a major breakthrough in search for a post Brexit trade-deal between Britain and the European Union (EU) evaporated as the latest week-long round of formal negotiations ended here Thursd
A total of 1.35 million people have been affected by rain-induced floods in southwest China's Sichuan Province since flood season onset this year, local authorities sa
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. /Reuters Israel's cabinet approved a multinational accord to lay a pipeline that will facilitate the export to Europe of natural gas found in Israeli
China on Friday raised the emergency response for flood control for the Taihu Lake basin to Level I, the highest in a four-tier emergency response system, as heavy down
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday the extension of a No Sail Order for cruise ships through September 30, 2020. The order co
A citizen runs in front of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, on Oct. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Bin) BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese main
The reservoir behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is filling, its water minister said on Wednesday, a day after talks with Sudan and Egypt on the giant Blue Nile hydroelectric project stalled.
The number of casualties of flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province rose to 21 on Wednesday, with 31 others missing, an official said. The search and rescue efforts were
At least five people were killed and 38 others went missing after flash floods struck Indonesia's South Sulawesi province on Tuesday, rescuers said. Heavy downpours tr
Heavy rain-triggered flooding has inundated a middle school in Tongling City, east China's Anhui Province.To ensure no students stranded in the school, a traffic police
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