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…
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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…
Ghalibaf re-elected speaker of Iranian parliament
Tehran, May 28, (dpa/GNA) – The former general and current Iranian parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has been re-elected to head the Islamic Consultative Assembly. A total…
3 dead, over 5,000 displaced in first storm in Philippines this year
Manila, May 27, (dpa/GNA) – Three people were killed and more than 5,000 displaced in the first tropical storm to batter the Philippines this year, police and the national…
China, Japan, South Korea to deepen economic relations after summit
Seoul, May 27, (dpa/GNA) – East Asian powerhouses China, Japan and South Korea on Monday agreed to deepen economic relations and revitalize negotiations on a free trade agreement.…
Pregnant women, elderly at risk as Pakistan heat soars above 50°C
Islamabad, May 27, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani authorities issued a warning on Monday to pregnant women and elderly about the dangers posed by a sweltering heatwave sweeping the…
Two dead as cyclone Remal hits Bangladesh coast
Dhaka, May 27, (dpa/GNA) – At least two people have died after a powerful tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal pounded the coastline of Bangladesh and…
Delhi hospital where babies died lacked licence, fire exits
May 27 (BBC/GNA) – A hospital in Indian capital Delhi where seven babies died in a fire was operating without a valid licence, police…
Newborn babies die after fire at Delhi hospital
May 26 (BBC/GNA) – At least six newborn babies have died following a fire at a hospital in Delhi, according to police. The blaze…
Fire at gaming arcade kills at least 20 people in India
May 25 (CNN/GNA) – At least 20 people are dead after a fire broke out at an arcade in the western Indian city of…
Fourteen people killed, three injured after fire in Hanoi
Hanoi, May 24, (dpa/GNA) – Fourteen people died and three were injured in a serious fire in a residential building in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, local police reported…
Seminar for senior management personnel of mainstream media ends in Beijing
By Albert Futukpor Beijing, China May 23, GNA – A two-week seminar to find a new way out for the development of the mainstream/traditional…
Vietnam confirms former minister of public security as new president
Hanoi, May 22, (dpa/GNA) – Vietnam’s National Assembly on Wednesday morning approved To Lam, the minister of public security to serve as the country’s next President following…
Schools shut, hospitals on alert as Pakistan sizzles in 50 C temps
Islamabad, May 21, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistan ordered school closures, postponed exams and put hospitals on alert as a severe heatwave swept the climate-vulnerable country with daytime temperatures…
Taliban court whips 10 alleged thieves in two Afghan provinces
Islamabad, May 21, (dpa/GNA) – The Taliban Supreme Court said on Tuesday that 10 people accused of robbery had been publicly whipped in two Afghan provinces. Eight…
Taiwan’s President Lai takes office, urges Beijing to pursue ‘peace’
Taipei, May 20, (dpa/GNA) – Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was sworn in as the self-governing island’s president on Monday and used his…