New Delhi, Jul. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread floods, landslides and house collapses across north-eastern India, impacting nearly 1.5 million people and causing…
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Nepal PM faces crisis as key ally withdraws support
Kathmandu, Jul. 4, (dpa/GNA)- Nepal plunged deeper into political crisis on Wednesday as a key ally withdrew its support from Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s government,…
Death toll from Indian stampede rises to 121
New Delhi, Jul. 3, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from a stampede that broke out at a religious gathering in northern India has risen to 121, a…
Iran’s Constitutional Council validates presidential election results
TEHRAN, June 30 (Xinhua/GNA) — Iran’s Constitutional Council, has validated the first round’s results of the country’s 14th presidential election, meaning candidates could now…
At least 87 people killed in stampede at religious event in India, say local police
New Delhi, July 2 (CNN/GNA) — A stampede at a religious gathering in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday has killed at least 87…
Voting under way in Mongolia’s parliamentary elections
Beijing, Jun. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Polling stations opened in Mongolia on Friday with some 2.2 million voters eligible to cast their ballots in the country’s parliamentary elections, state…
Thousands ill with heatstroke as Pakistan soars to nearly 50 degrees
Islamabad, Jun. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Hospitals were treating thousands of heatstroke victims in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi as another heatwave hit the climate-vulnerable nation, officials said…
South Korean battery factory blaze kills at least 22
Seoul, Jun. 24, (dpa/GNA) – At least 22 people died and eight others were injured in a major fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory near…
Counter-terrorism op ends in Dagestan after police, priest killed
Moscow, Jun. 24, (dpa/GNA) – Gunman fatally shot several people in a series of attacks on churches, a synagogue and a police post in Russia’s southern republic…
Exploding batteries spark deadly S Korea factory fire
June 24 (BBC/GNA) – A massive factory fire that began after several lithium batteries exploded has killed at least 22 people in South Korea.…
Protests erupt in India over question paper leak
NEW DELHI, June 20 (Xinhua/GNA) — Intense protests took place in various cities across India on Thursday, against the National Testing Agency (NTA) over…
Rains cause deaths in southern China as north swelters in heatwave
Beijing, Jun. 18, (dpa/GNA) – At least five people have died in heavy rains, flooding and resulting landslides around the city of Meizhou in China’s Guangdong province,…
UNICEF urges Taliban to let girls study 1,000 days after school ban
Islamabad, Jun. 13, (dpa/GNA) – Marking 1,000 days since girls in Afghanistan were banned from secondary school, a top official at the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF…
Singapore Airlines compensates passengers after turbulence incident
Bangkok, June 11, (dpa/GNA) – Singapore Airlines has offered compensation to passengers, who suffered injuries during a flight that hit major turbulence last month.…
Moderate Iranian presidential candidate criticizes headscarf policy
Tehran, Jun. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The moderate Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed cautious criticism of the repressive measures used to enforce Iran’s headscarf laws. Today,…
South Korea says North Korean soldiers briefly crossed buffer zone
Seoul, Jun. 11, (dpa/GNA) – South Korea says several North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily-fortified military demarcation line between the two hostile countries in an incident…
Seven Pakistani soldiers killed amid surge in attacks
Islamabad, Jun. 10, (dpa/GNA) – At least seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in the country’s volatile province bordering Afghanistan, amid a surge in terrorist…
Narendra Modi sworn in for third term at grand ceremony in Delhi
June 9 (BBC/GNA) – Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India’s prime minister for a third term in a grand ceremony at the…
Allies back Modi for third term after election setback
June 5 (BBC/GNA) – Narendra Modi is set to be India’s prime minister for a third time, a day after humbling election results which…
India election forecasts: Modi heading for narrow majority
New Delhi, Jun. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition is forecast to win the country’s parliamentary elections, but an expected landslide victory is…