MELBOURNE, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's Zheng Saisai and Wang Xinyu knocked the 11th seeds in the women's doubles out of the Australian Open in the second round on Sunday. Zheng and Wang beat Russia's ...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an immediate disbursement of about 248 million U.S. dollars to Ethiopia to help the East ...

MAHMUD-E-RAQI, Afghanistan, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A dispute over the ownership of a jungle in eastern Afghanistan's Kapisa province killed one and injured 21 others on Saturday, provincial police ...

TOKYO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A wildfire that broke out on Saturday in the mountains spanning Japan's Kofu City and Fuefuki City in Yamanashi prefecture remained uncontained, local media reported on ...

BERLIN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Against the backdrop of Switzerland's iconic Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau mountains, the Lauberhorn downhill race in Wengen once again captivated a crowd of over 40,000 ...

MADRID, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona full-back Alejandro Balde said that he received racist insults during his side's 1-1 draw away to Getafe on Saturday night. Balde made his announcement to ...

BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Zhejiang Lions power forward Hu Jinqiu and Liaoning Flying Leopards point guard Kyle Fogg have been named Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Players of the Week.

"Pakistan's Digital FDI-Enabling project is pioneering efforts to foster digital growth through targeted actions", said a report by the forum on Friday, adding that the project is structured around ...

ADEN, Yemen, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. forces conducted fresh airstrikes on Yemen's area in northern Sanaa early Sunday, following claims by the Houthi group of targeting a U.S. aircraft carrier and ...

CAIRO, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Egypt resumed on Sunday sending humanitarian aid trucks to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the enclave after the recently reached ...

The implementation of the Five-Point Consensus on the situation in Myanmar provides a pathway to achieving an inclusive and durable peaceful resolution in Myanmar that will contribute to peace, ...

DOHA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Majed Al Ansari confirmed on Sunday that the Gaza ceasefire has officially begun as a list of three hostages to be released that day has ...