COLOMBO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- More than 250 people have died from drowning in Sri Lanka so far this year, police said on Sunday. Police spokesman F. U. Wootler told reporters that 257 people have lost ...

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The 28th Beijing Music Festival, scheduled to take place from Oct. 10 to 24, will feature artists from China, Switzerland, Japan, Russia, Britain and other countries.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and another eight injured in an overnight shooting at a club in Brooklyn, New York, NBC News reported early Sunday, citing the city's police.

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For Zhang Shaoxiong, a technician sweltering in protective gear at Yunnan Comeng Industry Co., Ltd. (Comeng Coffee) in ...

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An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 16, 2025 shows fishing boats sailing from a fishing port after the end of a seasonal ...

NEW DELHI, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people, including five children, died and four others were injured after a cloudburst hit Jodh Ghati area of Kathua district in Indian-controlled Jammu ...

KINSHASA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- "Significant efforts have been made" to advance the peace process between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel ...

KATHMANDU, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Nepal received pledged foreign direct investments (FDI) worth 24.1 billion Nepali rupees (172.32 million U.S. dollars) in the first month of the current 2025-26 fiscal ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The forces of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have smashed two "terrorist" teams in separate operations in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan ...

ISTANBUL, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A forest fire that erupted Saturday in Türkiye's northwestern province of Canakkale is threatening the country's Gallipoli Historic Site on Sunday, forcing a partial ...