Authorities in Shanghai have identified most of the victims in the deadly New Year's Eve stampede, as investigation into the cause of the tragedy continues. The number of injured has risen to 49, 13 of them are being in serious condition. Among the 3...
Indonesian officials have confirmed that bodies and wreckage found in the Java Sea are from the missing AirAsia flight. Reports say six bodies have already been recovered from the sea. Relatives of the passengers would be flown to Surabaya, where the...
The Chinese navy and air force are joining the search and rescue effort for the missing AirAsia plane. The Chinese Defense Ministry says a frigate on routine patrol in the South China Sea is heading for the waters where the plane went missing. An Air...
Hours of searching have failed to locate the AirAsia flight that went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board. The air search was suspended as night fell and is to resume this morning. Some ships continued to comb the ar...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is urging auditing authorities to be more strict when overseeing the use of public funds, and safeguard the interests of the public. He says audit authorities must wield their power righteously and they should not allow pub...
China and Egypt have pledged to promote cooperation on big construction projects. The pledge was made as Premier Li Keqiang met with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Sisi in Beijing. Li called on the two countries to strengthen cooperation in such are...
中国和埃及建立全面战略伙伴关系 广东省发现一例人感染H5N6的病例 China and Egypt have announced that the two countries have upgraded bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. This comes as Chinese Presiden...
Senior party official and national political advisor Ling Jihua has been put under investigation for suspected serious disciplinary violations. The Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has announced the investigation in a brief statem...
11 people were injured as a driver ploughed into passers-by while shouting Allahu Akbar in the eastern French city of Dijon on Sunday. Two of the injured are in serious condition, but their lives are not in danger. The driver was arrested by police a...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in his annual year-end news conference, arguing Russia is not in an economic crisis. The Russian leader has gone on-record saying he believes the Russian economy will revived in 2-years. The comments co...
The United States is re-establishing diplomatic relations with decades-old foe Cuba. The historical announcement was made simultaneously by both U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro. Obama's new approach towards Cuba includes r...
Pakistan's army has confirmed 141 people died, including 132 children, in the attack on the Army Public School in its northwest city of Peshawar on Tuesday. Nine staff members were killed and an additional 121 students and three staff members were wo...
Three people have been confirmed dead after gunfire ended a 16-hour hostage siege at a Sydney cafe. Police say the dead include the gunman and two of the 17 hostages. Four others were wounded. The two dead hostages have been identified as a 34-year-o...
All ten miners trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province have died. The local safety watchdog says rescuers have retrieved all 10 bodies from the Xingyun Colliery in Jidong County. The explosi...
China's central authorities are expressing confidence that they've hit their growth targets for this year relatively well. The suggestion has been made in a document released following the conclusion of the annual Central Economic Work Conference her...
