World

MARONDERA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (C) eats a piece of cake with his wife Grace Mugabe and their son during celebrations to mark his 90th birthday at Marondera, 75 km f

Zimbabwe's Mugabe celebrates milestone 90th birthday

Feb. 23, 2014

MARONDERA, Zimbabwe, Feb. 23 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Zimbabwe's veteran President Robert Mugabe on Sunday celebrated his 90th birthday with tens of thousands of Zimbabweans, a milestone that no other founding fathers ...

KIEV, Feb. 22, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko addresses her supporters following her release from prison at the Independence Plaza in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 22, 2014.

Freed Tymoshenko will not run for Ukraine's premiership

Feb. 23, 2014

KIEV, Feb. 23 (Xinhua /Sun ) -- The newly released Ukrainian Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Sunday that she would not run for premiership in the new interim government.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe gets "royal throne" for 90th birthday

Feb. 23, 2014

HARARE, Feb. 23 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Zimbabwe's veteran President Robert Mugabe, who turned 90 as Africa's oldest leader on Friday, received a 1.2-ton, treasure-studded, and animal skins-covered stone chair by his ...

UN Security Council demands rapid, safe humanitarian aid access in ...

Feb. 23, 2014

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 22 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution which demands "rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access" of UN humanitarian aid in war-torn ...

Maduro calls for talks with US

Feb. 22, 2014

CARACAS, Feb. 21, 2014 (Xinhua/ Sun) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for direct talks with the United States, which has criticized his government for arresting protesters.

KIEV, Feb. 21, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 21, 2014 shows a view of the Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine.

Ukrainians long for peace as tense calm shrouds Independence Square

Feb. 22, 2014

KIEV, Feb. 22 (Xinhua/Sun) -- A tense calm prevailed in the Ukrainian capital after President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders signed a deal on Friday to end the country's violent ...

CARACAS, Feb. 20, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A student participates in a protest in Altamira, in the municipality of Chacao, Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 19, 2014. (Xinhua/Boris Vergara)

Venezuelan envoy denies student responsibility for violent protests

Feb. 21, 2014

SANTIAGO, Feb. 20 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuela's ambassador to Chile Arevalo Mendez Thursday questioned the assertion that disgruntled students were behind ongoing violent protests in his country, during which six have ...

CARACAS, Feb. 28, 2013 (Xinhua) -- Opposition political leader Leopoldo Lopez (C) arrives at the headquarters of the Public Prosecutor, while his supporters demonstrate in his favor, in Caracas, Vene

Concern about Venezuela violence

Feb. 20, 2014

The Friends of the Inter-American Democratic Charter repudiate the events that occurred during and after the peaceful demonstrations by student organizations on February 12, 2014 in Venezuela. The group of ...

CARACAS, Feb. 18, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez (2nd R) is arrested by the national guard in Chacaito, Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 18, 2014

Venezuelan opposition leader to remain in jail during trial

Feb. 20, 2014

CARACAS, Feb. 20 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuelan authorities on Thursday said the far-right opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who was arrested on four charges including inciting violence, will remain in jail during ...

MOSCOW, Jan. 23, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Protestors clash with police in Kiev, Ukraine, Jan. 22, 2014. At least two demonstrators were reported to have been killed in Kiev on Wednesday morning during clashes

New clashes erupt in Ukraine as protesters seek constitutional changes

Feb. 19, 2014

KIEV, Feb. 18 (Xinhua/ Sun) -- A crowd of protesters seeking constitutional change clashed violently with police in central Kiev Tuesday morning.

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez (C) reacts after handed himself over to the police, Caracas, Venezuela, on Feb. 18, 2014. Leopoldo Lopez, wanted by authorities on charges of inciting viole

Wanted Venezuelan opposition leader turns himself in

Feb. 19, 2014

CARACAS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, wanted by authorities on charges of inciting violence, handed himself over to police on Tuesday amid waves of pro- and ...

Venezuela expels three U.S. diplomats

Feb. 17, 2014

CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua on Monday announced that they were ordering three American diplomats who were allegedly found to be related to the violent ...

Photo Galleries