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…

Taliban court whips 63 convicts in northern Afghanistan

Islamabad, Jun. 4, (dpa/GNA) – The Taliban Supreme Court said on Tuesday that a court in Afghanistan’s northern province of Sar-e-Pul has whipped 63 convicts, including 14 women,…

Eleven coal miners die of suffocation in south-western Pakistan

Islamabad, Jun. 3, (dpa/GNA) – At least 11 coal miners died due to suffocation caused by toxic gases in south-western Pakistan, officials said on Monday. The incident…

China’s spacecraft takes off from moon with first samples from lunar far side

Beijing, June 4 (Xinhua/GNA) – The ascender of China’s Chang’e-6 probe lifted off from lunar surface on Tuesday morning, carrying samples collected from the…

Flash floods and landslides claim at least seven lives in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Jun. 3, (dpa/GNA) – At least seven people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in Sri Lanka, authorities said on Sunday. More than 50,000…

China says security authorities uncover couple spying for UK’s MI6

Beijing, June 3, (dpa/GNA) – China on Monday said it has uncovered two spies, working for the British foreign intelligence service MI6. A Chinese…

Rain-triggered flooding maroons half a million in Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 31, (dpa/GNA) – More than half a million people have been marooned after vast swathes of land were inundated in the north-eastern Bangladeshi district of…

North Korea accused of sending faeces-filled balloons across border

Seoul, May 29, (dpa/GNA) – North Korea was accused on Wednesday of sending hundreds of balloons containing rubbish and faeces across the heavily fortified border with South…

Thai ex-prime minister to be indicted for royal defamation

Bangkok, May 29, (dpa/GNA) – Thailand’s ex-prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, will be indicted for allegedly defaming the monarchy, just three months after being released…

Taiwan’s opposition-led parliament amends law to expand power

Taipei, May 28, (dpa/GNA) – Taiwan’s parliament, dominated by the China-friendly opposition, on Tuesday amended a controversial law to expand the lawmakers’ investigative powers, which opponents have slammed…