MANILA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been killed and 15 others injured after a mini dump truck, carrying 22 people, plunged into a ravine in Sultan Kudarat province in southern Philippines, ...

YANGON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's acting President U Myint Swe died at the age of 74 in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, on Thursday morning, the National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) ...

The study said long-term changes to the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, with more frequent and intense hot, dry El Nino events due to climate change, disrupt the natural balance between El ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said Kanazawa City in Ishikawa prefecture logged a record-high 148 millimeters of rainfall in three hours ending at around 5 a.m. local time. Overnight, a record ...

GENEVA, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Wednesday condemned the escalation in deadly attacks by the March 23 Movement (M23) and other armed groups against ...

SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Foreigners bought South Korean stocks for the third straight month in July due to efforts of the new government to boost the local stock market, financial watchdog data ...

China on Wednesday unveiled an action plan for a new round of rural road upgrades as part of its efforts to improve rural transport infrastructure and boost rural revitalization. #XinhuaNews ...

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Three Pakistani soldiers were killed when a bomb went off in the southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday, the military said in a statement.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday announcing an additional 25-percent tariff on goods imported from India in response to its Russian oil purchases, a White House ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Boeing announced on Wednesday that China's Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific ordered 14 more 777-9 passenger jets at a cost of 8.1 billion U.S. dollars, bringing ...

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have assessed the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of the global wetland carbon sink and quantified it, according to a recent research article ...

Canada agreed to increase investment in Mexico, expand direct trade and advance educational issues, Sheinbaum noted, adding that she also addressed the environmental issues related to Canadian mining ...