NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted 68 km ESE of Palca, Peru at 16:19:04 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Iran's non-oil exports rose 18 percent in the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year, reaching 47.8 billion U.S. dollars, Economy Minister Abdolnaser Hemmati ...

JERUSALEM/GAZA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced on Friday that it had received the names of Israeli hostages expected to be released from Gaza on Saturday as part of ...

JUBA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor specializing in ear, nose and throat (ENT) treatment has brought much-needed relief to a rural family in South Sudan after months of pain and uncertainty in ...

Starting Saturday, cold air from Siberia, Russia, will sweep across large parts of Mongolia, bringing overnight temperatures that could exceed minus 40 degrees Celsius, the weather agency said in a ...

Kylian Mbappe's ever-improving form - and the fact the French forward has played in his favorite role on the left of the Real Madrid attack in Vinicius' absence - has lent further credibility to the ...

MADRID, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona announced on Friday that left-back Gerard Martin has signed a new contract to remain at the club until June 2028. The 22-year-old has impressed in his ...

Syria's change of government last month has spurred a flurry of diplomatic activity. Turkish and Qatari delegations have visited Damascus, while al-Shibani embarked on trips to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, ...

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Einstein Probe (EP) astronomical satellite has, for the first time in human history, detected soft X-ray signals from an explosion in the early universe, opening a ...

DAMASCUS -- Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and 11 others injured in attacks by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) targeting Turkish bases in northern Aleppo province, a war monitor said ...

THE HAGUE, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Dutch leaders on Wednesday and Thursday in The Hague. The two sides agreed to jointly promote an open world economy, and ...

GENEVA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China plays a critical role in promoting gender equality on a global scale, with women being a key catalyst for economic empowerment, said the founder of the leading ...