TEHRAN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Two explosions were heard on Iran's southern Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province Thursday night as a result of the Iranian armed forces' confrontation with "hostile enemy ...

OTTAWA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian federal government announced Thursday the launch of a new defense innovation secure hub in Calgary in the province of Alberta, aimed at accelerating the ...

BOR, Serbia, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Serbia marked Miner's Day on Thursday, with President Aleksandar Vucic calling mining a mainstay of the national economy and energy stability.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have reported the sharpest escalation in military activity between Israel and Hezbollah since late June, when a ...

JERUSALEM, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- About 2.3 million international passengers passed through Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport in July, the highest monthly total since the Hamas attack on southern ...

MUSCAT, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Omani authorities are responding to the grounding of a vessel off the Hallaniyat Islands in the southern governorate of Dhofar, with efforts underway to minimize any ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Two explosions were heard on Iran's southern Qeshm Island on Thursday night as a result of the Iranian armed forces' confrontation with "hostile enemy targets" at the ...

Flash: 2 explosions heard in S. Iran after "hostile enemy targets" hit -- report ...

The ECOWAS summit appointed Senegal as facilitator to support dialogue toward an inclusive and orderly restoration of constitutional rule in Guinea-Bissau. It also urged the transitional authorities ...

ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The worsening transmission of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) demands enhanced international solidarity and support to close ...

COTONOU, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Former Beninese President Patrice Talon was elected president of Benin's Senate on Thursday, becoming the first head of the country's newly established upper house of ...

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted central Peru at 1857 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km ...