Manila, Mar. 31, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from a ferry fire in the southern Philippines has risen to 29, with seven still missing,…
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Ferry fire in southern Philippines kills at least 10
Manila, March 30, (dpa/GNA) – At least 10 people were killed, after a ferry caught fire in the southern Philippines, coastguard and disaster officials…
Pakistan praise after EU delists Islamabad as financial high risk
Islamabad, March 29, (dpa/GNA) – Officials in Islamabad on Wednesday, praised a move by the European Union to remove Pakistan from the list of…
New Israeli law raises bar for deeming premier unfit for office
Tel Aviv, Mar. 23, (dpa/GNA) - Declaring a sitting prime minister unfit for office in Israel will become harder after new legislation was passed in the parliament,…
German minister calls for more Taiwan visits after landmark trip
Taipei, Mar. 22, (dpa/GNA) – German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger has spoken out in favour of further ministerial visits to Taiwan and defended her…
Monitor: Israel attacks Aleppo airport for second time this month
Beirut, Mar. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli warplanes attacked the Aleppo airport in Syria for the second time this month on Wednesday, temporarily putting it…
Lebanese demonstrators decry deteriorating economic conditions
Beirut, Mar. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Retired army personnel joined other outraged Lebanese people to protest in Beirut against the worsening political and economic crises…
Millions drinking contaminated water in Pakistani flood-hit areas
Islamabad, Mar. 21, (dpa/GNA) – Millions of Pakistanis have been consuming potentially disease-ridden water since devastating floods hit the country six months ago. More…
Kazakh president consolidates power in parliamentary elections
Astana, Mar. 21, (dpa/GNA) – Kazakhstan’s ruling Amanat party has won 53.9% of the vote in early parliamentary elections, the central electoral committee announced…
Netanyahu tells protesters he ‘will not accept anarchy’
Tel Aviv, March 20, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Sunday that violence and anarchy would not be tolerated, after mass…
Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou plans landmark visit to China
Taipei, March 20, (dpa/GNA) – Former Taiwan president, Ma Ying-jeou, will travel to China next week, becoming the first former or current Taiwanese leader…
Asian shares retreat amid contagion fears
Sydney, Mar. 16, (dpa-AFX/GNA) – Asian stocks ended broadly lower on Thursday as concerns grew about the health of the global banking system. Investor…
Japan lifts export controls on semiconductors to South Korea
Tokyo, Mar. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Japan is lifting controls on exports of chip and display manufacturing materials to South Korea, while in return, Seoul…
Massive security presence in Iran after calls for protests
Tehran, March 15, (dpa/GNA) – Security forces have massively increased their presence in Iran’s major cities, in the face of new calls for protests…
President issues warning as Israel moves forward with justice reform
Tel Aviv, Mar. 14, (dpa/GNA) - The Israeli parliament on Monday evening approved a controversial bill that would make it much harder to suspend the country’s prime…
Seoul: North Korea fires at least two ballistic missiles
Seoul, Mar. 14, (dpa/GNA) - North Korea has fired at least two ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, as the Sea of Japan is also known, the…
UN decries continued violence in Syria after earthquake devastation
Damascus, Mar. 14, (dpa/GNA) - The United Nations has criticized the ongoing violence in Syria, coming after the devastating earthquake, and called for a cessation of all hostilities. …
China’s Communist Party names Xi ally Li Qiang as new premier
Beijing, March 11, (dpa/GNA) – China’s People’s Congress, has appointed Li Qiang as the country’s new premier, a high-profile politician, known to be a…
China’s inflation weakest in a year; factory gate deflation deepens
Beijing, Mar. 9, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - China’s consumer price inflation eased markedly in February on weak demand following the Lunar New Year holidays and producer price deflation deepened…
Indonesian football officials jailed over stampede that killed 135
Jakarta, Mar. 9, (dpa/GNA) - An Indonesian court on Thursday handed prison sentences two football officials for negligence over a stampede that killed 135 people at a stadium last…