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Nigerian military rescues 18 crewmen following pirates' attack on Chinese vessel

Eighteen crew members aboard a Chinese vessel, MV HAILUFANG II, were rescued unhurt by the Nigerian military following a recent attack by pirates within the Gulf of Guinea. The ship's crew including

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The rare coral spawning filmed in Shenzhen's coastal water

00:53 A wild coral spawning was filmed for the first time in Shenzhen's Da'ao Bay, south China's Guangdong Province.The spawning coral is acropora pruinosa, which was planted by an NGO

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UN: Close to a million people in central Somalia hit by floods

In this image made from video taken Sunday, May 17, 2020, people wade through a flooded street in Beledweyne, central Somalia. /AP. Flooding in central Somalia has affected nearly 1 million pe

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Kenyan governor thanks Chinese company for disaster relief support

An aerial view shows flood waters near the Sigiri bridge, after River Nzoia burst its banks and due to heavy rainfall and the backflow from Lake Victoria, in Budalangi within Busia County, Kenya

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China rebuts Vietnam's protest against South China Sea fishing ban

Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday said Vietnam has no right to comment on China's summer fishing moratorium in the South China Sea waters since the measure belongs to

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China's new ocean-monitoring satellite passes factory tests

File photo shows that a Long March-2C rocket carrying the HY-1C satellite took off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, Sept. 7, 2

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DPRK lashes out at military drill by S. Korea, calling it "grave provocation"

A military spokesperson of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) lashed out at the recent military exercise carried out by Seoul, calling it a "reckless mov

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Kenya floods kill 194, people evacuated from risk areas near dams

An aerial view shows flood waters near the Sigiri bridge, after River Nzoia burst its banks and due to heavy rainfall and the backflow from Lake Victoria, in Budalangi within Busia County, Kenya

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All passengers aboard the ferry that capsized in L.Victoria rescued

A massive operation that led to rescuing of 200 passengers that were on board a ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria on Saturday 2.May.2020. /The Standard. Kenya Red Cross said on Saturday tha

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Chinese military firmly opposes groundless U.S. accusations: spokesperson

The Chinese military voiced strong opposition on Monday to the statement made by the U.S. Department of Defense about a Vietnamese fishing boat colliding with a Chines

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Russian jet chases U.S. plane from Syrian facilities: military

A Russian fighter jet drove a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft away from Russian military facilities in Syria on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday. Russian

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China's State Council approves establishing of two districts in Sansha City

The State Council has recently approved the establishment of two districts in Sansha City, Hainan Province, according to a notice issued Saturday by the Ministry of Ci

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Iran accuses U.S. of causing insecurity in Gulf

Iran's defense minister said here on Friday that the United States is the cause of insecurity in the Gulf, official IRNA news agency reported. The "illegal and aggress

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Iran plans to build nuclear-powered submarines: navy commander

Iran plans to build nuclear-powered submarines capable of operating in international waters, the navy commander said Thursday. Nuclear-powered submarines are capable of

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China pledges more funds for coastal ecology protection

China will provide more funds to support the coastal ecological protection and restoration. Local departments in charge of natural resources in coastal areas can apply

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DPRK fires unidentified projectiles into East Sea: S. Korea's military

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired multiple unidentified projectiles into the East Sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Tuesday. The

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A spectacular pod of dolphins seen by coastguard in south China

00:44 Hundred of dolphins were seen frolicking around Yalong Bay in south China on Monday.The Sanya coastguard first ran into dozens of dolphins during the daily patrol last Sunday in