MADRID, April 8 (Xinhua) — Security in Spain’s biggest cities is to be strengthened ahead of the Easter holidays to avoid a possible terror attack, according to Spanish media reports on Saturday. The news comes in the wake of the attack close to the Houses of Parliament in London at the end of March and […]

MANILA, April 7 (Xinhua) — Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reaffirmed their joint commitment Friday to promote economic growth and strengthen financial integration and stability amid global economic uncertainties arising from possible protectionist policies and volatilities. In a joint statement issued at the end of the […]

STOCKHOLM, April 7 (Xinhua) — A vehicle rammed into people on a central Stockholm street in Sweden on Friday, with reports saying at least two people were killed and several others injured. Police suspected that it was a terrorist act, urging people to stay indoors, the SVT news reported, adding that the Parliament House has […]

JUBA, April 7 (Xinhua) — South Sudan police said Friday that at least six civilians were killed and 13 others injured on Thursday afternoon in separate gun attacks on commercial vehicles. Police spokesman Daniel Justine Bolo told Xinhua that gunmen fired randomly at a convoy carrying internally displaced people to the eastern town of Pibor, […]

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 7 (Xinhua) — The Brunei Internal Security Department, in cooperation with other intelligence and enforcement agencies, detained and deported four foreign nationals for their involvement in extremism and terrorism-linked activities, local media reported Friday, quoting a government statement. The action is part of the continuous efforts of the government to ensure […]

NAIROBI, April 7 (Xinhua) — The United States has warned its citizens living in or planning to travel to Kenya to be very vigilant over possible outbreaks of violence before the country’s Aug. 8 general elections. In a travel alert issued on Thursday evening, the State Department said political rallies, demonstrations, and protests may occur […]

SEOUL, April 7 (Xinhua) — South Korean presidential archrivals had a close race in recent opinion polls with just a month left before the election. According to a Gallup Korea survey released Friday, Moon Jae-in of the biggest Minjoo Party gained 38 percent of support, narrowly beating Ahn Cheol-soo of the center-right People’s Party who […]

ATHENS, April 7 (Xinhua) — Britain and the European Union can reach an agreement on Brexit which will work for both sides, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said during a two-day visit here which ended Friday. The British official held talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday and Greek Foreign Minister Alexis Kotzias […]

SEOUL, April 7 (Xinhua) — A South Korean court on Friday held the first trial on Samsung heir over bribery charge involving impeached President Park Geun-hye and her longtime confidante Choi Soon-sil. Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, dressed in the dark, gray suit and handcuffed, appeared in the Seoul Central District Court. The grim-faced […]