ISLAMABAD, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- One Pakistani soldier was killed and six others injured in an exchange of fire between Afghan and Pakistani security forces at a check post in Pakistan's northwest ...

ATHENS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Greece is modernizing its air force with upgraded Rafale jets, having received 23 of the Dassault-made 4.5-generation jets to date. The final jet is expected to arrive at ...

Thanks to a rural water supply project funded by the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, Naing Win Soe can now access clean water from a tank installed in his yard. The project has eased his ...

BAGHDAD, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi authorities said Saturday that over 6 tons of drugs have been seized and 14,438 individuals involved in drug crimes have been arrested in 2024.

ADEN, Yemen, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group announced Saturday that its air defenses have successfully downed a U.S. MQ-9 drone which was conducting "hostile missions" over central Yemen's ...

ISTANBUL, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were injured in an explosion on Saturday at a building in northwestern Türkiye's Kocaeli province, the state-run Anadolu agency reported. Preliminary ...

Prior to the raid, Kamal Adwan Hospital was housing around 350 people, including 75 patients and their companions. It is the largest medical facility in northern Gaza, serving over 400,000 people ...

JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislative body of the African Union based in Johannesburg, on Saturday called for restraint in Mozambique and urged dialogue ...

BELGRADE, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- A traditional holiday gift-giving campaign in Serbia's western city of Uzice brought joy to around 80 children on Friday. The event benefited children without parental ...

Corrections officers punched and kicked a handcuffed, shackled inmate in the groin and chest during a fatal attack at a prison in central New York this month, local media reported on Saturday. The ...

CHENGDU, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's first "4S store" for drones has been put into trial operation at a national base for civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) testing in southwest China, a move to ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israel's air defense system on Saturday afternoon intercepted two rockets fired from the northern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The ...