Islamabad, Aug 2 (dpa/GNA) – Search efforts backed by military helicopters are under way, after at least 10 climbers went missing on a mountain…
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At least 32 miners killed as coal mine collapses in Pakistan
Islamabad, Aug 2 (dpa/GNA) – At least 32 miners were killed, when a coal mine collapsed in south-western Pakistan, following an explosion triggered by…
Thousands protest arrest of Istanbul opposition mayor
Istanbul, Aug 2 (dpa/GNA) – Several thousand people marched through Istanbul on Thursday, to protest the arrest of ĂśskĂĽdar district Mayor, Sinem DedetaĹź, a…
Authorities confirm a further 30 deaths in Chinese landslide
Beijing, July 28 (dpa/GNA) – The authorities in China have confirmed a further 30 fatalities resulting from the deadly landslide near the south-western city…
Dozens injured after 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan’s Kumamoto
Tokyo, July 28 (dpa/GNA) – Dozens of people have been injured in a magnitude-7.1 earthquake in south-western Japan, with public broadcaster NHK reporting on…
Gunmen kill high-ranking local official in north-eastern Afghanistan
Islamabad, July 28 (dpa/GNA) – Gunmen assassinated a senior Taliban government official in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Badakhshan on Tuesday, the Afghan Ministry of…
SCO Media and Think Tank Summit opens in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
July 29 (Xinhua/GNA) – Themed “The Shanghai Spirit in the New Era: From Shared Values to Practical Cooperation,” the summit opened here on Monday.…
How Xi takes Chinese porcelain culture to the world
Beijing, July 29 (Xinhua/GNA) – The kilns of the eastern Chinese city of Jingdezhen have transformed mounds of humble clay into exquisite porcelain that…
Indonesia closes over 800 free meal kitchens over hygiene violations
JAKARTA, July 27 (Xinhua/GNA) – Indonesia has permanently closed 833 kitchens participating in President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meal program, for failing to…
Iran calls for dialogue in the Yemen conflict
Istanbul, July 26 (dpa/GNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, called for dialogue on Saturday following the escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Tehran-backed…
Yemen’s Houthis claim attacking Saudi oil facilities amid escalation
Sana’a, July 26 (dpa/GNA) – Yemen’s Iranian-aligned Houthis, on Saturday claimed they had attacked oil facilities in Saudi Arabia as tensions between both sides…
India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement says it is ending protests
New Delhi, July 26 (dpa/GNA) – Following the resignation of the Indian education minister, the “Cockroach” movement has announced the end of its protests…
11 dead, 50 missing after mountain collapse in SW China’s Chongqing
CHONGQING, July 26 (Xinhua/GNA) – The death toll from a mountain collapse in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality has risen to 11, with 50 people…
Bangladesh’s border force seizes over 100,000 illicit tablets
DHAKA, July 26 (Xinhua/GNA) – Bangladesh’s border security force on Thursday, seized 110,000 illicit tablets in the country’s south-eastern Cox’s Bazar district. Acting on…
Construction firms urged to prioritise corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability Â
By Gifty Amofa  Shaanxi (China), July 24, GNA – Construction companies have been urged to take corporate social responsibility (CSR) seriously by ensuring that…
China uses water cannon against Philippine vessel in South China Sea
Bangkok/Beijing,July 23, (dpa/GNA) – Another incident has occurred in the dispute over territorial claims in the South China Sea, Philippine and Chinese officials reported…
Yemen’s Houthi group claims attack on 2 Saudi-linked oil tankers in Red Sea
SANAA, July 23 (Xinhua/GNA) – Yemen’s Houthi group said on Thursday, that it had carried out a military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers…
Frightened Afghan refugees queue up to leave Pakistan amid arrest wave
Islamabad, July 20 (dpa/GNA) – Thousands of Afghan refugees have been queueing up daily at the border to leave Pakistan, after Islamabad announced it…
Philippine marine injured in clash with China in South China Sea
Manila, July 20 (dpa/GNA) – A Philippine marine suffered a serious head injury during renewed confrontation between the Philippines and China in the disputed…
8 dead in landslides in India’s Nagaland state
NEW DELHI, July 19 (Xinhua/GNA) – At least eight persons, including children and women, died and over 15 were injured when multiple landslides occurred…