Grainy webcam video showed the moment of the eruption as a flash of light illuminating the sky at 10:17 p.m. local time. As the eruption spread, magma, or semi-molten rock, could be seen spewing along the ridge of a hill.
More than 200 people were injured, Xinhua said, 96 in Gansu and 124 in Qinghai. The quake struck in Gansu's Jishishan county, about five kilometres from the provincial boundary with Qinghai.
Attacks on commercial ships near the Middle Eastern country of Yemen have forced huge freight companies to change or pause their movements on one of the world's busiest shipping routes. Who is launching these attacks, what is their end goal and what are the potential repercussions?
Donald Trump, campaigning to be the Republican presidential candidate for a third consecutive time, said at weekend campaign rallies that undocumented immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," repeating language that has previously drawn criticism as xenophobic.
A landmark national security trial for leading China critic Jimmy Lai opened in Hong Kong on Monday amid tight security, with the pro-democracy activist battling charges that he colluded with foreign forces, including the United States.
