LOS ANGELES, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Police say a man barricaded himself inside a bank building with others in the California city of Bakersfield, U.S. media reported Tuesday.

MONTEVIDEO, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay midfielder Giorgian de Arrascaeta has suffered a suspected muscle injury less than two weeks before the team's FIFA World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia.

BUENOS AIRES, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Claudio Ubeda has been sacked as manager of Boca Juniors after less than eight months in charge, the Argentine club said on Tuesday.

The Zhejiang Lions upset the Shanghai Sharks 101-93 on Tuesday to cut their deficit to 3-1 in the best-of-seven Chinese ...

A U.S. warplane fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Botswana-flagged tanker, the M/T Lexie, as it transited international waters toward the major Iranian oil hub in the Persian Gulf, ...

People-to-people exchanges between China and the United States have seen encouraging progress thanks to the commitment from ...

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that a peace deal between Washington and Tehran is within reach and that Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its ...

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's goal of seizing 70 percent of the Gaza Strip was not part of the U.S.-drafted 20-point plan to end the conflict between ...

LONDON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Britain's economic growth is expected to remain subdued through 2026 and 2027 due to the fallout from the Middle East conflict, according to the latest economic forecast ...

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- A new round of ambassador-level talks between Israel and Lebanon is underway at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., as clashes between Israel and Hezbollah ...

KUWAIT CITY, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Kuwaiti military said Wednesday that its air defense systems were responding to missile and drone attacks targeting the country. In a statement posted on social ...

WASHINGTON, June 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. forces on Tuesday disabled an unladen oil tanker that was trying to sail toward Iran's Kharg Island, the U.S. Central Command said. A U.S. warplane fired a Hellfire ...