NEW DELHI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- India's opposition Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi Marlena on Saturday took oath as the new chief minister of Indian capital territory Delhi. Atishi is the youngest ...

COLOMBO, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Curfew has been imposed in Sri Lanka with effect from 10 p.m. on Saturday to 6 a.m. on Sunday, police announced in a press release. The police said that President Ranil ...

ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Saturday called for concerted continental efforts to address the growing peace and security threats across Africa that are mainly emanating ...

TEHRAN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Saturday unveiled its latest homegrown precision strike long-range ballistic missile and kamikaze drone at a grand parade staged by the country's armed forces, the ...

BEIRUT, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of an Israeli airstrike on southern Beirut on Friday has risen to 37, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Saturday. Civil defense teams are still searching ...

ATHENS, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Greece and Cyprus signed on Friday an agreement to advance to their electrical interconnection under the Great Sea Interconnector project, the Greek Environment and Energy ...

ANKARA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The ongoing eighth annual Ankara Coffee Festival draws thousands of coffee lovers to celebrate both traditional and modern coffee cultures, featuring numerous brands and ...

Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, who are members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice President Han Zheng, attended the ...

During the period, foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Chinese mainland, in actual use, totaled 580.2 billion yuan (about 82.1 billion U.S. dollars). The high-tech manufacturing sector attracted 12 ...

HANGZHOU, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's space station has gained initial results in the field of space medicine that will contribute to future manned lunar landings and other deep space exploration ...

DHAKA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The 11th Asian Tourism Fair was held in Dhaka from Thursday to Saturday to boost the tourism industry. More than 100 tourism companies and institutions from eight countries ...

In 1999, Manila grounded the BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) on Ren'ai Jiao. The vessel has since been rusting to almost collapse, requiring regular resupply missions for its stationed marine unit, making a ...