ANKARA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye's central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate by 250 basis points to 45 percent, marking its second rate cut after keeping rates steady for months.

ABUJA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian troops have killed at least 25 members of the gang led by nortorious terrorist Bello Turji, the military said Wednesday.

VIENTIANE, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Laos hosted a reception here on Wednesday to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, bringing together guests from both Laos ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia is aiming to reclaim its position as the world's leading rubber producer within the next decade, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said here ...

RAMALLAH, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military operation in Burqin, a town west of Jenin city in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said ...

LILONGWE, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least 31 people have died and 31,413 households have been affected since the onset of Malawi's rainy season in early November, said the authorities.

ANKARA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police detained 2,795 suspects in a nationwide anti-drug trafficking operation, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Thursday.

BANGKOK, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The 9th ASEAN International Chorus Festival was held on Wednesday in Bangkok, Thailand, with 14 teams from ASEAN countries, Japan, and China participating in the ...

YANGON, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 8.65 million visitors in 2024, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of ...

ANKARA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the devastating fire at Türkiye's Kartalkaya ski resort in northwestern Bolu province has risen to 78, and 11 people have been detained in connection ...

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- An international research team led by Chinese scientists has discovered chorus waves more than 160,000 km away from Earth -- a space phenomena previously believed to occur ...

MANILA, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines has imposed a temporary import ban on birds and poultry products from South Dakota of the United States due to an outbreak of bird flu, the Philippines' ...