Aleppo, Feb. 10, (dpa/GNA) - Residents of the war-torn city of Aleppo are in shock and facing a desperate situation as they shout names of loved…
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Quake kills four in Indonesia’s Papua province
Jakarta, Feb. 9, (dpa/GNA) - Four people were killed on Thursday as a result of a magnitude-5.1 earthquake in Indonesia’s Papua province, an official said. Residents retrieved…
Toyota profits drop amid chip shortage
Tokyo, Feb. 2, (dpa/GNA) - Japanese carmaker Toyota posted a drop in profits in the first nine months of the current fiscal year due to the ongoing…
Pakistani military: 12 Taliban militants killed near Afghan border
Islamabad, Feb. 8, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani troops killed 12 Taliban militants in a shootout near the Afghan border, the army said on Wednesday, a week after a deadly…
Vietnam makes largest seizure of ivory in years at northern port
Hanoi, Feb. 7, (dpa/GNA) - Vietnamese customs agents seized more than 600 kilograms of elephant tusks concealed inside two containers from Africa, authorities said on Tuesday, making…
Desperate survivors in Syria tell of harrowing situation after quake
Beirut, Feb. 7, (dpa/GNA) - Hundreds have died and thousands are wounded in north-western Syria after Monday’s major quake struck a region already devastated by years of…
Chinese car market slumps in January
Beijing, Feb. 7, (dpa/GNA) - The Chinese car market recorded a sharp decline in January, with 1.24 million passenger cars delivered to customers, 41% fewer than a…
Six more Russians approved by World Athletics to compete as neutrals
Frankfurt/Berlin, Feb 6, (dpa/GNA) – World Athletics (WA) has approved six additional Russians, to compete as neutrals at international events, despite athletes from the…
Israeli army kills several armed Palestinians during Jericho raid
Tel Aviv, Feb 6, (dpa/GNA) – The Israeli army said on Monday, it had killed several armed Palestinians during a raid in Jericho in…
Balloon over Columbia also belongs to China, Beijing says
Beijing, Feb 6, (dpa/GNA) – A large balloon discovered over Colombia belongs to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Nin confirmed on Monday. A…
Taliban urged to release French-Afghan reporter detained in Kabul
Islamabad, Feb 6, (dpa/GNA) – Press freedom group, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and 14 French media outlets and production companies, on Monday called on…
Mass trial over criticized security law begins in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Feb 6, (dpa/GNA) – The largest trial of people accused of violating Hong Kong’s controversial security law, began on Monday, with 47…
US to get more military access in Philippines amid China’s aggression
Manila, Feb 2, (dpa/GNA) – The United States will get more military access in the Philippines, under a new deal announced on Thursday, during…
Conflicting sentences for Iranian couple dancing in Tehran streets
Tehran, Feb 1, (dpa/GNA) – The young Iranian couple dancing in a video posted on Instagram, each received a five-year prison sentence, the Justice…
Rockets target Turkish military base in northern Iraq
Baghdad, Feb 1, (dpa/GNA) – At least eight rockets targeted a military base hosting Turkish troops in northern Iraq on Wednesday, in an attack…
Death toll from Pakistan’s mosque bombing rises to 100
Islamabad, Jan 31, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from a suicide bombing at a crowded mosque that targeted police in the Pakistani city of…
Iran starts investigation after attack at ammunition factory
Tehran, Jan 30, (dpa/GNA) – The Iranian government will send a team of experts to the city of Isfahan, to investigate the background of…
UN chief urges Taliban to reverse ban on girls education
Islamabad, Jan 24, (dpa/GNA) – On the International Day of Education, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, called on the Taliban to “reverse the…
Malaysia’s egg shortage sets Indian hatcheries on path for record exports
Mumbai/Kuala Lumpur, Jan 20 (Reuters/GNA) – India is set to export a record 50 million eggs this month, boosted by sales to Malaysia, where…
Iran slams proposed EU listing of Revolutionary Guard as terrorists
Tehran, Jan 19, (dpa/GNA) – Iran strongly condemned a possible terrorist listing of its Revolutionary Guards by the European Union. The Foreign Ministry on…