Istanbul, Apr. 26, (dpa/GNA) – A Turkish court on Friday handed down multiple life sentences to an imprisoned woman accused of being involved in a 2022 bomb…
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UN: Iran cracking down on women for failing to cover hair
Geneva, Apr. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Numerous women and girls have been detained in Iran for failing to heed head-covering regulations, and hundreds of businesses have been closed…
Vietnam ousts National Assembly chair amid corruption probe
Hanoi, Apr. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The chair of Vietnam’s National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue resigned from office, a government statement said on Friday, as the single-party state…
Sahara dust sweeps across Turkey, experts warn of health risks
Istanbul, Apr. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Air quality has deteriorated across several cities and provinces in Turkey due to Saharan dust clouds, prompting the country`s meteorological service to…
Fraud trial of Erdoğan-critic and Istanbul mayor adjourned to May
Istanbul, Apr. 25, (dpa/GNA) – A Turkish court on Thursday postponed a trial into fraud allegations against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to the end of May, his…
Thousands in Bangladesh join prayers for rain amid heatwave
Dhaka, Apr. 25, (dpa/GNA) – Thousands of worshippers in predominantly Muslim- Bangladesh have prayed for rain amid a scorching heatwave in the South Asian country that began…
Taiwan rattled by series of quakes, including 6.3-magnitude tremor
Taipei, Apr. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Taiwan was rattled early Tuesday morning by 6.3- and 6.0-magnitude earthquakes, authorities said, following a series of smaller tremors the previous day.…
Military helicopters collide over Malaysian naval base, ten dead
Bangkok, Apr. 23, (dpa/GNA) – Two military helicopters crashed during a training session over a naval base on Malaysia’s west coast early on Tuesday killing ten people,…
Iran police chief insists on stricter checks on headscarves
Tehran, Apr. 23, (dpa/GNA) – The police in Iran intend to stick to their recently tightened checks to make sure women are complying with Islamic dress codes,…
Taliban court administers 30 lashings to two men accused of robbery
Islamabad, Apr. 23, (dpa/GNA) – The Taliban Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that a court in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Kapisa publicly whipped two men accused of robbery.…
Pakistan, Iran vow to mend ties, enhance trade after airstrikes
Islamabad, Apr. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani and Iranian leaders on Monday vowed to strengthen relations and enhance bilateral trade to $10 billion a year,…
Myanmar junta launches heavy air strikes on the border with Thailand
Bangkok, Apr. 22, (dpa/GNA) – The military junta in crisis-hit Myanmar has responded to the takeover of the important trading town of Myawaddy by rebel groups with…
India’s mammoth elections kick off as Modi seeks third term in power
New Delhi, Apr. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Voters in India began heading to the polls on Friday in the first phase of a massive election lasting six weeks,…
Pakistan army kills militants trying to cross border from Afghanistan
Islamabad, Apr. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani troops killed seven Islamist militants as they tried to enter the country from neighbouring Afghanistan, the military said. The militants were killed…
Indonesia issued tsunami warning after more eruption from Mount Ruang
Jakarta, Apr. 18, (dpa/GNA) – Indonesian authorities have issued a tsunami warning and raised the alert for Mount Ruang to the highest level after the volcano near…
Record rainfall in UAE disrupts travel at deluged Dubai airport
Cairo, Apr. 17, (dpa/GNA) – Dubai airport, one of the world’s busiest, on Wednesday advised passengers not to head to the hub “unless absolutely necessary,” after the…
Myanmar’s jailed ex-leader Suu Kyi transferred due to heatwave
Bangkok, Apr. 17, (dpa/GNA) – Myanmar’s ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to another location. Local media, citing military junta spokesman…
Indonesia evacuates hundreds as Mount Ruang volcano erupts
Jakarta, Apr. 17, (dpa/GNA) – Multiple eruptions of Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano has prompted the evacuation of more than 800 people from the region, the country’s volcanology…
18 killed as heavy rain causes floods in Oman
Cairo, Apr. 16, (dpa/GNA) – At least 18 people have died, including children, due to heavy rains and floods in Oman since Sunday, the government’s emergency service…
Flood death toll in Afghanistan rises to at least 50 people
Islamabad, Apr. 16, (dpa/GNA) – Flooding caused by heavy rains over the past four days has claimed the lives of at least 50 people in Afghanistan, the…