HOUSTON, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The death toll rose to 15 after a man drove a pickup truck into New Year revelers in New Orleans of the southern U.S. state of Louisiana early Wednesday morning, ...

Exacerbating the plight of displaced Palestinians in the coastal enclave, heavy rains inundated their tents, leaving children exposed to freezing conditions. For several days, the Gaza Strip has ...

TEHRAN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iran summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday to protest the execution of six Iranian nationals convicted on drug smuggling charges, Iran's foreign ministry ...

BELGRADE, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Seven people, including two children, were killed in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon in Cetinje, a town in southwest Montenegro, the national broadcaster RTCG reported.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted southeast of Easter Island at 18:27:51 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

KHARTOUM, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Residents in Port Sudan, the capital of the Red Sea State in eastern Sudan, are grappling with a severe drinking water crisis following the collapse of the Arbaat Dam in ...

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and 20 more were injured in a fireworks incident in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the early hours of New Year's Day, according to local ...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has generated some 2.63 billion U.S. dollars in export revenue during the first five months of the current fiscal year amid strong performance in major ...

During a phone conversation with Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, Albusaidi reiterated Oman's unwavering support for the Syrian people. He highlighted Oman's commitment to ...

Violence broke out in several parts of Germany during the New Year celebrations. In Leipzig, rioters set fire to rubbish bins, built barricades, and around 50 individuals hurled fireworks and bottles ...

DOHA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's Lusail City welcomed 300,000 visitors for its 2025 New Year's Eve celebrations at Lusail Boulevard, the city's management announced on Wednesday.

ABIDJAN, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- French armed forces will withdraw from Cote d'Ivoire "as early as January 2025," Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced in his New Year's message on Tuesday, ...