SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's transport ministry announced Sunday the retrieval of a flight recorder, one of the two black boxes of the passenger aircraft which crashed earlier in the day.

KHOST, Afghanistan, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed late Saturday night in a gas cylinder blast in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province, a local official confirmed Sunday.

By witnessing and feeling firsthand, people can dismantle ideological barriers. The 2,500-year-old Confucian proverb says, "It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar." China has welcomed ...

ZAGREB, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Voting for the Croatian presidential election began at 7 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Sunday, with over 3.7 million eligible voters across the country set to vote for a new president ...

MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia is open to negotiations to resolve the Ukraine conflict, but such talks must address its "root causes" and reflect realities on the ground, Russian Foreign Minister ...

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The box office sales of China's moviegoing season ringing in the New Year have seen rapid growth, with earnings on Saturday surpassing 228 million yuan (about 31.71 ...

Emergency services, including police, ambulance crews and a rescue helicopter, were deployed to reports of a recreational aircraft crash at an airfield on Palmers Island, over 500 km north of Sydney ...

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A prototype of the CR450 bullet train that will run at 400 kilometers per hour debuted in Beijing on Sunday, said the country's railway operator.

It was Shanghai's longest winning streak since the 2016-17 season. Lofton, who joined the Sharks in midseason, notched a double-double of 31 points and 14 rebounds. Teammate Eric Bledsoe scored 25 ...

A view of Du's Residence, Chixi village, Fujian province, Dec. 19, 2024. The 400-year-old residential compound, which demonstrates the unique She ethnic group architectural style, has been transformed ...

MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday that it will cease gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1 due to unpaid debt by Moldova's national gas company, Moldovagaz.

As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is about to take office in weeks, a major rift has emerged between immigration hardliners and his supporters over how much tolerance the incoming administration ...