People attend a commemoration event for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 26, 2024.

People choose New Year gifts at a traditional handicraft and gift exhibition in Tunis, Tunisia, Dec. 26, 2024. (Photo by Adel ...

A swimmer finishes a winter swimming race in the Vltava River in Prague, the Czech Republic, Dec. 26, 2024. More than 360 ...

The restored statues of a pair of fossil human skulls dating back to one million years ago are unveiled at the Hubei ...

Tourists visit Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, in Fayoum, Egypt, on Dec. 26, 2024. Wadi Al-Hitan, or the Whale Valley, ...

KABUL, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government began a green tea plantation in eastern Khost province to bolster local products, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Friday.

ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- If you think learning kung fu is difficult, meet Mohammad Ullah, an American lawyer who can switch between at least seven forms of Chinese martial arts. At 30, Ullah is ...

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The value of China's international trade in goods and services reached nearly 4.28 trillion yuan in November, marking an increase of 3 percent year on year, official data ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its air force on Friday struck "infrastructure" at the Janta crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border, which it ...

Thursday's airstrike marks the fourth Israeli strike on Houthi-controlled targets this year. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his resolve to dismantle the Houthis' military ...

China, having experienced rapid growth in recent decades, has become the world's second-largest economy, and it stays a committed member of the Global South. Facing similar challenges in pursuit of ...

VIENTIANE, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of dengue cases in Laos has surpassed 20,000, with 11 deaths reported so far this year, according to the Lao Ministry of Health on Friday. According to a ...