At least 7 killed, 150 missing in dam co...
At least seven people were killed, nine injured and at least 150 others went missing after a tailings dam owned by mining giant Vale collapsed Friday afternoon in Brazil's southeastern state of Mina
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At least 7 killed, 150 missing in dam co...
At least seven people were killed, nine injured and at least 150 others went missing after a tailings dam owned by mining giant Vale collapsed Friday afternoon in Brazil's southeastern state of Mina
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the latest matches in the Superliga Argentina on Friday (home teams listed first): Friday, February 1 San Martin Tucuman 1 Defensa y Ju
Roundup: Acting U.S. attorney general sa...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Matthew Whitaker, acting U.S. attorney general, said Friday that he has not interfered with the ongoing Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. "The
Nearly 250 earthquakes continue to rattl...
MANILA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 250 earthquakes have continued to rattle a small town in Surigao del Norte province in southern Philippines since Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology an
Smartphones blamed for mental health cri...
CANBERRA, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- One of Australia's leading youth mental health experts warned Friday that smartphones are responsible for a crisis costing the nation 60 billion Australian dollars (42.5
Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, F...
ABUJA -- Nigerian authorities said on Friday that 66 people were killed by unidentified gunmen in Kajuru area of the northern state of Kaduna on the eve of the country's presidential election. State
Mueller recommends tough sentence for ex...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- The office of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday recommended 19 to 24 years in jail for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort for
Chinese shares close higher at midday Fr...
BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares closed higher at midday Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.14 percent to close at 2,945.05 points. The Shenzhen Component Index went
Pakistan FM skips Islamic Nations meetin...
ISLAMABAD, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday that he would not attend the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Co
Chinese shares close lower at midday Fri...
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares closed lower at midday Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 2.90 percent to close at 3,016.22 points. The Shenzhen Component Index went
Chinese stocks see biggest fall of 2019 ...
Chinese stocks saw their biggest fall of 2019 on Friday, as concerns about falling trade data and an overheated equities market combined with global worries about the state of the European economy. T
China's key legislative work for 2019 hi...
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Friday highlighted its legislative work for 2019, which includes deliberating the civil code, formulating Amendment XI to the Criminal Law and
Chinese shares close lower Friday
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 4.40 percent, at 2,969.86 points. The Shenzhen Component Index closed 3.25 percent lo
Four Philippine soldiers injured in clas...
MANILA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Four soldiers were injured in a clash on Friday with leftist rebels in Quezon province south of Manila, the military said on Friday. The spokesman of the Philippine Army's
4 injured after drone destroyed in Saudi...
RIYADH, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Friday the destroying of a Houthi's drone that injured four civilians in Abha city in the west part of the
Gold rebounds as dollar, equities fall o...
CHICAGO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange jumped back on Friday as weak U.S. job data dragged down the dollar and equities. The most active g
Vince Carter set to return for 22nd NBA ...
WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Playing his 21st season, former NBA star Vince Carter has already set his eyes on the 22nd season, local media reported on Friday. "I think I could stretch it out one
Oil prices fall amid weak U.S. jobs data
NEW YORK, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices dropped on Friday as weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report raised concerns over global economic slowdown. U.S. job gains plunged to 20,000 in February while t
Xinhua Headlines: China's key political ...
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- As the "two sessions," a key event in China's political calendar, came to an end Friday, the country has created decisive underpinning for navigating through complexitie
Pacific Islands Forum expresses shock at...
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) on Friday expressed shock and sadness at the mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand's city of Christchurch. In a statement, PIF Chair Baron Divavesi Waqa expres