Islamabad, Jan 18, (dpa/GNA) – Seventy people have died in Afghanistan in the last week, due to severe cold, a Taliban official said on…
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Pakistani premier offers India’s Modi talks over Kashmir
Islamabad, Jan 17, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, renewed an offer on Tuesday to hold talks with arch-rival India, over Kashmir. “Let…
Vietnam ousts President Phuc amid corruption crackdown
Hanoi, Jan 17, (dpa/GNA) – Vietnamese President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has stepped down and vacated his position within the Politburo of the ruling Vietnamese…
Three Palestinian men killed in confrontations with Israeli military
Tel Aviv/Ramallah, Jan 13, (dpa/GNA) – Two Palestinian men were shot dead in Israeli military operations, in the occupied West Bank, officials said on…
South Korea’s president hints at nuclear armament during meeting
Seoul, Jan 13, (dpa/GNA) – South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, raised the possibility of nuclear armament at a government meeting, reported South Korean…
Taiwan president thanks visiting German lawmakers
Taipei, Jan 23, (dpa/GNA) – Taiwan President, Tsai Ing-wen, on Tuesday said a visit by a delegation of German lawmakers, showed Berlin’s support for…
China suspends visas for South Koreans after new Covid travel rules
Beijing, Jan 10, (dpa/GNA) – Beijing has suspended short-term visas for South Koreans starting from Tuesday, following the introduction by Seoul at the end…
Homes damaged after 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia
Jakarta, Jan 10, (dpa/GNA) – At least 15 houses including two schools were damaged, in a 7.6-magnitude earthquake that rocked the Molucca Islands in…
Three gold miners rescued alive in Afghanistan after 60 hours
Islamabad, Jan 8, (dpa/GNA) – Three miners who had been trapped under the debris, after a landslide at a gold-mining site in Afghanistan’s north-eastern…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces 33 years in prison after new convictions
Bangkok, Dec 30, (dpa/GNA) – Military-ruled Myanmar, on Friday sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven more years in prison, following convictions…
Israel swears in most far-right government yet as Netanyahu returns
Tel Aviv, Dec 30, (dpa/GNA) – Almost two months after Israel’s parliamentary election, the new government of the winner, Benjamin Netanyahu, was sworn in…
UN suspends some programmes in Afghanistan after work ban for women
New York, Dec 29, (dpa/GNA) – Some “time-critical” programmes in Afghanistan have been temporarily suspended, following a ban by the Taliban on women working…
Death toll from floods, landslides in Philippines rises to 32
Manila, Dec 29, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from floods and landslides in the Philippines caused by heavy rains during the Christmas holidays, has…
Soldiers killed, civilians wounded as violence flares in Pakistan
Islamabad, Dec 25, (dpa/GNA) – At least six Pakistani soldiers, were killed in the south-west of the country on Sunday, as the threat of…
Netanyahu’s son says his father’s prosecutors are guilty of treason
Tel Aviv, Dec 25, (dpa/GNA) – The son of Israel’s designated prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has called for those responsible for his father’s corruption…
Serial killer Charles Sobhraj released from Nepali prison
Kathmandu, Dec 23, (dpa/GNA) – Charles Sobhraj, a notorious French serial killer, who had been serving a life sentence in Nepal since 2003 for…
Taliban education minister justifies university ban for women
Kabul, Dec 23, (dpa/GNA) – Afghanistan’s acting minister for higher education, has justified the ban on women attending university on the grounds that female…
South Korea says Pyongyang has fired another ballistic missile
Seoul, Dec 23, (dpa/GNA) – North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile, the South Korean general staff said on Friday. The missile…
North Korea denies transporting ammunition to Russia
Seoul, Dec 23, (dpa/GNA) – Pyongyang, has denied having arms dealings with Russia, following a Japanese media report claiming that North Korea, transported munitions to…
Islamabad rocked by car bombing; Pakistan reports police officer dead
Islamabad, Dec 23, (dpa/GNA) – A car bomb hit Islamabad on Friday, killing one police officer and wounding three others, Pakistani officials said. The driver…