ANKARA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The number of Turkish soldiers killed by methane gas exposure during a cave operation in northern Iraq has risen to 12, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced Monday.

ANKARA, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Five Turkish soldiers were killed after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in a cave in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said Sunday.

Li Qiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, attends the opening of the 17th national congress of the Chinese Peasants ...