Taipei, June 28 (CNA) A Chinese fishing vessel and its crew were detained by Taiwanese authorities Monday after it was found poaching in waters near the Taiwan-held Penghu Islands, according

Taipei, June 28 (CNA) The National Development Council (NDC) on Monday gave the green light to a feasibility study on a road improvement plan that would directly link the upgraded

Kaohsiung, June 28 (CNA) The Central Weather Bureau (CWB) issued rain alerts for southern Taiwan, warning of heavy to extremely rain brought by lingering southeasterly winds. Extremely heavy rain can

NAIROBI – Kenyan authorities say at least 350 young people who joined the Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab have surrendered this year and will be reintegrated into society. Security agencies

The U.N. World Food Program says southern Madagascar is in the throes of back-to-back droughts that are pushing 400,000 people toward starvation and have already caused deaths from severe hunger.Lola

Several hundred Cameroonian widows gathered in the capital, Yaounde, to observe International Widows Day by protesting traditional practices that wives are expected to undergo when they lose their husbands.Cameroon’s minister