ALEPPO, Syria, April 18 (Xinhua) -- In the narrow, vaulted alleys of Aleppo's ancient markets, the sound of hammers striking stone echoes once again, a quiet sign of life returning to one of the ...

UNITED NATIONS, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations on Tuesday marked the third anniversary of the Sudanese civil war with a warning that the world's worst humanitarian crisis is deepening.