CAIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Hamas has received a new ceasefire proposal from Egyptian and Qatari mediators that calls for a 60-day truce in Gaza and the release of all hostages in two phases, an ...

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun met with Chan Heng Kee, permanent secretary of Singapore's Ministry of Defense, on Tuesday in Beijing.