SANTA BARBARA, California - Flames roared through a boat of sleeping scuba divers so quickly that it appears none of the 34 people below deck could escape, authorities said on Tuesday, as they ended their search without finding any more survivors of the Labor Day tragedy off the Southern California coast.
FREEPORT, Bahamas - Bahamians rescued victims of Hurricane Dorian with jet skis and a bulldozer as the US Coast Guard, Britain's Royal Navy and a handful of aid groups tried to get food and medicine to survivors and take the most desperate people to safety.
French students arrived in their classrooms for the start of a new school year this week to find flags and anthems adorning their learning spaces for the first time.
Editor's Note: The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China published a white paper on Nuclear Safety in China. Following is the full text:
MONTREAL, Canada - Montreal, the city that spawned the global juggernaut Cirque du Soleil, has once again reimagined the circus, this time tapping into the rich animation and video game production talent found in the Quebec metropolis.
A British fencing equipment manufacturer has landed a multimillion-pound contract to supply equipment to the Chinese market.
SINGAPORE - Space-starved Singapore has expanded outward by building into the sea and upward by constructing high-rises, but planners are now looking underground as they seek new areas for growth.
ISTANBUL - For Turkey's "Microangelo", any tiny, discarded item might be the canvas for his next mini-masterpiece, from a matchstick to a pumpkin seed.
KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel - Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement exchanged fire along the Lebanese border after a week of rising tensions, sparking fears of an escalation and prompting concern from world powers.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Negotiators from the United States and the Taliban are close to a deal that would open the way for peace in Afghanistan, a top US official said on Sunday, as the insurgents followed their weekend assault on the strategic center of Kunduz by attacking a second northern city.
FEIJO, Brazil - As thousands of fires ravage the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, some indigenous tribes are turning to prayer in a bid to halt the destruction and protect their environment for future generations.
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina on Sunday imposed foreign-exchange controls on exporters as it closed out a week of financial uncertainty that saw a sharp drop in the value of the peso.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
Raymond Zhou
Op Rana
Berlin Fang
Zhu Yuan
Huang Xiangyang
Chen Weihua
