Emergency services, including police, ambulance crews and a rescue helicopter, were deployed to reports of a recreational aircraft crash at an airfield on Palmers Island, over 500 km north of Sydney ...

CANBERRA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced emergency disaster payments for people affected by a major bushfire in the country's southeast.

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- A prototype of the CR450 bullet train that will run at 400 kilometers per hour debuted in Beijing on Sunday, said the country's railway operator.

It was Shanghai's longest winning streak since the 2016-17 season. Lofton, who joined the Sharks in midseason, notched a double-double of 31 points and 14 rebounds. Teammate Eric Bledsoe scored 25 ...

CARACAS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for his supporters to take to the streets "to defend the vote" as he prepares to be sworn in for the 2025-2031 presidential ...

MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday that it will cease gas supplies to Moldova starting Jan. 1 due to unpaid debt by Moldova's national gas company, Moldovagaz.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The United States experienced surging labor strikes in 2024, with workers across various sectors staging protests over issues ranging from wages to working conditions.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Former Bolivia international defender Gustavo Quinteros has been appointed manager of Gremio on a one-year deal, the Porto Alegre side said on Saturday. Quinteros ...

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- In 2024, experts, scholars and specialists from various fields across the world have shared their opinions with Xinhua on China's economy, diplomacy as well as ...

SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- All the 181 people aboard a South Korean airplane that crashed on Sunday at the country's southwestern airport were believed to have been killed except two rescued, multiple ...

MANILA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that 13 Filipino surrogates convicted by a Cambodian court on Dec. 2, 2024 for violating Cambodia's law on the ...

TOKYO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Japan's average temperature in 2024 is likely to hit a record high for the second consecutive year, local media reported.