TEHRAN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran said on Sunday that its indirect negotiations with the United States held in Oman were focused solely on Tehran's nuclear program and the removal of U.S. sanctions, ...

The move comes amid escalating unrest in the southern Daraa province, particularly in the town of Bosra al-Sham, where residents held large protests earlier in the day demanding the group's ...

TAIYUAN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters are struggling to contain a raging mountain fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in Zezhou County in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said.

DAR ES SALAAM, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian Minister for Minerals Anthony Mavunde on Sunday inaugurated the country's first-ever explosives manufacturing plant, as part of broader efforts to promote ...

HANOI, April 13 (Xinhua) -- China and Vietnam should uphold their traditional friendship featuring "camaraderie plus brotherhood" and join hands to tackle global challenges, Chinese Ambassador to ...

LIBREVILLE, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Gabon's transitional leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has been elected president following Saturday's vote, the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. ■ ...

Sirens have been activated across central Israel on Sunday, including Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, following a missile launch from Yemen, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. ■ ...

ADEN, Yemen, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni government forces launched a security operation on Sunday targeting an al-Qaeda hideout in the southeastern oil-rich province of Shabwa, a military official ...

GAZA, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Hamas on Sunday accused Israel of seeking to narrow ongoing ceasefire negotiations to a limited prisoner exchange, warning it would reject any agreement that does not lead ...

JERUSALEM, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military issued evacuation orders on Sunday for parts of Khan Younis in southern Gaza after it said a rocket was launched from the enclave toward southern ...

ADDIS ABABA, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has reached 98.66 percent completion, with six generating units currently in operation, the state-affiliated Fana ...

KUNMING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- An international train service on a section of the China-Laos Railway has been extended with more train stations added to it, thereby providing increased travel solutions ...