RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Six people have been confirmed dead after a firefighting helicopter crashed in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, local authorities said Saturday.

XI'AN, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- An international arts festival opened on Saturday in the historic city of Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, attracting artists to showcase their performances in ...

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Jiang Jie, a former senior political advisor of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, was convicted of bribery and sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve.

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict on Oct. 8, 2023, reached 2,255, with injuries totaling ...

GAZA, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Saturday that they had killed and injured members of a 15-person Israeli patrol by detonating a powerful ...

Laos appreciates China's long-term strong support for Laos' economic and social development and valuable assistance in improving people's livelihood, and is willing to work with China to strengthen ...

LONDON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Scotland's former First Minister Alex Salmond has passed away at the age of 69, local media reported on Saturday. Salmond took ill and collapsed while giving a speech in ...

According to the National News Agency (NNA), an Israeli airstrike targeted a three-story residential building in the town of Barja in the Chouf district in Mount Lebanon, killing four people, wounding ...

NAIROBI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The protection of insects is crucial for the survival of migratory birds facing numerous threats, including pollution, climate change, and habitat loss, a senior United ...

The agreements on air transport, road transport, veterinary and animal husbandry and agriculture, along with memorandums of understanding on culture and tourism, were signed in Ashgabat, the capital ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here Saturday that China stands ready to promote high-quality and high-level cooperation in various fields with Vietnam. China is willing to continue to make bigger the ...

Although Karatina is classified as a green market, it generates both types of waste due to the wide variety of goods sold, including packaging materials and plastics. Mutua estimates that 60-70 ...