MINSK, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Belarus has launched the first project under the Global Development Initiative (GDI) on Wednesday here.

WINDHOEK, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Cricket Namibia's Vice President, Polly Negongo, has been elected to the Africa Cricket Association (ACA) Board, Cricket Namibia announced on Wednesday. The ACA serves as ...

BANGKOK -- Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Wednesday ordered to downgrade diplomatic relations with Cambodia by recalling the country's ambassador from Phnom Penh after a Thai ...

JERUSALEM, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Wednesday that an investigation into the recent strike on a church in Gaza was the result of an "unintentional ...

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China's public security organs have helped facilitate the nation's high-quality development by resolutely safeguarding public safety during the 14th Five-Year Plan period ...

LILONGWE, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Malawi's 2019-2025 Parliament has been dissolved ahead of the Sept. 16 general elections, which will usher in a president, parliamentarians, and local government leaders ...

HOHHOT, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Six university students drowned on Wednesday after falling into a flotation cell during a study visit at a copper-molybdenum ore-dressing plant in north China's Inner ...

SINGAPORE, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese swimming team, led by Paris Olympic 100m freestyle champion Pan Zhanle, arrived in Singapore on Wednesday for the World Aquatics Championships.

According to the Burundian constitution, each province is entitled to one senator from the Hutu ethnic group and one from the Tutsi ethnic group. In addition, three senators will be co-opted, bringing ...

ADDIS ABABA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- An executive from Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's leading carrier and one of the fastest-growing global airline brands, has said that the recently-launched cargo flight ...

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China's Tsinghua University has placed top of the AdultSize category in the RoboCup Humanoid League soccer world championship, in the first time a Chinese team has claimed ...

DAR ES SALAAM, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in Tanzania's Zanzibar have urged stronger measures to protect coral reefs, highlighting their key role in driving Tanzania's blue economy by attracting ...