Beirut, May 9, (dpa/GNA) – Dozens of Lebanese protesters attacked a major bank in the central district of the nation’s capital on Tuesday, amid…
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Pakistan’s former prime minister Khan arrested on corruption charges
Islamabad, May 9, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, was arrested on Tuesday as his workers clashed with riot police, in moves…
Iran executes two men accused of blasphemy
Tehran, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – Two men have been executed in Iran on charges of blasphemy, according to an announcement on Monday by the…
EU cancels plans for Europe day in Israel
Tel Aviv/Brussels, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – The EU delegation in Israel has cancelled the annual Europe Day event held by the European Union in…
Rohingya say they won’t return to Myanmar to be stuck in camps
Dhaka, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – Rohingya Muslims living in crowded Bangladeshi refugee camps, say they will not return to Myanmar only to become to…
Chinese foreign minister to visit Germany, France and Norway
Beijing, May 8, (dpa/GNA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, plans to visit Germany, France and Norway during an official trip to Europe, which…
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,…