The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution authorizing it to sue President Barack Obama for what Republican leaders describe as his overreach of authority. Its sponsors say Obama exceeded his powers when he delayed an insurance deadline...
China's former security chief, Zhou Yongkang, is under party investigation, suspected of serious disciplinary violation. The investigation itself is going to be conducted by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of C...
Despite international mediation efforts, the casualty figures from the Israeli incursion into Gaza are continuing to rise. Another 8 Palestinian children and two adults have been killed in an explosion in a public garden in northern Gaza amid the end...
French forces have secured the site of the Air Algerie plane crash in Mali. More than 200 French, Malian and Dutch troops from the United Nations force in Mali have secured the site ahead of the investigators' arrival. French and Malian aviation inve...
At least 16 people have been killed and more than 200 injured when a UN-run school used as a shelter in Gaza came under fire. Medics and witnesses say Israeli army tanks stationed north of the shelter fired four shells directly at the school. The Isr...
48 people are dead following a plane crash last night in Taiwan. The TransAsia flight hit a residential building while attempting to make a landing amid bad weather. The plane was carrying 54 passengers and four crew members on a flight from Kaohsiun...
Israeli continues military operation in Gaza Strip, despite intensified international mediation to broker a ceasefire. A rocket fired from Gaza hit just a mile away from Ben Gurion International airport outside Tel Aviv on Tuesday. Israeli Prime Mini...
Venezuela and China have signed a raft of new bilateral agreements as the two countries attempt to broaden their cooperation. The signing of the agreements has been overseen by visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Venezuelan counterpart, Nic...
Chinese President Xi Jinping is now in Venezuela for the third leg of his four-nation Latin America tour. The trip to Venezulea comes on the 40th anniversary of the two countries forging diplomatic ties. As part of his time there, Xi Jinping is expec...
A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 295 people has gone down in eastern Ukraine near the country's border with Russia. Initial reports are suggesting the airliner has been shot down. It was flying at a height of around 10-thousand meters. It's...
The latest economic stats released by the National Bureau of Statistics is raising expectations of a financial turn-around here in China following a shaky start to the year. The data released by the NBS shows growth in the second quarter has come in...
The BRICS countries have confirmed plans for a new development bank and contingency reserve. The five members of the group -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- have laid out the designs at their two-day summit in Brazil. The New Develo...
习近平抵巴西出席金砖峰会 埃及提出巴以停火方案 Chinese President Xi Jinping is now in Brazil for a summit of the BRICS countries. Speaking after his arrival, the Chinese President says he's looking forward to having in-depth disc...
Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping is vowing to further enhance China's comprehensive strategic partnership with Greece. He has made the comments while meeting with Greek President Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, promising to...
This year's China-U.S Strategic and Economic Dialogue has come to an end. Headway is said to have been made on a number of fronts. On the economic track, the two sides say they dealt with upward of 90 different issues, covering areas such as macro-ec...
