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FOCAC Summit achieves more than expected: SA president

The Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has achieved more than African countries expected, South African President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday.

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Pakistani, Indian security advisers discuss terrorism, border peace

Top Pakistani and Indian security advisers met in Bangkok Sunday and discussed a wide range of issues including anti-terror cooperation, officials said here.

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Chinese Nobel laureate Tu Youyou calls for joint efforts to combat malaria

"Joint efforts are urgently needed to combat malaria", China's Tu Youyou who won 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine said here on Sunday.

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Britain's counter-terror police search home after Tube stabbing in E London

Britain's counter-terror police on Sunday searched a residential address in east London following "a violent unprovoked knife attack" at a subway station on Saturday.

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London underground stabbing treated as "terrorist incident"

A stabbing at a Tube station in east London is being treated as a "terrorist incident," the Metropolitan Police said.

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IS claims responsibility for killing governor of Yemen's Aden province

​The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for assassinating the governor of Yemen's Aden province and six of his bodyguards in a bomb attack in the country' s temporary capital on Sunday, the militant group said in a statement posted on social media.

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Obama to address nation on steps to fight terrorism in wake of shooting rampage

U.S. President Barack Obama is to address the nation Sunday night on steps to fight terrorism in the wake of the recent shooting massacre in southern California, the White House said Saturday.

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Afghan Taliban chief releases audio message, refuting death rumor

The Afghan Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor said late Saturday in an audio message that he is alive and safe after some claims by senior Afghan officials that he had been killed in gunfight in Pakistan.

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Britain doubles number of warplanes in fight against IS

British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said Saturday that the deployment of Typhoons and two further Tornados would double the number of British fighter jets taking the fight against Daesh, also known as the Islamic State (IS).

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Final draft of Paris climate agreement reached

A final draft of a new global climate agreement was reached by negotiators in Paris on Saturday, ready for ministers to read and deal with sensitive political divergences next week.

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Xi announces unanimous consensus reached on upgrading China-Africa ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here Saturday that he and African leaders have reached unanimous consensus on lifting China-Africa relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

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HK is not terrorist target: HK Police

Hong Kong's Police Commissioner Stephen Lo said here Saturday that there has been no intelligence suggesting Hong Kong being a target of terrorist attack.

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San Bernardino shooting investigated as potential terrorism : FBI chief

​U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief James Comey said Friday that San Bernardino shooting was being investigated as potential terrorism, but there was "no indication" suggesting killers of the holiday party carnage had been part of any terrorist group.

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Malaysia arrests suspects with link to IS

Malaysia arrested 5 men with suspected involvement in terrorist activities, including three linking to the Islamic States(IS), police said Saturday.

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Xi raises 5-point proposal on boosting China-Africa cooperation

​Chinese President Xi Jinping joined leaders from across Africa at a business conference here Friday and put forth a five-pronged proposal on further deepening win-win cooperation between the world's second-largest economy and the fast developing continent.

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News Analysis:Mysteries remain 48 hours after Southern California shooting

Two days after the deadly shooting in San Bernardino of Southern California that killed 14 innocents and injured 21 on Wednesday, a bunch of mysteries still shroud the tragedic incident as further investigation was underway.

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No output ceiling set by OPEC with oil producers reluctant to cut supply

​OPEC on Friday did not set a new oil output ceiling, with major oil producers reluctant to cut the supply.