Asia
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Bangladesh: BNP workers assault journalist inside Khaleda Zia’s office in Dhaka
Jahidul alleged that one of the assailants was Mohammad Faisal, an office staff member, who, according to him, works as…
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Amid Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions, Torkham border continues to remain shut
Amid tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Torkham border remained shut for the seventh consecutive day on Sunday, local media…
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FairPoint: Pakistan’s poison comes home to roost
There is a strange sense of satisfaction -- almost poetic justice -- in watching Pakistan being battered by Afghanistan.
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Pakistan: Four coal miners die after inhaling poisonous methane gas in Balochistan
Four coal miners were killed in two separate incidents in Duki and Chamalang areas of Pakistan's Balochistan due to the…
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Pakistani forces forcibly disappear eight civilians in Balochistan: Report
Eight civilians have been forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces from various parts of Pakistan's Balochistan, local media reported on…
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The Third Eye: Emerging importance of the Pak-Afghan belt
Afghanistan, once described as the 'geographical pivot of history', is once again living up to that reputation as signs of…
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Afghanistan’s Defence Minister arrives in Doha for negotiations with Pakistan
According to several reports, nearly 200 Afghans have lost their lives in these attacks while nearly 60 Pakistan soldiers have…
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Philippines downgrades magnitude 6.2 earthquake in southern Manila to 6
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology downgraded the magnitude of an offshore earthquake that struck Surigao del Norte province…
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Bangladesh on edge as army faces breaking point under Jamaat controlled Yunus regime
A huge confrontation is in the making between the Muhammad Yunus regime and the Bangladesh Army.
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India reaffirms stance on 2-state solution for Palestine; pledges support for peace in West Asia
The Committee was established under India's Chairmanship of NAM in 1983. Recalled India's humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine.…
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Pakistan: Trangender members accuse police of forced evictions from Peshawar
Leaders of transgender community in Pakistan have accused police of evicting their members from various districts of Peshawar in the…
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Taliban says 12 Afghans killed, over 100 injured in Pakistani military attack
Mujahid said that multiple Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory action by Afghan forces, Afghanistan's leading news agency Khaama Press…
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Pakistan, Afghan forces exchange heavy fire near border
Ali Mohammad Haqmal, the information officer of Spin Boldak district, confirmed to the media that clashes between Afghan and Pakistani…
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Bangladesh: Jamaat-e-Islami accuses several advisors in Yunus administration of partisan bias
Bangladesh's radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami accused several advisors in the interim government of conspiring to make the administration "partisan", local…
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16 dead in blaze at Bangladeshi chemical warehouse, garment factory
At least 16 people were killed after a devastating fire tore through a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in…
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Islamist parties hold protests in Dhaka, demand implementation of July Charter before polls
In a growing political conflict ahead of next year's elections in Bangladesh, seven Islamist political parties, including radical Islamist party…
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Situation Under Control: Muttaqi on Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict
Afghanistan wants a peaceful resolution of its conflict with Pakistan, but if the efforts don't succeed, it has other means,…
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58 Pakistani soldiers killed in retaliatory action: Taliban regime
Taliban regime's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Sunday that 58 Pakistani soldiers were killed, and 30 others wounded during…
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Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over India-Afghanistan joint statement
Pakistan summoned the Afghan ambassador to express its strong reservations over the India-Afghanistan joint statement issued in New Delhi on…
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Gunfights break out between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the border
Tensions flared along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border as heavy armed clashes erupted between Taliban forces and Pakistani security personnel.
