Performers wearing light-decorated costumes are seen during the Festival of Lights in Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 30, ...

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Sunday slammed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and strongly condemned its attempt to weaponize the region.

DAMASCUS, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive in the northern countryside of Hama province in central Syria, reclaiming key areas from rebel groups after days of ...

SANAA, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group launched a ballistic rocket towards Israel early Sunday morning, Houthi media outlets reported. Residents near the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah ...

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Tormod Frostad of Norway and French skier Tess Ledeux claimed victory in the men's and women's freeski big air at the FIS World Cup here on Sunday. 22-year-old Frostad ...

NANNING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Often dubbed the "forbidden zone of life," the HIV/AIDS ward at the Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has become a ...

BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The China-Russia joint strategic air patrol was carried out as part of the two militaries' annual cooperation plan, which does not target any third party and has nothing to ...

-- China has streamlined its visa application process. Measures include a 34-percent cut in the number of items on the application form, the removal of the appointment requirement at all embassies, ...

China and Pakistan have launched many collaborative programs focused on hybrid rice. A Pakistani student is studying rice planting technologies in China, aiming to play a role in strengthening future ...

BUCHAREST, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Romanian voters cast ballots for a new parliament on Sunday, shortly after the dark horse independent candidate Calin Georgescu's lead in the first round of the ...

KIEV/MOSCOW, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced his readiness to end the "hot phase" of the conflict with Russia in exchange for Ukraine's membership in the North ...

NEW DELHI, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed in separate rain-related incidents in Chennai as cyclone Fengal made landfall along the coastal lines of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, ...