SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- An investigation has been launched into Thursday's shooting in Portland, U.S. state of Oregon, which injured two people and involved federal law enforcement agents.

TEHRAN, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Friday accused the United States and Israel of organizing the unrest in the country, according to local media report. Enditem ...

Farewell Spit, located at the top of the South Island, is a naturally occurring "whale trap" along a migratory route for long-finned pilot whales in New Zealand, said a DOC statement. Whales may be ...

On Dec. 26, Israel declared its recognition of Somalia's breakaway northwestern region Somaliland and has since been met with broad regional and international rejection, with Arab and African ...

ACCRA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese medical experts and their Ghanaian counterparts on Thursday promoted the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Ghanaian herbal medicine for women's health at ...

On Friday, the Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources announced the completion of a geothermal well with a bottom-hole temperature of 162 degrees Celsius and a wellhead water ...

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council has launched a market competition investigation and assessment of the country's food delivery platforms, China's top market regulator said on Friday.

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Kermadec Islands Region at 1213 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

BERLIN, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Winter Storm Elli swept across large parts of Germany on Friday, killing at least three people and severely disrupting transport, schools and public services, particularly ...

At a work conference held on Friday, archaeologists working at the Yin Ruins in Anyang, central China's Henan Province, announced the discovery of what they call "the earliest known complex of ...

Women's world No. 2 Wang Manyu of China defeated Japan's Satsuki Odo in straight games, while men's third seed Tomokazu ...

Consumption vouchers issued by local governments are driving a surge in spending across China's ice and snow industry this ...