Abbas to hold Fatah Party conference amid Palestinian internal complexity
by Osama Radi, Omar Othmani GAZA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas decided late last week to hold his Fatah Party's seventh conference on Nov. 29 in the…
Twenty Finalists of the Best Nature Photograph Contest by National Geographic
National Geographic selected 20 photographs which made it to the finale of the contest for the best photograph of nature. The competition is almost over and the judges have the…
Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have a Backup Plan if the Election Result is Debatable
Republican candidate for Vice President of USA, Mike Pence, promised that Donald Trump and his team will accept clear result of presidential elections, but said that the two rival teams…
Tax reform to be discussed in Croatian parliament
ZAGREB, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Croatian government's tax reform proposals, as the first step to stimulate economy, was expected to be discussed in the parliament next week, local media…
U.S. top general in Turkey for talks
ANKARA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Chief of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford on Sunday arrived in Ankara for talks with his Turkish counterpart, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The visit…
Chinese firm helps Ethiopian primary school address water shortage
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese heavy machinery manufacturer is helping an Ethiopian primary school with a water cellar project to address water shortage. The project harnesses rainwater…
Police use tear gas to disperse protesters in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Police on Saturday fired tear gas and water cannon to break up over 2,000 protesters marching in Istanbul's district of Sisli against the arrest of…
Over half U.S. voters think media biased in favor of Clinton
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Above half of registered American voters, or 52 percent, believe U.S. media is biased in favor of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, according to a…
Maps exhibition opens at British Library in London
LONDON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition of maps opened at the British Library here on Saturday, exploring how maps became increasingly present in the 20th century. The exhibition, "Maps…
Facebook Live tricked Millions of Users
According to the BBC, Facebook live brought into a dilemma two million users and caused negative reactions because they claimed that they are something they are actually not. On October…
Which U.S. presidential Candidate has the most Support in BiH?
Pre-election race for the future American president is ongoing in the United States of America. Although Hillary Clinton was undoubtedly in the lead several weeks ago, the recent scandal with…
Obama: FBI Investigation should not be based on leaked E-mails
Barrack Obama criticized the FBI because of the way in which they disclosed the launching of a new investigation related to the leaking of e-mails of Hillary Clinton from her…
Iraqi forces recapture 13 villages from IS in push to Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces on Wednesday continued their advance to the edges of the city of Mosul and freed 13 villages from the Islamic State…
U.S. stocks fall ahead of Fed announcement
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks traded lower in the morning session on Wednesday, as investors eyed the U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting. At midday, the Dow…
CPC’s new rules aim for stricter Party governance
BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Wednesday publicized an update to its norms on Party political life within the CPC. The document, dealing with…
Lithuania’s economic growth to accelerate in 2017
VILNIUS, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania's economy will grow by 2.6 percent this year and accelerate to 3.0 percent in 2017, International Monetary Fund (IMF) revealed in its report for…
FBI releases 17-year old Documents about Bill Clinton?
Couple of days before the presidential election in the United States (US), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published 17 years old archives that contain documents about long closed investigation…
EU and Canada sign an Agreement on Abolition of Customs Duties
European Union and Canada signed yesterday in Brussels the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), opening the path to the abolition of customs duties on almost all products in mutual…
Strong Earthquake struck Italy again
Another earthquake struck the central part of Italy. According to the EMCS, the earthquake that hit Italy this morning was 6.6 degrees on the Richter scale. Corriere said it was…
UNHCR calls for voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees
BUJUMBURA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- While the Burundian government wants Burundian refugees living in Rwanda to return home, visiting UNHCR official believes that the refugees' repatriation should be voluntary according…
Why was the Libyan Colonel Taken down?
On the fifth anniversary of the death of Muammar Gaddafi, his cousin Ahmed Gaddafi al-Dam gave an interview for the RT television. He emphasized that the Western countries are responsible…
Results of the New Survey: Clinton increased the Lead against Trump
Hillary Clinton has increased advantage over her rival Donald Trump in the run for president of the United States, by reaching 50 % of support from potential voters, which is…
Kremlin confirms Putin’s participation in meeting over Ukraine
MOSCOW, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a meeting with leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine in the so-called Normandy format in Berlin on…
Syria’s Aleppo calms down after Russia halts airstrikes
DAMASCUS, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Syria's northern city of Aleppo calmed down on Tuesday, as Russia has halted airstrikes in the city, a security source told Xinhua. The sky over…
Typhoon Sarika makes landfall in south China
HAIKOU, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Sarika, the 21st typhoon of the year, made landfall at south China's Hainan Tuesday morning as torrential rain and gales lashed the island province.…
Major news items in leading German newspapers
BERLIN, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the major news items in leading German newspapers on Tuesday. Sueddeutsche Zeitung: -- For the first time in more than 30 years,…
German airline bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on board
BERLIN, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- German airline Air Berlin said in a security note on its website that the carriage of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is prohibited on all flights…
Egypt’s poverty rate hits 27.8 pct
CAIRO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's poverty rate jumped to 27.8 percent in 2015 compared to 25.2 percent in 2010/11, the state-run Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics said…
Egypt keen to remove obstacles facing investors
CAIRO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Egypt is keen to facilitate measures and remove obstacles facing investors in order to attract investments into the country, Egyptian Trade Minister Tarek Qabil said…
China has 190 million cars
BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's car ownership reached 190 million by the end of September, with total motor vehicles numbering 280 million, the Ministry of Public Security said Friday.…
Airstrikes resume in Aleppo as powers vow fresh options over Syria
DAMASCUS, Oct.14 (Xinhua) -- Heavy airstrikes have been targeting the rebel-held areas in Syria's northern city of Aleppo since midnight, a monitor group reported on Friday. The intense areal bombardment…
Cross-border e-commerce a boost for China-Turkey ties
BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cross-border e-commerce is now playing a bigger role in China-Turkey economic ties as bilateral trade struggled with sluggish global growth and Turkey's domestic turmoil. "We…
No terrorist threat detected in and around Bangkok
BANGKOK, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- No terrorist threat has been detected in and around the Thai capital for the time being, said deputy police chief Pol Gen Srivarah Rangsipramanakul on…
Turkish and Russian presidents sign deal on gas Project
ISTANBUL, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday signed an agreement on piping Russian natural gas to Turkey and possibly…
Oil prices rise on output-cut expectation
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices climbed on Monday as Russia said it was ready to curb crude output. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery added 1.54…
Over 32,000 people fleeing north Afghan city
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that more than 32,000 people were fleeing Kunduz, a city in north Afghanistan,…
At least 1.4 million people in Haiti need aid
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 1.4 million people need assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told reporters here on Monday. Ban said…
U.S. dollar rises against most major currencies
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed against most major currencies on Monday as investors were digesting the latest information from Sunday's U.S. presidential debate. In late…
Russia to lower gas prices?
MINSK, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Belarusian First Vice Premier Vladimir Semashko said Monday his country will pay its accumulated debt to Russia over gas deliveries, in return Russia will significantly…
Ukraine to launch healthcare reform in 2017
KIEV, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Ukrainian government will launch a long-delayed reform of the healthcare system next year, Deputy Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko announced on Monday. "The healthcare is…
Estonia’s new president takes office
TALLINN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Kersti Kaljulaid took office as Estonia's new President in an inauguration ceremony on Monday. The new head of stead took the oath of office before…
Russia deploys new heavy bomber division in Far East
MOSCOW, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Defense Ministry is finishing the formation of a new heavy bomber aviation division in the Far Eastern region, the Izvestiya newspaper reported Thursday.…
Chinese FM meets Peruvian president on bilateral ties
LIMA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday, with both sides pledging to promote their bilateral comprehensive…
UN envoy says Syria especially Aleppo in emergency mode
GENEVA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan De Mistura on Thursday called the decision of the United States and Russia to break off cooperation as a…
U.S. dollar rises against other major currencies
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar climbed against other major currencies on Tuesday amid Federal Reserve officials' hawkish remarks on interest rate hikes. In late New York…
Oil prices waver narrowly amid OPEC speculation
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices ended slightly lower Tuesday, as traders continued to assess the impact of a preliminary deal on output by the Organization of the…
Gold down in biggest decline since 2013
CHICAGO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell sharply on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened significantly in the wake…
Oil prices waver narrowly amid OPEC speculation
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices ended slightly lower Tuesday, as traders continued to assess the impact of a preliminary deal on output by the Organization of the…
Ghana receives 500 mln USD letter of Credit
ACCRA, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank issued on Tuesday a Stand-by Letter of Credit (LOC) worth 500 million U.S. Dollars to support efforts aimed at boosting…
Taliban overrun district in S. Afghan province
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Following months of besieging, the Taliban militants launched massive offensive and overrun Nawa district in the southern Helmand province on Monday, a lawmaker…
