Iran designates U.S. Pentagon "terrorist organization" over the killing of a top Iranian military commander in a U.S. strike last week. TEHRAN, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran'
South Korea's top national security adviser on Tuesday left for Washington for consultations on the Korean Peninsula issues with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, ac
The U.S. government issued a travel advisory on Monday, urging its citizens to stay alert while traveling in Israel and Palestine. The U.S. embassy in Israel noted in a release that "heightened tens
Heavy rainfall over Jakarta for at least 15 hours on New Year's Day forces displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and claims at least 66 deaths. /CGTN Photo Jakarta is reeling from th
FILE: Burkina Faso soldiers patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel area in March 2019./ Reuters More than 250 civilians have been killed by Islamist extremists in Burkina Faso in less tha
Four mortar rounds on Sunday landed on the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad, an Iraqi Defense Ministry official said. The incident took place in the eve
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 6km south of Santo Domingo Zanatepec, Mexico at 0440 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 97.24 km, was initiall
The report comes in the aftermath of the murder of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian military commander who was killed in Baghdad on Friday in an airstrike authorised by U
Tensions soared in the Middle East after a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport on Friday killed an Iranian top commander, with Iran vowing to take "tough revenge," and the Pentagon say
The 13 Ethiopians were travelling to Kenya's capital Nairobi, when police intercepted their vehicle./ Getty Images. Thirteen Ethiopians were arrested in central Kenya for being in the country
China's western areas have proven to be a magnet for visitors, as more train tours rumble into the vast inland in the new year.China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. (Chin
Patients in England become the first to be routinely offered the cutting edge treatment.
Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks smiles during the NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Dallas, U.S., December 7, 2019. Dallas' Slovenian guard Luka Doncic edged reigning NBA Mo
It has become clear that there are chances of securing a long-term truce in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas in 2020, according to political analysts. Their per
Several people including firefighters were trapped inside a factory that collapsed Thursday during a devastating fire inside it in the Indian capital, officials said.
FILE: A young woman from Guinea-Bissau votes in the legislative elections./UN The African Union has congratulated Guinea Bissau for conducting a peaceful run-off election in search of a new pr
The business of selling consumer goods and services online is a relatively young endeavor across Africa, but ecommerce is set to boom.Over the last eight years, the sector has seen its first phase of