KABUL, July 5 (Xinhua/GNA) – Afghan police have confiscated 60 kg of illicit drugs, and arrested two suspected drug smugglers in a targeted operation…
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2 dead, 4 injured in truck explosion in China’s Inner Mongolia
HOHHOT, July 5 (Xinhua/GNA)- Two people were killed and four others injured, when a truck exploded following a collision in north China’s Inner Mongolia…
Death toll from Houthi attack on Yemeni government forces in Hodeidah rises to 14
ADEN, Yemen, July 5 (Xinhua/GNA) — The death toll from a Houthi attack on Yemeni government forces in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah…
S. Philippines armed group leader killed by soldiers, police
MANILA, July 5 (Xinhua/GNA) – A leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in southern Philippines’ Mindanao Island, was killed in a joint…
Christian pastor freed in China after Trump intercedes
Beijing, July 5, (dpa/GNA) – Underground Christian pastor, Jin Mingri, has been released from prison in China and flown to the United States, US-based…
At least nine killed in Damascus cafe bombing
Damascus, July 2, (dpa/GNA) – An improvised explosive device (IED), detonated inside a cafe in central Damascus on Thursday, killing at least nine people…
5.5-magnitude quake hits Tonga Islands — GFZ
BEIJING, July 2, (Xinhua/GNA) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted Tonga Islands at 2113 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research…
7 killed, 1 missing after tourist boat capsizes in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, July 2 (Xinhua/GNA) — Seven people were killed, one person went missing, after a tourist boat capsized on Saifullah Lake in Pakistan’s northwest…
Syria reports Israeli attacks on south of country
Damascus, June 30 (dpa/GNA) – The Israeli military has attacked targets in the southern Syrian province of Daraa, the SANA state news agency reported…
UN says 28 civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan
Islamabad, June 30 (dpa/GNA) – At least 28 civilians, including women and children, were killed, and 49 others were injured in Pakistani airstrikes in…
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…