Islamabad, Mar. 20, (dpa/GNA) – At least 12 labourers were killed when a coalmine collapsed in south-western Pakistan after a gas explosion on Wednesday, officials said, in…
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Academic year begins in Afghanistan but girls over 12 still shut out
Islamabad, Mar. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Girls’ schools in Afghanistan beyond grade six (age 12) are staying closed for the third consecutive year even as officials announced the…
Millions of people celebrate the start of the Persian New Year
Tehran, Mar. 20, (dpa/GNA) – Millions of people around the world have celebrated the start of the Persian New Year. The Nowruz festival falls annually on March…
US strikes drones and missiles in Houthi controlled areas of Yemen
Washington, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – The US armed forces said that they carried out self-defence strikes against drones, missiles and weapons storage containers in areas of Yemen…
Mongolia reports loss of 4.7 million livestock in harsh winter
Shenzhen, Mar. 19, (dpa/GNA) – Mongolia has lost more than 4.7 million of its livestock herd to extreme weather conditions this winter, the country’s emergency committee reported…
Seoul says Pyongyang launched ballistic missiles towards Sea of Japan
Seoul, Mar. 18, (dpa/GNA) – North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, the South Korean…
Death toll from Indonesian floods, landslides rises to 26
Jakarta, Mar. 11, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province has risen to 26, the country’s disaster…
Turkey detains ex-police chief, six others, for spying for Mossad
Istanbul, Mar. 5, (dpa/GNA) – Turkish authorities detained seven suspects, including a former police chief, on Tuesday for allegedly selling information to Israeli spy agency Mossad, the…
US says Houthi hit Swiss-owned container ship in Gulf of Aden
Cairo, Mar. 5, (dpa/GNA) – Iranian-backed Houthis on Monday hit a Swiss-owned, Liberian-flagged container vessel in the Gulf of Aden with an anti-ship ballistic missile fired from…
Iran-Pakistan border region shaken by magnitude-5.4 earthquake
Tehran, Mar. 5, (dpa/GNA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 on Tuesday shook the border region of south-east Iran and southern Pakistan, an area which…
China sets ambitious 5% growth target for 2024, despite economic woes
Beijing, Mar. 5, (dpa/GNA) – China has set an ambitious growth target of “around 5%” this year, despite the world’s second-largest economy struggling with slowing global demand…
China’s National People’s Congress opens in Beijing
Beijing, Mar. 5, (dpa/GNA) – China’s annual National People’s Congress opens in the capital Beijing on Tuesday. At the week-long event, nearly 3,000 delegates from the unelected…
Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan’s new prime minister
Islamabad, Marcc 3, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistan’s parliament on Sunday, elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister. Shehbaz, a joint candidate of at…
Elections open in Iran, record low turnout expected amid voter apathy
Tehran, Mar. 1, (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has opened the elections in Iran under heavy security precautions. The head of state cast his…
Iran state media report successful satellite launch from Russian soil
Tehran, Feb. 29, (dpa/GNA) – Iran said it has launched a domestically produced satellite into space. The Pars-1 research satellite equipped with cameras was launched from the…
Pakistan opens new parliament after disputed, bloody elections
Islamabad, Feb. 29, (dpa/GNA) – More than 300 members of Pakistan’s new parliament huddled in the capital Islamabad on Thursday for the inaugural session after elections last…
Climate change blamed as heavy rains displace thousands in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Rescuers in Pakistan were scrambling on Wednesday to evacuate thousands from a coastal town after unsually heavy rainfall submerged the area. Around…
Popular Pakistani journalist arrested for criticizing the state
Islamabad, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistani authorities arrested a prominent journalist for an alleged “malicious” campaign against state institutions, in what rights activists described as a blatant…
Taliban execute another convicted murderer in fifth public execution
Islamabad, Feb. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The Taliban Supreme Court on Monday announced the public execution of a man convicted of murder in the northern province of Jowzjan.…
Afghanistan launches massive polio vaccination campaign
Islamabad, Feb. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Afghanistan launched a new polio vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at protecting around 7.6 million children under the age of five, the Health Ministry…