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Businessman-friend Shahin key suspect in MP Anar’s murder in Kolkata: Bangladesh home minister
Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan claimed that businessman Akhtaruzzaman Shahin is the key suspect in the murder of parliamentarian Anwarul…
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Eight killed in knife attack in China
Wuhan: Eight people were killed and another injured in a knife attack in Hubei Province, central China, authorities said on…
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Bangladeshi MP’s body recovered under mysterious circumstances in posh Kolkata apartment
The body of a Bangladeshi MP, Mohd Anwarul Azim was recovered under mysterious circumstances from an apartment in a posh…
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One dead, more than 30 injured on turbulent Singapore Airlines flight: Video
One person has died, and more than 30 others have been injured in severe turbulence during a flight from London…
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Bangladesh MP goes missing in Kolkata
An MP of Bangladesh, Anwarul Azim Anar, has been missing for the last few days after he arrived in the…
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Iran to hold presidential election on June 28
Iran's government has decided that the country's 14th presidential election will be held on June 28, the media reported.
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Iran’s president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, says state media
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter…
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Who is Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president whose helicopter suffered a ‘hard landing’ in foggy weather?
Iran's hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has long been seen as a protégé to Iran's supreme leader and a potential successor…
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Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Crashed,’ state TV says without further details
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating.
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Death toll from floods in Afghanistan reaches nearly 70
The death toll from floods in the Afghan provinces of Ghor and Faryab has increased to almost 70 people, Afghan…
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Pakistan: 14 killed in road accident caused by brake failure
At least 14 people were killed in Pakistan after a mini lorry carrying a family plunged into a ditch due…
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Singapore seeing new COVID-19 wave, minister advises wearing of masks
Singapore is seeing a new COVID-19 wave as the authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from May 5 to 11…
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Situation under control in Kyrgyz capital after clashes between Pakistani students and locals
Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the situation was "completely under the control of law enforcement agencies" after the…
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50 killed due to rainstorms, floods in Afghanistan
At least 50 people have been killed, with 10 others missing, in the past 24 hours in west Afghanistan's Ghor…
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Climate crisis made crippling April heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Scientists
Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained above 40 degrees Celsius for 17…
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Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts, ash up to 5 km
The Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku erupted on Monday at around 9…
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7 killed in attacks on Pakistani security forces near Afghan border
At least seven members of the Pakistani security forces were killed in two separate attacks near the Afghan border, the…
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Saudi Crown Prince postpones Islamabad visit yet again amid raging political turmoil in Pakistan
The much-awaited visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud to Pakistan on May 19 has been postponed,…
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Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran’s parliamentary election
Voting in the second round of Iran's 12th parliamentary election ended at 10 p.m. local time after 14 straight hours,…
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Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban…