Kathmandu/New Delhi, Sept 28. (dpa/GNA) – Over 100 people have been killed in floods and landslides across northern India and Nepalm caused by heavy…
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1 killed, 2 wounded after shooting in north Philippines
MANILA, Sept. 28, (Xinhua/GNA) – A woman was killed while two men were wounded, after gunmen riding motorcycles shot at a parked vehicle in…
Turkish comedian handed 11 months for insulting President ErdoÄźan
Istanbul, Sept 28. (dpa/GNA) – Turkish comedian Deniz GöktaĹź, was sentenced to 11 months in prison on Monday for insulting President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄźan.…
Two dead and 14 missing after avalanche hits popular peak in Himalayas
Kathmandu, Sept 27. (dpa/GNA) – At least two people have died and 14 others are missing, after an avalanche struck the base camp of…
At least seven killed in airstrike on market in Yemen, Houthis say
Cairo, Sept 27. (dpa/GNA) – At least seven people were killed and 40 others injured, in an airstrike on the Yemeni province of Taiz,…
Afghan Taliban claims 28 fighters killed after crossing from Pakistan
Islamabad, Sept 27. (dpa/GNA) – The Taliban Ministry of Defence in Afghanistan said on Sunday, that its forces repelled a major cross-border incursion by…
Yemeni leader urges general mobilization against Iran-backed Houthis
Sana’a, Sept 27. (dpa/GNA) – The Head of Yemen’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi, on Friday called for general mobilization in the war-ravaged…
At least 13 killed amid escalating violence in Pakistan
Islamabad, Sept 27. (dpa/GNA) – At least 13 people were killed in a blast near a security post in north-western Pakistan, amid a surge…
Pakistan hits Afghan targets in retaliation for Taliban drone strikes
Islamabad, Sept 24. (dpa/GNA) – Pakistan has launched fresh airstrikes in neighbouring Afghanistan, targeting military installations in the border regions, in response to drone…
Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Saudi facilities as conflict escalates
Sana’a, Sept 24. (dpa/GNA) – Yemen’s Houthis, on Thursday said they struck military facilities in Saudi Arabia, as the Iran-aligned militia ramped up its…
China beats Japan to lift 10th Asian Games women’s volleyball crown
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 22 (Xinhua/GNA) – Defending champion China, claimed its 10th Asian Games women’s volleyball gold medal with a 3-0 victory over Japan…
At least four killed as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan
Tokyo, Sept 22. (dpa/GNA) – At least four people have died in Japan after Typhoon Dujuan brought heavy rain, flooding and landslides to areas…
Shooting near school in Turkey leaves at least 11 wounded
Istanbul, Sept 22. (dpa/GNA) – An armed attacker opened fire near a vocational school in the western Turkish city of Manisa, injuring at least…
6 terrorists killed in security operation in SW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 22 (Xinhua/GNA) – Six terrorists were killed during a security operation in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, state-run Radio Pakistan reported Tuesday. The…
Yemen and its allies attack Iran-backed Houthi positions
Sana’a, Sept 22. (dpa/GNA) – Yemen’s government troops and their allies, are continuing their fierce fighting against the Houthis, with airstrikes carried out on…
UN says pregnant women in Yemen in urgent need of aid as war escalates
Cairo, Sept 21. (dpa/GNA) – Heavy fighting in Yemen between government forces and the Houthi militia is worsening the humanitarian crisis and driving mass…
Saudi airstrikes kill 1 in SW Yemen’s Taiz: Houthi media
SANAA, Sept. 21 (Xinhua/GNA) – Saudi airstrikes hit a market and a school in southwestern Yemen’s Taiz province on Monday, killing at least one…
At least three killed in Philippines school shooting
Manila, Sept 20. (dpa/GNA) – At least three students were killed and several others injured in a shooting at a school in the Philippine…
At least 15 killed as car bomb targets police in Pakistan
Islamabad, Sept 20. (dpa/GNA) – A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into the entrance of a mosque at a police headquarters in north-western…
Alleged Houthi strike damages Italian Eurofighter in Saudi Arabia
Rome, Sept 20. (dpa/GNA) – An Italian fighter jet has been heavily damaged on the ground during aerial attacks on a military base in…