People attend a memorial event marking the third anniversary of the latest round of Gaza conflict near Israel's southern ...

Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) and former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde (C), both members of an African ...

Japan posted a current account surplus of 4.06 trillion yen (about 25.7 billion U.S. dollars) in August, up 12.0 percent from a year earlier, government data showed Thursday. In August, the goods ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Former Brazil head coach Fernando Diniz has been sacked as manager of Corinthians after six months in charge, the Brazilian club said on Wednesday. The announcement ...

PORT LOUIS, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The launch ceremony of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA), an African Union (AU)-mandated institution, was held on Wednesday in Balaclava, northern Mauritius.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Mexico has taken steps to cope with a temporary reduction of about 20 percent in natural gas supplies imported from the United States, a senior energy official said ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- An 18-year-old Minnesota man was charged Wednesday with a firearm offense in connection with an alleged plot to attack the Mall of America, the largest shopping center ...

BUDAPEST, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Nearly two-thirds of Hungarians support a potential Budapest bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a survey by Hungarian pollster Median.

The El Nino-induced drought in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has developed into a humanitarian emergency with millions of people affected, according to the nation's disaster minister. Billy Joseph, the ...

GENEVA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Spain retained top spot in the latest FIFA men's world rankings released Wednesday, with Argentina, France and England completing an unchanged top four. Portugal climbed two ...

U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday as benchmark Treasury yields touched multi-year highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 341.41 points, or 0.66 percent, to 51,179.87. The S&P 500 lost 17.16 ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- NASA said its SpaceX Crew-12 mission undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday and began its journey back to Earth. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft ...