HOUSTON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Three contractors were injured with varying degree burns after a chemical plant set blazed on Friday near Houston, U.S. state of Texas, authorities said.

BANGUI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people died on Friday when a boat sank on the Mpoko River in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), witnesses told Xinhua.

BAGHDAD, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Two Iraqi military bases near Baghdad were bombed after midnight on Saturday by unknown aircraft, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua. There are no immediate reports ...

SEOUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a power test of a super-large warhead designed for the "Hwasal-1 Ra-3" strategic cruise missile and a test launch ...

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted a power test of a super-large warhead designed for the "Hwasal-1 Ra-3" strategic cruise missile and a test launch of the "Pyoljji-1-2" ...

The ministry said in a statement that the Israeli army killed 42 Palestinians and wounded 63 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 34,012 and injuries to 76,833 since the ...

BANGUI, April 19 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people died on Friday when a boat sank on the Mpoko River in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, witnesses told Xinhua. More than 300 people ...

China is committed to pursuing its own path of modernization, advancing high-quality development and cultivating new quality productive forces, Chinese Ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang said at the ...

CAIRO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Countries in the Middle East have expressed their disappointment over a U.S. decision to use its veto to deny Palestine's full membership in the United Nations (UN).

Spain's auto company Ebro-EV Motors and China's Chery Automobile signed a pact on Friday to develop new electric vehicles through a joint venture in the northeastern Spanish city of Barcelona. Under ...

ROME, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries have urged all parties involved in the Middle East conflicts to prevent further escalation.

The handover of the Bunyakiri base in the South Kivu province to the Congolese Armed Forces is part of the mission's plan for disengagement from the eastern DRC province, said Stephane Dujarric, chief ...