Taipei, Nov. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is set to make stopovers in the US state of Hawaii and Guam, a US territory, during his…
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Sri Lankan flooding, landslides kill 12
Colombo, Nov. 28, (dpa/GNA) – At least 12 people have been killed due to flooding and landslides in the eastern and central parts of Sri Lanka after…
Former Bank of China chairman handed death sentence with reprieve
JINAN, Nov. 27, (Xinhua/GNA) — Liu Liange, former chairman of Bank of China, was on Tuesday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for…
100-year record snowfall in Seoul paralyses air traffic
Seoul, Nov. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Seoul has recorded the heaviest snowfall in more than 100 years, with the South Korean capital blanketed under 16 centimetres on Wednesday…
Philippine vice president summoned over threat to President Marcos Jr
Manila, Nov. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Philippine investigators on Tuesday summoned Vice President Sara Duterte to answer questions about her public threat to have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr…
UN urges protection for journalists and media sector in Afghanistan
Islamabad, Nov. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The media in Afghanistan is operating in an “environment of censorship and tight restrictions on accessing information,” according to a United Nations…
Afghanistan launches another polio vaccination drive
Islamabad, Nov. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Afghanistan has launched another polio vaccination campaign aimed at protecting over 5.3 million children under the age of 5, the Health Ministry announced on Monday.…
Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai testifies in court for first time
Beijing, Nov. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Publisher and democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Wednesday gave his first testimony in the high-profile trial against him for alleged violations of…
Eight soldiers killed, 7 police kidnapped in Pakistan
Islamabad, Nov. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Eight Pakistani soldiers were killed in a shoot-out with Islamist militants as renewed violence surged in the volatile South Asian nation, officials…
Severe air pollution in Delhi – young and old advised to stay indoors
New Delhi, Nov. 11, (dpa/GNA) – Schools went online, flights and trains were delayed and the elderly advised to stay indoors as the Indian capital was shrouded…
Afghan diplomats in Bonn resign amid pressure from Taliban and Berlin
Islamabad/Berlin, Nov. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Afghanistan’s ambassador to Berlin and the country’s consul general in Bonn resigned in separate statements on Monday, citing challenges…
Pakistan’s clampdown on use of VPN raises censorship concerns
Islamabad, Nov. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani authorities have decided to block virtual private networks (VPN) that help people bypass restrictions, fuelling suspicions of government censorship over the…
Scientists uncover composition of mysterious Australian beach blobs
Sydney, Nov. 7, (dpa/GNA) – Scientists have discovered the origin of thousands of black balls that washed up on eastern Australian beaches in October. Coogee beach, particularly…
Australia moves to ban social media for those under 16
Sydney, Nov. 7, (dpa/GNA) – The Australian government is taking steps towards restricting access to social media for children and teenagers, allowing it only for those aged…
Israeli opposition calls for protests after Netanyahu sacks Gallant
Tel Aviv, Nov. 6, (dpa/GNA) – Leading Israeli opposition lawmakers called for protests after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. The citizens of Israel…
UNODC: Opium cultivation resurges in Afghanistan by 19%
Kabul, Nov. 6, (dpa/GNA) – Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has resurged by 19% in 2024, reaching 12,800 hectares, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said…
100 couples tie knot in mass wedding ceremony in N. Afghanistan
SARI PUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, (Xinhua/GNA) — Around 200 grooms and brides tied the knot at a mass wedding event in northern Afghanistan’s Sari…
At least 10 killed as volcano erupts on Indonesia’s Flores island
Jakarta, Nov. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, an active volcano on the eastern Indonesian island of Flores, erupted early on Monday, killing at least 10 people,…
Seven killed, 11 injured in Indonesia bridge collapse
Jakarta, Oct. 31, (dpa/GNA) – Seven people were killed and 11 others injured on Wednesday when a bridge collapsed in Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province, police said. Andi…
Six Rohingya refugees drown off Indonesia’s Aceh
Jakarta, Oct. 31, (dpa/GNA) – At least six Rohingya refugees died at sea as a group of 96 landed on the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province early…