NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 26 km southeast of Pondaguitan, the Philippines, at 18:58:52 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, w
AMMAN, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Jordan and the EU on Sunday discussed means to enhance their ties and regional developments. At a meeting in Amman between Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Chairm
CAIRO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit expressed on Sunday his growing concern over the recent successive developments in Iraq, the Cairo-based, pan-Arab body
TEHRAN, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Sunday criticized as "unconstructive" some Europeans' stances over the recent U.S. assassination of senior Iranian milit
MUSCAT, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Oman on Sunday called on the U.S. and Iranian governments to give precedence to dialogue and look for diplomatic means to resolve their conflict. In a statement, the Omani
DHAKA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's overall remittance inflow rose by about 26 percent year on year to 9.40 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2019-20 fiscal year, a central bank official s
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed with dozens of others injured in a crash involving several vehicles in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania early Sunday morning, local media