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.
The United States and China are at a crucial moment in their bilateral relationship and the two countries should work with each other to help resolve world issues.
A truck transporting cash equivalent to $51.5 million was seized by a group of gunmen in Libya's northern port city of Sirte, official media reported on Monday.
Hawaii started debating on Monday a proposal that would make the popular wedding and honeymoon destination the 15th US state to legalize same-sex marriage, repealing a voter-approved constitutional amendment that banned gay matrimony.
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday night called on Iran to show its willingness to pursue a peaceful nuclear program, while urging the US public and the Congress to get behind efforts to reduce nuclear weapons worldwide.
Malaysia and Cambodia are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on lifting the ban on taking Cambodian maids into Malaysia.
"Australia's longest war" is ending and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) mission in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, is drawing down and will be complete by the end of the year.
Rushing for GDP growth, China has been undergoing a high-speed rail-building spree under the government's economic stimulus program. The national network is expected to hit the ceiling of 17,600 km by the end of 2015.
Syria has submitted a general plan for destroying its chemical weapons to a global watchdog before the deadline.
China welcomes the Syrian government's submission of a plan for destroying its chemical weapons to a global watchdog, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday.
Australia's former foreign minister on Monday urged the government to consider barring Australians who fight in Syria from returning home.
A major storm with hurricane-force gusts is lashing southern Britain, parts of France and the Netherlands, causing flooding and travel delays, including the cancellation of roughly 130 flights at London's Heathrow Airport.
The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold emergency talks Monday on a new round of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, diplomats said, as government troops cleared rebels from strategic positions in the country's restive east.