At least six people were killed and many others injured as heavy rains hit several parts of India's eastern state of Jharkhand over the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. The rains, accompanied ...

The 2025 policy address of Hong Kong will be delivered on Sept. 17, John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said on Saturday. Lee made the remark at a media ...

Assets worth 4.5 billion rupees (around 15 million dollars) of criminal gang members were confiscated in recent months, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Addressing the media, Deputy Inspector ...

HOUSTON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Republican-dominated Texas Senate on early Saturday morning approved a redistricting bill aimed to add 5 GOP House seats in next year's midterm elections as a ...

GUIYANG, China, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- False starts proved decisive in the speed events at the Asian Youth Climbing Championships here on Saturday, with China claiming two gold medals in the women's ...

The Beijing teenager closed with even-par 72 for a five-stroke victory at Huamei Luhu Golf Club, her first victory against a pro field. Liu, 109th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, finished on ...

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A seminar on the "China Year" of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held here, with participating Pakistani experts hailing China's accomplishment as the ...

MOSCOW, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Russia said Saturday that over the past 24 hours, it shot down four Ukrainian guided aerial bombs and 160 drones. The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defense systems ...

LHASA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po performed his regular duties at the Xizang branch of the Buddhist Association of China and participated in religious and social activities ...

TOKYO, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Nationwide supermarket sales in Japan rose 3.1 percent in July from a year earlier, marking the fifth consecutive month of year-on-year growth, data from the Japan Chain ...

TAIPEI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The second round of a recall vote against seven legislators of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party in Taiwan failed on Saturday, with none of the recall proposals being ...

NEW DELHI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- India's postal department Saturday announced a temporary suspension of all postal services to the United States from Aug. 25, citing changes in U.S. customs rules that ...