The first batch of Chinese aid for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan arrived in central Philippine city of Cebu, a relief goods distribution center, on Monday evening.
Top UN officials on Wednesday urged the Group of 77 plus China to work collectively towards reaching the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the 2015 deadline.
The aftermath of a freight train collision in northern Utah Jan 8, 2014 is pictured in this Utah Highway Patrol handout photo.
China has been supporting the work of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to safely remove materials of chemical weapons from Syria, a Chinese envoy said here Wednesday.
The judge in the trial of Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi on charges of inciting murder has ordered the hearings adjourned until February 1.
The Turkish government removed police chiefs in 16 provinces, including the capital of Ankara overnight amid a corruption probe that has shaken the country.
Myanmar and India have vowed to sort out their differences amicably over a border area that remains to be demarcated.
A deadly fire engulfed three cars of a passenger train early Wednesday, killing nine people as they slept in the latest tragedy to hit India's vast railway network.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is to hold elections in March to choose deputies for its legislature.
Top diplomats from the United States and the Republic of Korea vowed Tuesday to face any threat or provocation by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the Pentagon sent more troops to the ROK.
The United States said on Tuesday it will send 800 more soldiers and about 40 Abrams main battle tanks and other armored vehicles to South Korea next month.
US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said Tuesday that a framework proposal for final status talks between Israel and the Palestinians will be imminent within a month.
US President Barack Obama will consult intelligence officials and congressional leaders as he nears the final stages of a review over how much to rein in US surveillance practices in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations.