Curfew imposed on Nigeria northern city

DAMASCUS, May 18 (Xinhua) -- A roadside bomb went off Saturday near a church in the capital Damascus, leaving undisclosed number of casualties, the pro-government Sham

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The ninth China (Beijing) International Garden Expo, which will run for six months, kicked off alongside the Yongding river in Beijing on Saturday. The expo will showcase garden styles from 69 Chinese cities and 37 cities ...

RAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed in separate attacks across Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen kidnapped eight policemen in the western province of Anbar, the police said. In western Iraq, two people were killed in clashes ...

TOKYO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Japanese government confirmed the DPRK's missile launches on Saturday, saying none of the missiles have landed in Japan's territorial waters, Kyodo news agency reported. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency earlier reported ...

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- President Barack Obama intends to nominate Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti to succeed Army Gen. James Thurman as the commander of the U.S. Forces in Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on Friday at a ...

LHASA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- In southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, 61 nature reserves have been established across a total land area of 410,000 square meters, a regional forestry official said Friday. These nature reserves account for 33.69 ...

YANGON, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government on Friday released some 23 more remaining prisoners under a fresh amnesty order of President U Thein Sein, the state TV confirmed. The prisoners, whose prison terms were cut, were freed on the day ...

BAGHDAD, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least 15 people were killed and 57 others wounded in three roadside bomb attacks on Friday in Iraq 's capital city of Baghdad, a police source said. A roadside bomb exploded in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 17 (Xinhua) -- At least nine people were killed and more than 55 others wounded Friday evening when two back-to-back explosions rocked Kandahar city, capital of the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial ...