BAGHDAD, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Wednesday called for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers on the sidelines of the upcoming Organization of Islamic ...

UNITED NATIONS, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Attacks on Gaza have continued, reportedly killing and injuring scores of people, amid severe shortages of food, fuel, and medical supplies, UN humanitarians said ...

GENEVA, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its expanded zero-tariff policy for least developed countries (LDCs) that maintain diplomatic relations with ...

A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on the international community to eradicate the manifestations of colonialism such as power politics. Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the ...

Ongoing military conflict and disease outbreaks are having a devastating impact on children in Sudan, UN humanitarians warned Wednesday. Children account for half of the 30 million people in need of ...

Iran also summoned the Swiss envoy, who represents U.S. interests in the country, to protest what it called "provocative" comments by U.S. President Donald Trump, after he demanded Iran's ...

XI'AN, China, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese centers Han Xu and Zhang Ziyu finished double-doubles respectively, helping China win over Japan 101-92 at the Asia Cup warm-up series here on Wednesday.

The National Development and Reform Commission on Wednesday said that it has allocated 60 million yuan (about 8.36 million U.S. dollars) from China's central budget to bolster flood relief efforts in ...

TEHRAN, June 18 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli airstrike struck near a building belonging to the Iranian Red Crescent in Tehran on Wednesday, according to the aid group. The Red Crescent, which reported the ...

CAIRO, June 18 (Xinhua) -- As the Israel-Iran conflict casts a heavy shadow over the Middle East, fears are mounting over its economic repercussions. In response, the Egyptian government has sought to ...

News media confirmed those fears. For example, Bloomberg News reported on May 20 that pre-dawn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sweeps at four Arkansas poultry plants temporarily shut ...

SAO PAULO, June 18 (Xinhua) -- At least two people died and one person is missing following severe storms, flooding and landslides in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, civil defense ...