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.
Syria has submitted an initial declaration of its chemical weapon program, including a general plan of destruction of its chemical weapons' program.
The Islamic republic hanged 16 "terrorist elements" on Saturday in response to an earlier bloody border attack.
In a clash in the border area of southeastern Iran, 17 Iranian border guards were killed, according to the report of official IRNA news agency.
An 18-year-old man died on Friday due to a blast at a candy factory in a Mexican city bordering the US state of Texas, rising the accident's death toll to two.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that tsunami waves at 30 cm high were observed in Ishinomaki city in Miyagi prefecture at about 3:07 am local time after a 7.1- magnitude quake hit off Fukushima prefecture in northeastern Japan early Saturday morning.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, at 1:10 am Saturday Beijing Time.
US transportation safety officials will hold an investigative hearing December 10-11 on the July crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco, in which three passengers were killed and more than 180 injured.
Nearly a month into a dysfunctional health care rollout, Obama administration officials said Friday they've found dozens of website problems that need fixing.
But I don't think Ma Kai and his European counterparts will merely focus on such near-term challenges. The leaders of both sides should have the courage and vision to discuss a fresh beginning of cooperation this year, which marks the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the EU-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
FM Wang Yi will kick off his first official visit to Europe on Sunday to show China's support for the continent as it continues to reel from the eurozone crisis.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) returned six the Republic of Korea's nationals who have been detained in Pyongyang back to Seoul through the truce village of Panmunjom.
Iran's speaker of Majlis (parliament) Ali Larijani will pay an official visit to China from Oct 29 to Nov 1.