SYDNEY, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A female has died after being shot by police in Melbourne, the capital city of southeast Australia's state of Victoria, on Saturday evening.

The vote is held in the governorates of South Lebanon and Nabatieh, even as large parts of the border region remain under sporadic fire. Tens of thousands have been displaced since the cross-border ...

MOSCOW, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged 307 prisoners each under an agreement reached during recent talks in Istanbul, said the Russian Defense Ministry. The ministry said ...

Volunteer service is one of the key ways for elderly people in China to participate in social activities. In 2003, China launched "Silver Age Action," an initiative encouraging seniors to participate ...

KABUL, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities have started constructing a 400-bed children's specialized hospital in western Afghanistan's Herat province, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on ...

Wang Chuqin reacts during the men's singles semifinal match between Wang Chuqin of China and Truls Moregard of Sweden at ITTF ...

NEW DELHI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Indian police on Saturday killed two top Naxal commanders in a fierce gunfight in the eastern state of Jharkhand, officials said. A police official was also wounded ...