The Canadian National Railway train carrying petroleum crude oil and liquefied petroleum gas derailed west of Edmonton, Alberta, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said on Oct 19.
Photo released by Syria's state-run SANA news agency on Oct 20, 2013 shows the suicide blast site in Hama, Syria.
A heavy smog shrouded Northeast China's Harbin city on Monday for the second straight day, forcing the closure of schools and highways.
Experts in genetically modified product research have revealed that they petitioned the central government to increase the production of genetically modified crops.
Teacher Jiang Shengfa put the pain of losing both arms in an accident behind him to emerge an inspirational example that anything is possible.
Performers wearing 19th century Allied forces military uniforms fire their cannon to attack French forces during a reenactment of the Battle of the Nations, in a field in the village of Markkleeberg near Leipzig Oct 20, 2013.
Ji Jianye, mayor of Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, has been removed from his post for suspected serious disciplinary violations, Xinhua learned from authorities on Saturday.
The international community should give more attention to the special role of women in peace- building process, and the protection of women during and after conflicts, a Chinese envoy to UN said Friday.
About 200 books about China were donated to the Needham Research Institute in the University of Cambridge on Friday.
The Dalai Lama's so-called high-level autonomy of Tibet is in essence "Tibet independence in two steps", said Zhu Weiqun, chairman of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - China's top political advisory body - during a visit to Europe on Thursday.
China and Canada promised to promote energy and economic cooperation on Friday, as President Xi Jinping met Canadian Governor General David Johnston during Johnston's first state visit to China.
A senior official urged trade unions on Friday to guarantee workers' right to rest and ensure they work "happily and with esteem".
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