KAZAN, Russia, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The third edition of the Russia-China "Sprouts" International Forum for Mutually Beneficial Cooperation opened Monday in Kazan, capital of Russia's Republic of ...

ISLAMABAD -- Over 20 people were killed and six others injured Monday after a cloudburst struck a village in Swabi district of northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local official told ...

ATHENS, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and several others injured Monday in a traffic accident on the Egnatia Highway near Komotini, northeastern Greece, authorities said. The crash ...

The weather office has issued a red alert, warning of extremely heavy rainfall in some areas. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday declared a day off for all schools and colleges in Mumbai ...

CAPE TOWN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- South African Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube called for stronger partnerships between government, universities, and communities to transform the country's ...

CAIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Hamas movement agreed on Monday to a new Gaza ceasefire proposal presented by mediators from Egypt and Qatar, Egyptian sources told Egypt's Al Qahera News TV channel. Endite ...

JAKARTA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has delivered 800 tons of aid, including food, medicine, and clothing, to the Gaza Strip, underscoring its commitment to international humanitarian solidarity, a ...

ISLAMABAD -- Over 20 people were killed and six others injured Monday after a cloudburst struck a village in Swabi district of northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local official told ...

VILNIUS, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The average wholesale electricity price in Lithuania more than doubled last week to 81 euros (93.96 U.S. dollars) per megawatt-hour (MWh) from the previous week, driven by ...

BRUSSELS, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- European Council President Antonio Costa said on Monday that he has called a video conference of the members of the European Council to discuss Ukraine, following ...

BRATISLAVA/BUDAPEST, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Crude oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia were halted on Monday, though Slovak operator Transpetrol said transit across its territory ...

TOKYO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Two members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF), both in their 20s, died Monday after going missing during a training exercise in Oita prefecture, southwestern Japan ...