NATO ministerial-level talks focus on Ru...

WASHINGTON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) wrapped up their two-day meeting here on Thursday, focusing their discussions on Russia and counter-

Spotlight: Randomly-planted landmines po...

by Murad AbdoADEN, Yemen, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Hassan Khadem, a Yemeni civilian living in the Red Sea city of Hodeidah, and his wife had never thought the early morning on Thursday would be the last m

Lopez claims 4th stage, overall lead in ...

MADRID, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Colombian cyclist Miguel Angel 'Superman' Lopez (Astana) claimed victory in the fourth stage of the Volta de Catalonya (Tour of Catalonia) on Thursday. Lopez timed his at

Memorial hall marking serfs' emancipatio...

A memorial hall marking the emancipation of more than one million serfs was opened to the public Thursday in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Thursday marks the 60th anni

Militants' attacks kill 12 police in S. ...

KABUL, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Up to 12 police personnel have reportedly been killed in the southern Zabul and neighboring Helmand province on Thursday amid peace efforts to find negotiated end to Afgha

Chinese shares close mixed at midday Thu...

BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- China's major stock indices closed mixed in the morning session Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.26 percent at 3,014.83 points.The Shenzhen C

59 discharged after chemical plant blast...

A total of 59 people have been discharged from hospitals after a blast hit a chemical plant in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday, according to the rescue headquarters. As of 12 p.m. Sunday, 604

20 kidnapped students freed in Cameroon'...

YAOUNDE, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Twenty students from the University of Buea's football team in western Cameroon who were kidnapped Wednesday were released Thursday night after "severe beatings", accord

Belarusian economy minister to lead in o...

MINSK, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian Economy Minister Dmitry Krutoi will head the committee established Thursday to organize a forum on bilateral cooperation with China and regional development wit

U.S. dollar rises amid falling British p...

NEW YORK, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose in late trading on Thursday, amid a slump in the sterling due to broad fears of a no-deal Brexit. European Union (EU) leaders gathered on Thursday