At least nine killed in Nigeria building...

Hundreds of rescuers have been struggling to search and rescue victims of a collapsed building housing a school in Ita Faji area of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, which reportedly killed at least n

Roundup: Rescuers scramble to save survi...

LAGOS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of rescuers have been struggling to search and rescue victims of the collapsed building housing a school in Ita Faji area of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, whic

Commemoration held in Taiwan for victims...

TAIPEI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Commemoration was held Thursday in Taiwan for victims of the "February 28 Uprising," with participants calling for efforts to carry on fulfilling the victims' wishes of pu

Bangladesh observes mourning day for fir...

DHAKA, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- With national flag down at half-mast, Bangladesh is mourning on Monday the victims of the recent deadly old Dhaka fire. Bangladesh's Cabinet Division issued a gazette on Su

S. Korea's symbolic WWII sex slavery vic...

SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- A symbolic South Korean victim, who was forced into sex slavery for the Japanese military brothels during World War II, died at the age of 93, an advocacy group for the vic

S.Korea's WWII sex slavery victim dies, ...

Another South Korean victim, who was forced into sex slavery for Japan's military brothels during World War II, died at the age of 94 on Monday, reducing the number of surviving victims to 24. The v