A speeding train derailed and overturned outside of Cairo on Tuesday, killing 19 and injuring over 100 new military recruits.
The United States and Liberia on Tuesday launched a Partnership Dialogue with a view to pursuing high-level diplomatic and economic cooperation between them.
The World Future Energy Summit ( WFES) started in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, along with the first International Water Summit.
Dozens of people were killed or injured Tuesday when two rockets struck the main university of Syrian northern Aleppo city, activists and local media said, as mortar shells rained down districts of the capital Damascus, killing one person and injuring others.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for a comprehensive global strategies to fight terrorism, saying that "terrorism will not be defeated by military force or security forces, law enforcement measures, and intelligence operations alone."
The armies of India and Pakistan once again exchanged heavy fire and artillery shells on line-of-control (LoC) in Kashmir region, officials said Wednesday.
Al-Qaida-linked rebels in northern Mali are facing increasing pressure after days of bombardment by French war planes and with more troops to be deployed on the ground to help the government army.
An estimated 30,000 people may have been displaced due to the eruption of fighting between the Mali government and the rebel group, Ansar Dine, in central and northern parts of the country last week, the United Nations said here Monday.
Cuban leader Raul Castro and his brother and predecessor Fidel Castro met here on Sunday with top Venezuelan officials visiting the Caribbean island country, the Cuban Communist Party's newspaper Granma said Monday.
The New Zealand government tourism agency has set in place the third stage of a unique three- pronged campaign to win more high-spending, long-staying Chinese visitors to the country.
"The financial system has to focus on serving the manufacturing sector, service, urbanization, agriculture and the aging population."
Obama urges Congress to raise U.S. debt ceiling WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- One week before starting his second term, U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday urged Congress to raise the country's debt ceiling in a timely manner to avert dampening investor confidence and derailing the economic recovery.
Some states pressure Egypt not to establish relations with Iran, but after the Egyptian uprising, Egypt does not accept dictations, Ambassador Mojtaba Amani, head of the Iranian Interests Office in Cairo said.
Greek parliament endorsed on Monday evening a bill containing the so-called last "prior actions" requested from international lenders before the release of the next bailout tranche to Athens in the framework of efforts to overcome the debt crisis.
It's 11 years since China entered the World Trade Organization. Thanks to its entry, China has become more integrated into the global economy and grown stronger as the world's export powerhouse. And Hong Kong - long seen as the ideal "first stop" for mainland enterprises looking to explore foreign markets - has also benefitted from China's WTO accession.
To curb the air pollution at hazardous levels, Beijing started emergency response measures on Sunday.
Heavy fog continued to shroud the country's north, central and eastern regions on Sunday. China's meteorological authority issued a yellow alert.
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