MOGADISHU, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Thursday that it has officially handed over the Kuday military base to the Somali security forces, ...

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The China-Africa International Symposium on Perennial Rice in Africa opened Wednesday at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, ...

HONG KONG, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted Fiji Islands region at 11:18:22 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 610.5 km, ...

NEW DELHI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Olympic silver medalist Qi Ying won China's fifth gold medal at the ISSF World Cup Final in the men's trap with 47 hits, as the season-ending tournament concluded here ...

NEW DELHI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 people have died, and several others have been hospitalized over the past three days after allegedly consuming illicit liquor in India's eastern state of ...

Zhou Zheng, former deputy general manager of China's leading food trader COFCO Corporation, stood trial on Thursday on charges of bribe-taking, embezzlement, and abuse of power by state-owned ...

HANOI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The fourth quarter will mark the peak in bond maturities for 2024 in Vietnam with the real estate sector facing the most significant burden at over 43 percent, Vietnam News ...

"Buddhism has played an irreplaceable role in shaping and connecting the civilizations of East, South and Southeast Asia," said Venerable Master Minghai, vice president of the Buddhist Association of ...

KIEV, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Six people, including two children, were killed in a collision between a truck and a minibus in Ukraine's central Vinnytsia region, the National Police reported on Thursday.

Kashgar is re-positioning itself as a transportation hub in China's far west, they were told. Flights from Pakistan can bring frozen seafood from the Indian Ocean directly to the tables of people in ...

Aojiao, a small fishing village surrounded by the sea on three sides, is today known for its thriving fisheries and impressive scenery. However, before China's reform and opening up, it was a remote ...

BUCHAREST, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Romanian government has announced a 9.5-percent increase in the gross monthly minimum wage to 4,050 Lei (884.64 U.S. dollars), effective from January.