Trump’s order to build border wall draws strong response from Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- New U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order to "build a large physical barrier on the southern border" with Mexico, causing…
Australian Open results
MELBOURNE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the Australian Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding): Women's singles semifinals 2-Serena Williams, United States, bt Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia,…
5.1-magnitude quake strikes off northeastern Japan
TOKYO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan, the weather agency said on Thursday. According…
Gold down on stronger U.S. data, dollar
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Tuesday as U.S. data and the U.S. dollar strengthened. The most…
Israeli tanks strike Gaza after gunmen attack Israeli soldiers
GAZA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli tanks stationed on the borders with central Gaza Strip struck an Islamic Hamas movement military post with shells after gunmen fired at Israeli army…
EU urges Macedonia to form new gov’t soon
TIRANA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia needs to form a government as soon as possible in order to initiate reforms and resolve its name issue with Greece as these issues…
Trump asks FBI’s Comey to stay
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has asked James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to stay on, U.S. media reported Tuesday. The New…
Alibaba revenue surges 54 pct in 3rd fiscal quarter
HANGZHOU, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's e-commerce giant Alibaba said on Tuesday that its quarterly revenue had jumped 54 percent year on year in the third fiscal quarter ending December.…
Trump signs executive orders on TPP, abortion-supporting foreign NGOs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed three memorandums, ordering the withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a freeze on federal hiring and a ban…
U.S. Senate clears Pompeo as CIA director
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate voted Monday evening to approve the nomination of Mike Pompeo as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The 100-seat chamber…
Investigation begins into Australian music video shooting
SYDNEY, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Australian police have started investigations into an accident during which a stuntman was shot dead when filming with hip hop group Bliss n Eso's latest…
U.S. stocks fluctuate for holiday-shortened Week
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks wavered for the holiday-shortened week as Wall Street pondered over a batch of global economic and political events. On Monday, U.S. stocks…
Medvedev re-elected chair of Russia’s governing party
MOSCOW, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday was re-elected as the chairman of the country's ruling United Russia party for a next five-year term. Boris…
Bank of China officially opens branch in Serbia
BELGRADE, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Bank of China opened its branch in Serbia on Saturday, becoming the first Chinese bank starting operation in the country. The official opening ceremony took…
Protesters march in London against Trump
LONDON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Protesters who are against Donald Trump's presidency took to the street in London on Saturday, as similar protests were seen in other major cities in…
U.S. President Trump signs waiver to clear way for defense secretary nominee
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed a legislation Friday to clear a legal barrier for James Mattis, his nominee for defense secretary, to take office. Trump…
U.S. President Trump to eliminate Obama’s Climate Action Plan
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump was sworn into office Friday, the newly updated White House website said the new administration will eliminate the Climate…
U.S. stocks rise amid Trump’s inauguration
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher Friday, as Wall Street meditated on President Donald Trump's inauguration speech amid earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
G20 Ministers call for inclusive Growth
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Ministers of G20 member nations at the World Economic Forum here have called on the international group of major economies to continue aiming for…
45,000 flee Gambia amid political uncertainty
GENEVA, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday that some 45,000 civilians are reported to have fled Gambia into bordering Senegal as troops from the Economic…
Analysis: Gold down on stronger U.S. dollar
CHICAGO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Thursday on strong U.S. economic data and a stronger U.S. dollar,…
U.S. initial jobless claims fall to 234,000
WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid fell to 234,000, echoing a stable job market. In the week ending January 14, the advance…
Oil prices edge up on tightening market
NEW YORK, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices edged up Thursday after the International Energy Agency said oil markets had been tightening even before cuts agreed by global oil producers…
Xi says China stays committed to upholding world Peace
GENEVA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday that China remains unchanged in its commitment to upholding world peace. He made the remarks while delivering an…
Xi urges UN to play central role in global Governance
GENEVA, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Wednesday that the United Nations, the most universal, representative and authoritative inter-governmental organization, should play a central role in…
U.S. Commerce Secretary nominee lists NAFTA renegotiation as top priority
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor nominated by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as Commerce Secretary, signaled that a top focus for the ministry will be to…
Oil prices mixed on weaker dollar, output cut concerns
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices settled mixed Tuesday on weaker dollar and lingering concerns about global oil producers' commitment to an output cut deal. The dollar declined…
Chinese company to build biggest paper mill in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China Engineering Corporation (CEC) has signed an agreement with Yekatit Pulp and Paper on Tuesday to construct the biggest Pulp and Paper Mill in…
Britain’s inflation level hits a 2.5-year high
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Britain reached 1.6 percent in December 2016, up from 1.2 percent in November and marking a two-and-a-half-year high, the Office for National Statistics…
Xi proposes new models of global growth, cooperation, governance, development
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed the importance of pursuing new models of global growth, cooperation, governance and development. Xi made the remarks…
Xi says China’ s development to benefit foreign business communities
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's development will continue to offer opportunities to business communities in other countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Tuesday. In the coming five years, China…
EU to host conference on Syria in spring
BRUSSELS, Jan.16 (Xinhua) -- The European Union(EU) will host a conference on Syria here in spring, the bloc's foreign policy chief told reporters on Monday after wrapping up this year's…
Palestinians welcome Paris conference concluding statement
RAMALLAH, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday evening "the Paris conference has reaffirmed and reiterated all international legitimacy resolutions, including pillars of international law, rejecting any…
PLO welcomes Paris conference statement, Hamas says talks with Israel waste of time
RAMALLAH/GAZA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) welcomed the final statement of the Sunday's international peace conference in Paris, while Islamic Hamas movement said talks with Israel…
Russia to deploy more S-400 to Crimea
MOSCOW, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russia will deploy more S-400 Triumf missile systems to Crimea after the Obama administration extended sanctions against Russia for its actions in Crimea and Ukraine,…
Protesters gather in Washington ahead of Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of protesters gathered in the U.S. capital of Washington D.C. Saturday to show their anger at President-elect Donald Trump who is set to take…
5.5-magnitude quake hits 171 km southwest of Nadi
BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted 171 km southwest of Nadi, Fiji on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter,…
Beijing to cap population at 22 mln in 2017
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Beijing is on course to cap its population at 22 million in 2017 as the capital saw its population growth rate slow last year, said…
Serbia asks France to extradite former Kosovo paramilitary leader
BELGRADE, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Serbian government on Friday asked France to extradite former Kosovo paramilitary commander and politician Ramush Haradinaj to face war crime charges. Marko Djuric, director…
Space station astronauts conduct 2nd spacewalk
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Friday conducted their second spacewalk in a week to complete a battery upgrade to the outpost's power system.…
Greece receives 481 mln euros from EU for refugee crisis
ATHENS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Greece has received 481.9 million euros (513.3 million U.S. dollars) in aid from the European Union (EU) over the past two years to deal with…
NATO report shows over 10 pct of women in armed forces
BRUSSELS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- NATO on Friday said in a report that the representation of women in armed forces of NATO members has increased to 10.8 percent in 2015,…
7 killed in bombing in Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and seven others wounded on Thursday by a suicide bombing in the Kafarsuseh neighborhood in the capital Damascus, pan-Arab…
EU disburses nearly 800 mln USD in 2016 for refugees in Turkey
BRUSSELS, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The European Union disbursed 748 million euros (796 U.S. dollars) to support Syrian refugees and hosting communities in Turkey last year, official data revealed on…
Oil prices climb on OPEC output cut
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices ended higher on Thursday as key members of OPEC were reported to start cutting production. The West Texas Intermediate for February Delivery…
Rival government in Libya claims control of ministries
TRIPOLI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Libyan self-declared Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwell said on Thursday that his government has taken control of some ministries' headquarters in the capital Tripoli. Gwell's government…
Tokyo shares fell on stronger yen after Trump’s news conference
TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares fell Thursday on the stronger yen against the U.S. dollar, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump revealed little about his economic stimulus plan at…
Dublin, London flights cancelled due to snow forecast
DUBLIN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Many flights between Dublin and London's Heathrow airport were grounded on Thursday evening as a result of snow forecast to hit Ireland and much of…
Xi urges judicial, law enforcement organs to better deal with risks
BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping has urged all judicial and law enforcement agencies to improve their capabilities by innovating their mechanisms and methods to better guard against…
Russia’s eastern military district considers setting up anti-UAV units
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia's eastern military district discussed setting up new military units focused on anti-UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) defense. The district's media service said improving defense…
