Hong Kong, September 19 (AP): Select Hong Kong residents voted for members of the Election Committee that will choose the city's leader in the first polls Sunday following reforms meant to ensure candidates
Cairo, September 19 (IANS): Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed ancient tools once used in religious rituals at a temple site in Kafr el-Sheikh province north of the capital Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism an
Beijing, September 19 (IANS): At least nine people were killed and six others missing after a passenger boat overturned in a river in China's Guizhou province, local authorities confirmed on Sunday.
The
Kabul, September 19 (IANS): At least two people were killed and 21 others injured in four separate explosions in Afghanistan, multiple sources have confirmed.
In Jalalabad city, capital of eastern Nangarhar
New Delhi, September 19 (IANS): Argentina has planned to buy 12 JF-17 Thunder fighter jets from Pakistan, as per media reports.
One report states that Argentina has officially included $664 million in fundin
Yemen, September 19 (IANS): Yemen's Houthi militia have publicly executed nine people for allegedly spying for Saudi Arabia.
The nine were brought by an armoured vehicle to al-Sabeen Square in the capita
PHNOM PENH, SEPTEMBER 18 (IANS): Cambodia has started a Covid-19 vaccination drive for children aged from six to 12 years.
Children, assisted by their parents or legal guardians, queued outside vaccination c
Palu (Indonesia), September 18 (AP): Indonesia's most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group was killed Saturday in a gunbattle with security forces, the military said, in a victory for the co
Kabul, September 18 (AP): Sorry is not enough for the Afghan survivors of an errant US drone strike that killed 10 members of their family, including seven children.
Emal Ahmadi, whose 3-year-old daughter Ma
Islamabad, September 18 (PTI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive government in Kabul that will include Tajiks, Hazaras and Uz
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 18 (IANS): A US companys tech was abused by the Indian government amid warnings that Americans are contributing to a spyware industry already under fire for being out of control, Forbes rep
Kabul, September 18 (AP): Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice" in the building that once housed the Women's Affairs Ministry,
New Delhi, September 18 (IANS): Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has rejected Pakistan governments offer of amnesty saying that its struggle will continue until they establish Sharia. TTP also asked the Pakista
UNITED NATIONS, SEPTEMBER 18 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the fight against Covid-19 offers "a generational opportunity" to write a new social contract that upholds women's h
Seoul, September 18 (AP): Recent satellite images shows North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, a sign that it's intent on boosting the production of bomb m
Tokyo, September 17 (AP): Official election campaigning started Friday for the next head of Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party.
The winner will almost certainly become leader of the world's N
Moscow, September 17 (PTI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the Afghanistan government formed by the Taliban is not representative and inclusive, but it is essential to work with it as he s
Bangkok, September 17 (AP): A trial of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on corruption charges is set to begin on October 1, a member of her legal team said Friday.
Lawyer Khin Maung Zaw said a ju
Johannesburg, September 17 (PTI): South Africa's top court on Friday rejected former president Jacob Zuma's application to rescind his 15-month-jail sentence for contempt of court.
Zuma handed himsel
NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 17 (IANS): Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, climate-related disasters have affected the lives of at least 139.2 million people and killed more than 17,242 others.
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