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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

GWADAR, Pakistan, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Sitting at his jetty, surrounded by colorful boats adorned with traditional designs, in Gwadar city of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, Jalil Afzal ...

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 ...

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 ...

The deaths included 164 from Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, 134 from Mandalay Region, 78 from Shan State, five from Kayin State, two from Bago Region and one from Ayeyarwady Region, the report said.

Abu Bakr al-Deeb, an advisor to the Cairo-based Arab Center for Research and Studies, said the GDI "seeks to enhance world partnerships to be more just and balanced" and protects more people from the ...

CHANGZHOU, China, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's Weng Hongyang continued his remarkable performance at the badminton China Open, advancing to the men's singles final after defeating Indonesia's Jonatan ...

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 ...

YANGON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Myanmar's floods has risen to 384, with 89 people still missing as of Saturday morning, the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council ...

A fire broke out at the inn at about 1:44 a.m. local time (1644 GMT Friday), killing three men presumed to be long-term guests. The fire was extinguished in about an hour. (South Korea-Arson) Enditem ...