Tens of thousands had gathered in the town of Puri for one of the world’s oldest and largest religious processions.

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Authorities are investigating a blaze at a shoe factory in southeastern China's Fujian province that killed 28 people, ...

It's a celebration of short films — this weekend, the 10th annual Walla Walla Movie Crush festival is coming back to Eastern ...

A fire has broken out at a shoe factory in China's Fujian province, killing 28 people. Chinese President Xi Jinping has ...

The coconut crab looks like something straight out of a monster movie. With a leg span exceeding 3 feet and claws capable of generating more force than almost any other animal on Earth, it is the ...

The fire broke out at around noon (0400 GMT) on Thursday in the city of Jinjiang in ⁠Fujian province, with some people trapped on the rooftop, CCTV said. It was not immediately clear how many have ...

The country’s leader, Xi Jinping, called on the authorities to investigate the fire, the latest of several deadly workplace ...

Jinjiang, a major footwear and apparel manufacturing hub in coastal Fujian province, is often referred to as China’s “shoe ...

China on Thursday officially opened its first intermodal rail-sea corridor connecting western China to Africa. Cargo will arrive by sea at the Fangchenggang Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed Zhang Shuguang as the new head of the Central Military Commission’s Discipline Inspection Commission, the People’s Liberation Army’s top anti-corruption body ...