JERUSALEM, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported Tuesday that progress has been made in indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas over a Gaza ceasefire agreement, ...

NANJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- As scorching summer heat blankets eastern China, the province of Jiangsu is turning up the volume on diverse, cool-to-the-touch sports activities to keep residents active ...

YANGON, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's authorities have seized 1,875 kg methamphetamine, also known as Ice, and 1.6 million stimulant tablets in Yangon region, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse ...

Atanas Kostadinov, Bulgaria's deputy minister of environment and water, emphasized at the "Challenges that Cannot Wait -- Dialogue and Solutions for the Bulgarian Water Sector" forum on Tuesday that ...

GENEVA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday said that the latest intensive attacks launched by Israel on Gaza have "added more misery to the suffering of hungry ...

SINGAPORE, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Wearing golden headbands symbolizing the legendary Monkey King, China's artistic swimmers brought the myth to life in a powerful Wukong-inspired routine to win gold in ...

LONDON, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Public borrowing in the United Kingdom (UK) stood at 20.7 billion British pounds (about 27.74 billion U.S. dollars) in June, marking the second-highest level for the month ...

JUBA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Tuesday it may be forced to cut food rations in South Sudan in September if funding is not available immediately.

ISLAMABAD, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani security forces killed eight terrorists during two operations in the country's southwestern Balochistan province, the military said on Tuesday.

DHAKA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh reported 444 new dengue cases and three new deaths on Tuesday, taking the tally to 18,026 and the death toll to 65 so far this year, the Ministry of Health said.

PHNOM PENH, July 22 (Xinhua) -- A six-year-old boy from southeast Cambodia's Tboung Khmum province has been confirmed for H5N1 avian influenza, raising the number of cases to 13 so far this year, the ...

Xizang has been making efforts to develop industries with local characteristics, including its yak, highland barley and Tibetan medicine industries. The rapid growth of these specialty industries has ...