BUNIA, DR Congo, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — More than 40 people have died and over 100 are still missing in a mudslide in Tora Thursday, near Lake Albert in the territory of Ituri province, in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a source close to the governor of Ituri province told […]

DAMASCUS, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — The Syrian government will provide help for the international fact-finding mission tasked to probe chemical attack allegations in Syria, Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said Wednesday. A fact-finding mission from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will come to Syria in the next few days, Mekdad said […]

GAZA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — Islamic Hamas movement’s recent threats to abandon the administration of the Gaza Strip explains how severe the crisis is in the coastal enclave, and sends clear messages to foreign parties to take immediate actions to end the crisis, according to analysts and observers. Several analysts, who spoke to Xinhua, ruled […]

BUFFALO, United States, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — For many residents in Buffalo, New York, the United States and Canada are one economy that cannot be split. The border between the two countries exists, for sure, but not as a barrier of any kind. “Canada and the United States are very similar. You cross the border […]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Three men were shot dead at a drag race track in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on Sunday, local media reported, adding that no suspects were identified and no motive determined. The shooting took place at the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin at dusk, when more than 5000 […]

HOUSTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said on Sunday that it is the time to draw a red line to keep the city from being divided by hate groups and anti-minority groups. “Now is the time more than ever, now is the time, especially as leaders at our level to draw a […]

SANAA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — Yemen’s Central Bank is accusing the Saudi-led coalition of blocking flights bringing cash to the country and “strangling” its economy, the bank source said Monday. The bank governor Mansr al-Qaiti said the blockade deprives Yemen’s internationally-recognized government of the ability to pay salaries for 1 million civil servants. He said […]

MOSCOW, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — The Russian Aerospace Forces acquired “new methods of striking ground targets” due to the experience gained in Syria, local media quoted the forces’ chief commander as saying on Sunday. “This is an invaluable experience, we cherish (it) and will apply it in the future,” said Viktor Bondarev, commander-in-chief of the […]