Syrian army gains headway to fight IS in southern Damascus
The Syrian army is advancing in the battles against the Islamic State (IS) in southern Damascus, Syrian SANA news agency reported on Sunday.
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Cherry blossoms are seen at a park in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 22, 2018. Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in capital Vilnius of Lithuania these days.Photo:Xinhua
Local people wait to see their family members outside a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 22, 2018. The death toll from a suicide attack in Afghan capital of Kabul ...
Macron pledges more diplomatic efforts to resume Middle East peace negotiation
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday told Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas by phone that France would continue diplomatic action so that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators resume peace negotiation and end the year-long deadlock.
Two dead in small plane crash in central Greece
Two persons who were on board a single-engine aircraft which crashed in central Greece near the village Skaloma Fokidas, about 200 kilometers northwest of Athens on Saturday, died, Greek national news agency AMNA reported.
Iran prepared for possible collapse of nuclear deal: atomic chief
Iran's atomic chief said here Saturday that Tehran would give a surprising response if the United States decides to scrap the 2015 international nuclear deal.
First bus library launched in Vietnam's HCM City
A "book bus", a mobile book service, was launched here on Saturday to mark Vietnam's Book Day (April 21) and its National Reunification Day (April 30).
Russia asks US, S. Korea to reciprocate to DPRK decision to halt nuclear tests
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday hailed the decision of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend nuclear tests and urged South Korea and the United States to act accordingly for a peaceful settlement of the Korean Peninsula issue.
EU hails DPRK decision to halt nuclear test
The European Union (EU) on Saturday hailed the decision by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches.
17 civilians killed in Saudi-led airstrikes in SW Yemen
Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition mistakenly hit two civilian vehicles in the southwestern province of Taiz on Friday, killing at least 17 people, a medical official told Xinhua.
Kim Jong Un announces "discontinuance" of nuclear, missile tests
In yet another move to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s top leader Kim Jong Un has announced that his country will "discontinue" nuclear and missile tests.
Palestinians in Gaza fly kites over borders in defiance of Israel
As the fourth weekly protest along Gaza-Israel border began Friday, hundreds of Palestinians flew kites over the border fence into Israeli territory as a way to protest.
China welcomes DPRK's decision to discontinue nuclear, ICBM tests
China on Saturday welcomed the decision made by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to discontinue nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches.
UN celebrates 9th Chinese Language Day
The United Nations marked its ninth Chinese Language Day on Friday at its headquarters in New
First freight train links Nanchang and Russia
East China's Jiangxi Province has launched a new freight train route to Russia.
It's the US' turn to show sincerity to peninsula process: analysts
North Korea has promised to suspend its nuclear and missile tests, with experts saying the US needs to show sincerity to safeguard the positive progress on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, and the UN Security Council should start rethinking its sanctions on North Korea.