Kenya gained internal self-rule from British colonial rule on June 1, 1963, when it was allowed to form its first internal self-government with Jomo Kenyatta as the first president. On Dec. 12, 1963, ...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- At least eight people were killed and five others missing after a boat carrying 26 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official ...

DHAKA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Talk shows in Chinese, lion dances and classical Chinese dances have been staged, with nine contestants from three Confucius Institutes (Classroom) in Bangladesh vying for ...

JAKARTA -- Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in front of the U.S. embassy in Jakarta on Saturday to protest Israeli operations on the Rafah refugee camp. The demonstrators began ...

YANGON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Young innovators from across Myanmar gathered to showcase their robotic skills at the nation's inaugural World Robot Contest held at the National Theater in Yangon on ...

JAKARTA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in front of the U.S. embassy in Jakarta on Saturday to protest Israeli operations on the Rafah refugee camp. The ...

TIANJIN, China, June 1 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition to commemorate the Scottish legendary athlete Eric Liddell, who was born in China's Tianjin in 1902, was held here on Saturday. The event was jointly ...

JINAN, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were trapped in a coal mine in east China's Shandong Province after an inrush of water, local authorities said on Saturday. The flooding accident occurred at ...

KATHMANDU, June 1 (Xinhua) -- China Southern Airlines restarted suspended flights between Guangzhou and Kathmandu on Saturday, with a view to eventually operating both morning and night flights.

CAIRO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Officials from Egypt, Israel and the United States are scheduled to hold a meeting on Sunday in Cairo to discuss the reopening of the Rafah crossing in Gaza, Egypt's ...

The AU deployed a 65-member high-level election observers mission to monitor the integrity of South Africa's national and provincial elections, which was led by former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and 21 others injured in a highway accident in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday, spokesperson for provincial police ...