Beijing, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, plans to visit Germany, France and Norway during an official trip to Europe, which…
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UN releases new report on corporal punishments in Afghanistan
Islamabad, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – At least 274 men, 58 women and two boys have been publicly flogged in the last six months in…
Monitor: Airstrike kills drug dealer near Syrian-Jordanian border
Beirut/Damascus, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – An airstrike thought to have been carried out by Jordanian warplanes, killed a prominent drug dealer and his family…
China warns EU against sanctioning companies that supply Russia
Beijing, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – China issued a sharply worded warning to the European Union (EU) on Monday, against sanctioning Chinese companies that do…
Eight teachers killed in gun attack at Pakistani school
Islamabad, May 5, (dpa/GNA) – Gunmen stormed a school in north-western Pakistan on Thursday to avenge a sectarian murder, killing at least seven teachers,…
China service sector logs robust growth
Beijing, May 5, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – China’s service sector registered another strong growth in April underpinned by the rise in output as the impact of…
Net sales drop 19% in Q1 at chipmaker United Microelectronics
Taipei, May 5, (dpa/GNA) – Net sales dropped in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of the previous year at…
Three Hamas members responsible for attack killed in West Bank raid
Tel Aviv/Ramallah, May 4, (dpa/GNA) - Three members of the militant Palestinian organization Hamas were killed during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of…
China’s manufacturing sector shrinks for first time in three months
Beijing, May 4, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - China’s manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in three months in April reflecting a renewed drop in new business and employment,…
Reported ceasefire brings calm to Gaza, Israel after day of attacks
Gaza/Tel Aviv, May 3, (dpa/GNA) – A reported ceasefire returned calm to Israel and the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after a day and night…
Massive rocket fire from Gaza into Israel after death of prisoner
Tel Aviv/Ramallah, May 2, (dpa/GNA) – A massive barrage of rockets was fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip following the death of a…
Monitor: Death toll from Israeli strike on Syria rises to seven
Damascus/Beirut, May 2, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from an Israeli strike on northern Syria earlier Tuesday has risen to seven, including pro-Iranian militia…
Philippines: Chinese vessels block patrol ships in disputed waters
Manila, April 28, (dpa/GNA) – Chinese ships blocked Philippine coastguard vessels while on patrol in the South China Sea last week, carrying out “dangerous…
Bank Of Japan keeps policy unchanged
Tokyo, April 28, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left its monetary policy unchanged in the first rate-setting meeting chaired by Governor Kazuo…
Children among seven killed in Pakistan train fire
Islamabad, April 27, (dpa/GNA) – A carriage on a moving passenger train caught fire in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least seven people,…
Samsung reports lowest quarterly operating profit in 14 years
Seoul, April 27, (dpa/GNA) – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported its lowest quarterly operating profit in 14 years, as prices…
Asian shares rise despite US bank woes
Sydney, April 27, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – Asian stocks ended Thursday’s session mostly higher, as a string of strong tech earnings offset lingering concerns about the…
Beijing investigating Taiwanese publisher critical of communist party
Beijing/Taipei, April 26, (dpa/GNA) – Beijing confirmed on Wednesday that Li Yanhe, editor-in-chief of a Taiwanese publisher, had been under investigation by China’s national…
Man executed over 1 kilogram of cannabis in Singapore
Bangkok, April 26, (dpa/GNA) – Singapore on Wednesday carried out the execution of a 46-year-old man over 1 kilogram of cannabis, in a move…
Police: Blasts at Pakistan anti-terror force caused by short-circuit
Islamabad, April 25, (dpa/GNA) – Twin blasts at a counterterrorism facility in north-western Pakistan were caused by an electric short-circuit, police said on Tuesday,…