Hanoi, April 12, (dpa/GNA) – Human Rights Watch condemned the Vietnamese government, called on it to release all political prisoners, and urged concerned governments…
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At least 100 killed in airstrike by Myanmar military junta
Bangkok, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – At least 100 civilians, including a number of children, were killed in a military airstrike in Myanmar, according to…
Blast in south-western Pakistan kills four people
Islamabad, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – At least four people were killed in a blast in south-western Pakistan on Monday, days after the country announced…
Still no explanation after new wave of Iranian schoolgirl poisonings
Tehran, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – Iranian security organs, continue to have no explanation for poisoning events at girls’ schools over recent months, the Etemad…
Thousands of Israelis march to illegal West Bank settlement
Tel Aviv, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – Thousands of Israelis, including extreme right-wing ministers and members of parliament, participated in a closely guarded march to…
Taiwan says it will defend its airspace in face of Chinese exercises
Beijing/Taipei, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – Taiwan’s Defence Ministry resolutely backed its right to self-defence, and released photos on Monday, showing its air defence remains…
A Palestinian and Israeli killed in West Bank as violence erupts
Tel Aviv, April 11, (dpa/GNA) – The West Bank erupted in violence on Monday, as a 15-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli soldiers,…
China’s military simulates precision strikes against Taiwan
Beijing/Taipei, April 9, (dpa/GNA) - The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has simulated several precision strikes against “key targets on the island of Taiwan and surrounding sea…
Filipinos resume re-enactment of crucifixions in Good Friday rituals
Manila, April 7, (dpa/GNA) – Penitents were nailed to wooden crosses in the Philippines on Friday as Catholics resumed gory re-enactments of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death,…
Pakistan army kills eight militants, loses soldier near Afghan border
Islamabad, April 6, (dpa/GNA) – At least eight Islamist militants were killed in a shootout with Pakistani army commandos near the Afghan border, officials…
Top Saudi, Iranian diplomats meet in China for fence-mending talks
Beijing, April 6, (dpa/GNA) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese and Saudi Arabian state media…
Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site for second consecutive night
Tel Aviv, April 6, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli security forces clashed with Palestinians for a second consecutive night at a Jerusalem holy site during a…
Gaza militants fire rockets into Israel after fresh Jerusalem clashes
Tel Aviv, April 6, (dpa/GNA) – Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip once again fired several rockets towards Israel after a second night of…
French president, EU’s von der Leyen meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping
Beijing, April 6, (dpa/GNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in…
Israel attacks targets in Gaza Strip after rocket fire
Tel Aviv/Gaza, April 5, (dpa/GNA) - Following rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Air Force shelled several targets in the Palestinian territory. Among them was…
Clashes erupt between police, worshippers at Jerusalem holy site
Tel Aviv/Gaza, April 5, (dpa/GNA) - Several people were injured in clashes that erupted early Wednesday at a Jerusalem holy site, raising fears of a dangerous escalation…
Turkey inflation at 14-month low; producer price growth eases
Ankara, April 4, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – Turkey’s consumer price inflation eased further in March to the lowest level in more than a year amid a…
Asia-Pacific economy to grow faster amid China’s reopening, ADB says
Manila, April 4, (dpa/GNA) – Economic growth in Asia and the Pacific is expected to accelerate this year, buoyed by China’s rapid reopening and…
Two children and a man killed by unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan
Islamabad, April 2, (dpa/GNA) - Previously unexploded bombs have gone off and taken the lives of at least two children and a man in Afghanistan, officials said…
Despite tensions, foreign ministers of China and Japan meet in person
Beijing, April 2, (dpa/GNA) - In the first visit by a Japanese foreign minister to China in more than three years, Yoshimasa Hayashi met his new Chinese…