JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Lebanon held talks on Friday as part of a security dialogue, focusing on Hezbollah's disarmament and the return of residents to their homes in ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- About 1.6 million people in the Gaza Strip, or more than 75 percent of the population, are projected to face extreme levels of acute food insecurity and critical ...

The Fangcheng County People's Court sentenced Li Yu, the de-facto controller of the school, to seven years in prison. Xu Xiangyang, the school's principal, received a six-and-a-half-year sentence, and ...

HONG KONG, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Independent Committee in relation to the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong's Tai Po held its first meeting on Friday, discussing its work priorities and work plan.

BOGOTA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Four soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an explosion at a military base in the city of Aguachica, northeastern Colombia on Thursday, according to the ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The top UN envoy for Libya said Friday that she intends to present an alternative mechanism as a political roadmap for Libya toward elections, which have been ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Friday condemned Washington's imposition of sanctions on two more officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

BEIRUT, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday handed over a cleared minefield to the Lebanese army near the Blue Line in southeastern Lebanon. This marks ...

HONG KONG, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong ranks among the world's leading regions in terms of artificial intelligence (AI) preparedness, according to a report released by the UN Trade and Development ...

HONG KONG, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The resources China funnels into college education, along with its vast talent pool, will help foster the development of artificial intelligence (AI), said 1986 Turing ...

In the men's singles, China's world No. 1 Shi Yuqi concluded his group campaign with a 21-9, 21-11 victory over Japan's Kodai Naraoka, both had previously advanced from Group B. While in Group A, ...

TAIPEI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Four people died and five others were injured in a knife attack along with the use of smoke bombs on Friday in the city of Taipei, China's Taiwan region. The attacker was ...