The government of Afghanistan has beefed up security measures ahead of presidential inauguration scheduled for Sept. 29 here.
The Silk Road has made great contributions to the dialogue of civilizations, economic development and cultural exchanges between Asia and Europe in the past, experts said on Saturday.
Chinese buyers have long been known for splurging in overseas shops, but it is becoming more and more common for the country's Internet users to snap up foreign goods with a few mouse clicks.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday called on the international community to come up with "new thinking and new steps" in its response to terrorism.
European leaders on Wednesday took the podium on the first day of this year's annual high-level debate of the UN General Assembly, pledging their commitments to United Nations' efforts to achieve peace and development across a whole range of issues while highlighting their own specific concerns.
Libya's parliament on Monday approved Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni's new cabinet, forming a crisis government to tackle the ongoing political crisis.
U.S. Treasury Department on Monday rolled out new rules to combat tax inversions, the latest effort by the Obama administration to push forward anti-inversion measures.
Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday declared Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the new president of Afghanistan, the IEC chief Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani said.
Yemeni political factions within the power-sharing government and the Shiite Houthi group signed on Sunday a ceasefire deal after days of fierce battles in the capital city of Sanaa.
Singapore's private home sales fell 15 percent on-month in August, as developers continued to scale back new launches, according to statistics released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority on Monday.
After its summer recess the new European Parliament (EP) convenes in Strasbourg Monday for a new plenary session.
Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said on Thursday that he hoped the new round of European Union (EU) sanctions against Russia will be short-dated.
Italian textiles in the first half of 2014 posted an overall production growth generally outperforming the textile industry, data released here during the ongoing Italian Textiles Trade Show, Milano Unica, showed.
Apple's new-generation iPhone will sell well in China as the rumored bigger screens attracts customers, said analysts on the eve of the new iPhone launch.
Property investors now represent almost half of Australia's new home loans, taking out a record proportion of Australia's new housing finance in July, new figures released on Tuesday reveal.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday carried out cabinet reshuffle for the first time since the previous one was launched in December 2012 and prioritized the subject of revitalizing Japan's economy.
The 24th of Poland's annual economic forum, sometimes called the Polish Davos, kicked off in southern Polish city of Krynica on Tuesday.