COLOMBO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka is projected to earn 3 billion U.S. dollars in tourism revenue in 2024, Deputy Director General of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), Upali ...

COLOMBO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday appointed Major General Lasantha Rodrigo as the new Commander of the Army and Rear Admiral Kanchana Banagoda as the ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Ministry of Culture confirmed Monday the detention of an Italian journalist on the charge of "violating" the country's laws.

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- China has established a technical committee for Artificial Intelligence (AI) standardization, which is among its efforts to advance the development of the AI industry and ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep sadness at the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and paid tribute to his legacy as "a ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the rulings in a case of defamation and sexual abuse ...

SANAA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A U.S.-British naval coalition conducted two airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah province late Monday, targeting the At-Tuhayta district in the southwest of the province, ...

The missile triggered air raid sirens across large parts of central Israel and several areas in the south, the Israeli military said in a statement, adding that the Israeli Air Force intercepted the ...

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for making 2025 "a new beginning" in his message for the New Year. "Throughout 2024, hope has been hard to ...

NAIROBI, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Several people, including an opposition politician, were arrested on Monday as protests erupted across Kenya over the rising abduction of social media activists.

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said in a statement on Monday.

ROME, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Italian Serie A side AC Milan has hired Sergio Conceicao as its new head coach on Monday, hours after his Portuguese compatriot Paulo Fonseca stepped down.