Islamabad, June 30 (dpa/GNA) – At least 28 civilians, including women and children, were killed, and 49 others were injured in Pakistani airstrikes in…
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6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
TOKYO, June 28 (Xinhua/GNA) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1, struck off Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan on early Sunday, the…
Long prison sentences in Hamburg family poisoning trial in Istanbul
Istanbul, June 28, (dpa/GNA) – In the trial following the death of a family of four from the northern German city of Hamburg, who…
Sri Lanka seizes over 10 tonnes of narcotics under current administration: president
COLOMBO, June 25 (Xinhua/GNA) — Under the present administration, Sri Lanka has so far seized more than 10 tonnes of various narcotics, Sri Lankan…
Turkish journalists decry exclusion from NATO summit in Ankara
Istanbul, June 25 (dpa/GNA) – Numerous Turkish journalists, media outlets and unions on Thursday reported they were denied accreditation to cover next week’s NATO…
S. Korea’s ruling party leader resigns ahead of leadership race
SEOUL, June 24 (Xinhua/GNA) — Jung Chung-rae, leader of South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party (DP), resigned from his post on Wednesday. Jung announced his…
Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah largely holds as talks continue
Beirut, June 24, (dpa/GNA) – A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia held on Wednesday, despite isolated violations in southern Lebanon,…
95-year-old South Korean cult leader Lee Man Hee arrested
Seoul, June 24, (dpa/GNA) – Lee Man Hee, the 95-year-old founder of the South Korean Shincheonji religious sect, has been arrested. He is accused…
China’s Answer to Global Governance Deficits – A feature by Ambassador Cong Song
Accra, June 24, GNA – Eighty years ago, “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought…
At least three dead in Philippines high school shooting
Manila, June 22, (dpa/GNA) – At least three students were killed and seven wounded, in a shooting at a high school in the eastern…
Landmine explosion in Yemen kills four children and injures nine
Beirut/Cairo, June 22, (dpa/GNA) – Four children died and nine more were injured, when a landmine detonated in southern Yemen, local authorities reported on…
7 killed, over 60 hospitalized after ammonia gas leak at seafood unit in India’s Tamil Nadu
NEW DELHI, June 21 (Xinhua/GNA) — At least seven people were killed and 67 others hospitalized Sunday, following an ammonia gas leak at a…
Indonesia warns of high waves in Southeast Sulawesi waters
JAKARTA, June 19 (Xinhua/GNA) — Indonesia’s meteorology agency on Friday, warned of waves of up to 2.5 meters in parts of Southeast Sulawesi province’s…
6.7-magnitude quake hits central Mid-Atlantic Ridge — USGS
BEIJING, June 17, (Xinhua/GNA) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7, jolted the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 1856 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S.…
China releases white paper on global governance
Beijing, June 17 (Xinhua/GNA) – China’s State Council Information Office on Wednesday released a white paper titled “More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China’s…
Large protest held in Tokyo against gov’t military expansion policies
TOKYO, June 14 (Xinhua/GNA) — A large number of Japanese people took to the streets in Tokyo on Sunday afternoon, to protest a series…
China greenlights IPO registration of major memory chipmaker CXMT
Beijing, June 14 (Xinhua/GNA) – China’s top securities regulator said on Friday that it has approved the initial public offering (IPO) registration of CXMT…
Report outlines China’s plan for guiding healthy development of emerging human rights
Beijing, June 12 (Xinhua/GNA) – China has comprehensively bolstered its human rights protection capability, according to an evaluation report jointly released on Friday by…
Economic Watch: China’s foreign trade maintains sound growth momentum
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua/GNA) – China’s foreign trade maintained steady growth momentum in May, underscoring the resilience of the wider economy and its deepening…
Economic Watch: China’s CPI remains stable, PPI continues to rise in May
BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua/GNA) – China’s consumer prices remained broadly stable in May as producer prices rose further, pointing to a steady consumer market…