Felix Kulayigye, Uganda's military spokesperson, told Xinhua over the telephone that investigations will establish the cause of the crash of the Ugandan military transport chopper that went down ...

MOSCOW, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub have set a new record for the longest single mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Russia's state space ...

LISBON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Housing prices in Portugal surged by 7.8 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, representing an acceleration compared to the previous quarter, the National ...

BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The China International Confucius Cultural Festival will open in Qufu, the birthplace of the renowned philosopher Confucius, in east China's Shandong Province, as ...

XI'AN, China, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's men's basketball team narrowly defeated Spanish Liga powerhouse Joventut Badalona, 65-62, in a warmup match on Friday evening, avenging their defeat from ...

BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday held talks with Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar in Beijing, pledging to work with Malaysia to bring the building of ...

NIS, Serbia, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- A new Confucius Institute was inaugurated in Serbia on Friday at the University of Nis' Faculty of Philosophy. The new Institute will provide students and enthusiasts ...

JERUSALEM, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israel announced that its airstrike on Beirut on Friday killed senior Hezbollah official Ibrahim Akil, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

The leading Party members group of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Friday held a meeting to study an important speech that Xi Jinping, ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The attacks on freeway drivers are not only on the rise in some heavy commuting areas in the United States, but that highway assaults are causing increased fear during ...

After narrowly defeating Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen in the second round on Thursday, Weng, world No. 25, continued his impressive run by overcoming fifth seed Antonsen in a thrilling match, ...

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the CPPCC. On Sept. 21, 1949, driven by great hopes for a bright future, more than 600 deputies from various sectors overcame obstacles to gather in Beijing.