South Korean President Park Geun-hye will be a guest of honor at the 22nd African Union (AU) summit to be held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa
The China Railway Corporation said on Monday that 154.62 million train tickets to be used during the 40-day travel period around Spring Festival have been sold so far since Dec. 23.
Large-scale military operations in Mali "are coming to an end," Malian Prime Minister Diango Cissoko said here Tuesday.
French President Francois Hollande said on Monday France and its African partners are winning the battle against Islamist rebels in northern Mali.
With Egyptians set to hold nationwide demonstrations on Friday, marking the second anniversary of the unrest that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian opposition and revolutionary movements reaffirm their commitment to peacefulness and urge all participants to avoid violence on Jan. 25.
Firefighters are battling 126 bushfires in Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW), with 15 of those remaining uncontrolled, the authorities said on Thursday.
Five workers were killed and 18 others injured after a concrete platform under construction collapsed in Shanghai.