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Taliban order members to enter Kabul: spokesman

The Taliban has ordered its fighters to enter the Afghan capital Kabul, a spokesman for the group said on Sunday.The statement by Zabihullah Mujahid came shortly after reports saying President Ashraf

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Taliban claim control over Afghanistan's Jalalabad

The Taliban have gained control over Afghanistan's Jalalabad, the country's fifth largest city, the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter on Sunday.

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M7 earthquake strikes Alaska Peninsula: CENC

A 7-magnitude earthquake jolted the Alaska Peninsula on Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The epicenter was recorded at a depth of 10 km, said the CENC.

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COVID-19: Over 777 million people in China fully vaccinated

A total of 777.046 million people in China have been fully vaccinated, said National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng at a press conference on Friday.More than 1.

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Pakistani FM says bus attack that killed 9 Chinese was suicide bombing

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday that last month's bus attack that killed nine Chinese workers was a suicide bombing, Reuters has reported.

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British-flagged vessel sinks in Greece, all 17 passengers rescued

All 17 passengers aboard a British-flagged vessel that sank off the island of Milos in Greece have been rescued, the Greek coast guard said on Thursday.The circumstances of the accident were not imme

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Over 1.8 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered in China

More than 1.8 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across China as of Tuesday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said Wednesday.

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Explosive device goes off in Afghanistan's Khost

Casualties are feared as an explosive device went off in Khost, capital of eastern Afghanistan's Khost Province, on Tuesday, police said. Source(s): Xinhua News Agency

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M5.1 earthquake hits Hualien, Taiwan: CENC

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Hualien County in eastern Taiwan at 19:12 on Friday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).The epicenter was record

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Biden's approval ratings on COVID-19, economy fall: U.S. survey

FILE PIC: President Joe Biden. /Xinhua U.S. public views on President Joe Biden's handling of COVID-19 and the U.S. economy declined, according to the CNBC's latest All-America Economic survey

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China administers 1.7 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses

Over 1.7 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China as of Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.

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China has 144 medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19

China has 144 medium- and high-risk areas, the most since the country adopted normalized COVID-19 prevention measures, said National Health Commission spokesperson Mi F

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Wang Yi: China provides over 190m vaccine doses to ASEAN members

China has provided over 190 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said while att

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302 killed in heavy rains in central China's Henan

The death toll from heavy rainfalls in central China's Henan Province has risen to 302, with 50 missing, local authorities said on Monday.

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M5.9 quake strikes near Tual, Indonesia: USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 struck near Tual, Indonesia at 05:01 a.m. GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.The epicenter was recorded at a depth of 12.87 km, according to U

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4 killed in helicopter crash in northern California, U.S.

Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed Sunday in a remote area of northern California, the local sheriff's department said.The helicopter, which the Federal Aviation Administrati

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Central China's Zhengzhou logs 11 confirmed COVID-19 cases

As of 6 p.m. Saturday, the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou in Henan Province had logged 11 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 17 asymptomatic infections, a municipal health