About four boats carrying refugees from Turkey to Greece sank in the past few hours, leaving at least 11 people dead and more than 40 others missing, Greek authorities said.

China and Germany agreed to cooperate more as German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Beijing on Thursday.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang suggested establishing an intergovernmental mechanism to coordinate the two countries' development strategies during his talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday morning in Beijing.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang started talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday morning at the Great Hall of the People.