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EU reiterates support for Paris agreement

The European Union (EU) reaffirmed Monday its support for Paris agreement on climate change when its Foreign Affairs Council convened in Luxembourg.

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London tower fire death rises to 79

Police said Monday the number of dead or missing in the London Grenfell Tower fire has increased to 79.

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U.S. university student released by DPRK dies

Otto Warmbier, a U.S. college student who was released by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) less than a week ago, died on Monday, his parents said.

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26 injured as China Eastern plane hits turbulence

At least 26 people were injured on a China Eastern Airlines flight, including four in serious condition, after the plane hit strong turbulence en route from Paris to Kunming Sunday.

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Shanghai Disneyland fastest theme park to break-even

Shanghai Disneyland is expected to reach break-even point in its first complete fiscal year of operation, the fastest theme park of its size worldwide to break even, a senior manager said Saturday.

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Home of England "Bloody Mary" queen re-opens after facelift

A 12th century castle which played a part in seeing the first female queen gain the throne of England has re-opened after a 1.6-million-U.S.-dollar conservation project.

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Chinese doctor, entrepreneur donate equipment to Botswana hospital

Chinese medical equipment worth 100,000 U.S. dollars were donated Friday to Nyangabgwe Hospital in Francistown, some 430 km northeast of Botswana's capital Gaborone.

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Philippine forces face ferocious IS fighters: Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that the Philippine forces are now facing a formidable and ferocious Islamist militants who are out to kill "all nonbelievers."

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EU, UK plan to start Brexit talks on June 19

The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom will begin divorce talks on June 19, the two sides announced in a joint statement on Thursday.

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Booming service sector to underpin China's economic expansion

China's service sector is expected to play a bigger role in powering the world's second largest economy as increasingly affluent Chinese consumers crave more diverse and better-quality services.

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AIIB supports members meeting commitments to Paris Agreement

The China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) expressed support for its members to meet their commitments to the Paris Agreement, a global climate change deal.

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APD REVIEW | Shooting shatters American dreams of homeland security

As FOX New reports, in Virginia Wednesday morning, Steve Scalise, the House Majority Whip of Republican Party (G. O. P.) was shot and multiple congressional aides due to an attack launched by a gunman with a rifle at a GOP baseball practice.

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China steadily moves ahead in global innovation rankings: report

The first-ever middle-income country to join the world's top 25 innovative economies in 2016, China this year continues moving ahead on the list by three notches, displaying a strong performance in several indicators, according to the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) released on Thursday.

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At least 8 dead in China kindergarten blast

NANJING, June 16 (Xinhua) -- At least eight people have died after an explosion near a kindergarten in Fengxian County in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday afternoon, local authorities said.

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Japan's ruling bloc forces enactment of controversial "conspiracy" law

Controversial legislation to criminalize the planning of serious crimes was enacted by Japan's parliament on Thursday despite vociferous calls from opposition parties and the public.

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Chinese wisdom contributing to global governance

China has exerted more efforts in recent years to participate in world affairs and exercise its vision to improve global governance.

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Shift in Cuba policy would be failure for U.S., says expert

Any shift in Washington's policy on its relations with Cuba would come to a dead end and have a direct impact on the progress made towards normalizing bilateral ties, a Cuban expert said Wednesday.