The Kuwaiti emir calls for cooperation to address challenges in region

7 years ago

KUWAIT CITY,  The Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah called for cooperation between Gulf nations to face the growing challenges in region on Monday.  He made the remarks at...

India's top court to review gay sex ban

7 years ago

NEW DELHI,  India's Supreme Court on Monday announced a review of a hugely controversial ban on gay sex, saying no one should have to live in fear because of their...

German justice minister victim of own social media law

7 years ago

BERLIN,  Germany's justice minister has fallen victim to the rules he himself championed against online social media, as one of his tweets was deleted following several complaints, Bild daily reported...

China handles 10,300 pornography cases in 2017

7 years ago

BEIJING, China dealt with 10,300 pornography and illegal publication cases in 2017, the national office for fight against pornography and illegal publications Monday showed.  More than 128,000 websites were shut...

Netanyahu calls for closure of UN Palestinian refugee agency

7 years ago

JERUSALEM, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for the closure of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, days after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut Palestinian...

Tanker ablaze, 32 missing after collision off China

7 years ago

BEIJING,  A tanker carrying oil from Iran to South Korea was ablaze and spilling its cargo off eastern China Sunday after a collision with a cargo ship which left 32...

Syrian army captures key al-Qaida stronghold in Idlib Province

7 years ago

DAMASCUS,  The Syrian army captured on Sunday a key stronghold of al-Qaida-linked militants in the country's northwestern province of Idlib, as part of a major military offensive to capture a...

1,500 families return to war-ravaged city near Damascus

7 years ago

DAMASCUS,  A total of 1,500 families have returned to the city of Zabadani in the northwestern countryside of the capital Damascus near the Lebanese border, state news agency SANA reported...

6-magnitude earthquake hits India's northeastern state

7 years ago

NEW DELHI,  A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit India's northeastern state of Manipur Sunday, officials said.  According to Indian Meteorological Department, the earthquake occurred at 12:17...

2 commanders among 20 IS militants killed in Afghan eastern Laghman province

7 years ago

MEHTARLAM, Afghanistan, Up to 20 militants affiliated with Islamic State (IS) group were killed as the government forces planes targeted the hardliner group's hideouts in the eastern Laghman province Friday...

Beijing's box office revenue tops 520 million USD in 2017

7 years ago

Statistics show that city residents made 3.51 visits to the movie theater on average last year, an increase of 11 percent compared with the year before.  Box office revenue for...

_I am a 'very stable genius' and 'like, very smart'

7 years ago

WASHINGTON,  US President Donald Trump on Saturday praised himself as "not smart, but genius... and a very stable genius at that," following the release of a bombshell new book that...

11 Saudi princes arrested for protesting at ruling palace

7 years ago

RIYADH,  Saudi police have arrested 11 princes for protesting at the ruling palace in Riyadh and refusing to leave, sources confirmed to Sabq local online news on Saturday.  The princes...

Clashes in Cairo after detainee dies at police station

7 years ago

CAIRO, Clashes erupted between Egyptian protesters and policemen on Saturday outside a Cairo police station over the death of a young man in custody, security sources said.  Nine people were...

Heavy snow disrupts traffic, closes scenic spots in east China

7 years ago

NANJING/HEFEI,  The first snow of the new year, which began hitting China on Wednesday, has continued to affect life and traffic in the country.  As of Saturday afternoon, 13 sections...