"Henna is a deciduous tree that grows in hot regions. Perceived as sacred by communities in Northern Africa and the Middle East, its leaves are harvested twice a year to create a paste," UNESCO said ...

TASHKENT, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reached an agreement on adopting a joint roadmap for expanding multifaceted cooperation in the field of ...

U.S. state of Mississippi could see the steepest drop off in health insurance coverage if Congress doesn't vote to extend temporary health coverage subsidies at the end of next year, according to a ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The attorney general of the U.S. District of Columbia sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing it of violating consumer protection laws by making slower deliveries to Prime ...

ISTANBUL, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Li Xintong's journey with Ebru, the ancient Turkish art of paper marbling, began in 2007 when she moved from the northwestern Chinese city of Xi'an to Istanbul. Captivated ...

GAZA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike targeting a shelter for displaced people west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to ...

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi announced on Tuesday night that the Zanzibar Archipelago has secured 9 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 3.4 ...

ASUNCION, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration ...

By law, the 300-member unicameral National Assembly is required to cast a secret vote on the impeachment motion within 72 hours after it is proposed. Under the constitution, the impeachment motion ...

PRAGUE, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Czech police reported on Wednesday that they had received a report of gunshots heard on a university campus in the western Czech city of Pilsen.

RAMALLAH, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- An elderly Palestinian man died after being attacked by Israeli soldiers south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian sources said Wednesday. "Asef Malik ...

In its Tourism Barometer report issued on Wednesday, the Madrid-based organization revealed that a "full recovery" is expected by the end of the year.