Sudanese president issues emergency ban ...

KHARTOUM, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday issued an emergency order banning storage of and speculation in the national currency. "The order is prohibiting speculati

UK welcomes upcoming UN-sponsored confer...

TRIPOLI, March 21 (Xinhua) -- British Ambassador to Libya, Frank Baker, on Thursday welcomed the UN-sponsored Libyan National Conference to be held in April that aims to end Libya's political crisis.

California deploys National Guard ahead ...

California decided to deploy National Guard troops for the first time to prepare for the wildfire season which is expected to arrive by late April, according to an official statement released Wednes

California deploys National Guard ahead ...

LOS ANGELES, March 20 (Xinhua) -- California decided to deploy National Guard troops for the first time to prepare for the wildfire season which is expected to arrive by late April, according to an o

S. Africans urged to join national day o...

CAPE TOWN, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday urged South Africans suffering from a worsening power shortage to join a national day of action against what "is n

Namibia select players for national team...

WINDHOEK, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Namibia Chess Federation will select ten players to represent the country at international events at the national championship that are currently under-way in Windhoek,

Herdsmen lead eco-conservation of nation...

XINING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Over 17,000 local herdsmen have joined the ecological conservation of the Sanjiangyuan National Park, or the Three-River-Source National Park, in China's Qinghai Province

Mozambique in 3-day national mourning fo...

The Mozambican government has declared three days of national mourning starting Wednesday for the victims of Cyclone Idai, which hit the country's central coastal region with devastating storms and

Mozambique in 3-day national mourning fo...

MAPUTO, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The Mozambican government has declared three days of national mourning starting Wednesday for the victims of Cyclone Idai, which hit the country's central coastal region

Chinese top legislator calls for closer ...

Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), on Tuesday met with Xaysomphone Phomvihane, president of the Lao Front for National Construction. Hailing that