On Dec. 6, Greek authorities reported that an overcrowded inflatable boat carrying 34 migrants capsized during storms in the southwest of Crete. At least 17 people were confirmed dead, 15 remain ...

LONDON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Paul Doyle, the perpetrator of a car-ramming incident in Liverpool in May, was convicted on Tuesday of 31 offenses and sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison.

SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's foreign ministry urged Japan to implement its own commitments related to Japan's war-linked gold mine, local broadcaster MBC said Tuesday.

MADRID, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso insisted on Tuesday that his position at the club "remains the same" despite Sunday's 2-1 win away to Deportivo Alaves easing immediate ...

BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council Information Office hosted a New Year reception on Tuesday at the National Museum of China in Beijing, bringing together nearly 500 participants from ...

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani police have rescued 11 passengers after an armed encounter with kidnappers in southern Sindh province, local police said Tuesday. A total of 18 passengers were ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The new diesel-electric submarine Velikiye Luki was delivered to the Russian Navy on Tuesday following a flag-raising ceremony at the Admiralty Shipyards here, RIA ...

BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid on Tuesday called on the newly elected Council of Representatives to hold its inaugural session on Dec. 29. The Iraqi Presidency said ...

Almada becomes Oviedo's third coach of the campaign, replacing Luis Carrion, who was dismissed after Sunday's 4-0 loss away to Sevilla extended his winless spell. The defeat left Oviedo second from ...

Maratee Nalita Andamo, deputy spokesperson for the MFA, emphasized at a press conference that Thailand's position has been consistent and clear, and it has been publicly expressed multiple times by ...

In Tuesday's other games, the Shenzhen Aviators beat the Jilin Northeast Tigers 99-81, the Shanxi Loongs defeated the Ningbo Rockets 95-87, the Nanjing Monkey Kings downed the Shanghai Sharks 105-97, ...

The militant, known by the aliases "Abu Aliya" and later "Abu Mustafa," was apprehended upon returning from a neighboring country, the INSS said in a statement. He was listed among the leadership of ...