Asia
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Phones, Islamic books and currency exchange. Some businesses are making money out of Taliban rule
Yunis Safi, a businessman in Kabul, knows very well the importance of showing off your phone if you want something…
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Indonesia: Volcano erupts again, sent a column of ash and smoke 2,000 metres into the sky: Video
Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, prompting authorities to raise the alert level to the highest level and order…
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Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation
Born and raised in Pakistan to parents who fled neighbouring Afghanistan half a century ago, an 18-year-old found himself at…
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Pakistani Senior Judge who was Kidnapped Released Unconditionally
A district and sessions judge kidnapped by armed men in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been released from…
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar appointed Deputy Prime Minister
In a major political development in Pakistan, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has been given the additional charge of Deputy Prime…
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Bangladesh faces longest-ever heatwave
The authorities in Bangladesh have issued another heatwave alert for three more days from Sunday as the South Asian country…
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Russia, Ukraine launch drone strikes
Russia and Ukraine continued to attack each other with drone strikes a day before, according to local authorities on Sunday.
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Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts, ash up to 3.5 km
The Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku erupted early Sunday, according to the…
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Iraq criminalizes same sex relationships
The Iraqi parliament has passed a bill criminalising same-sex relationships inviting jail terms of upto 15 years, news reports said…
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Pakistan rejects US report on human rights practices
Islamabad: Pakistan has “categorically” rejected a report by the US State Department over the human rights violations in the country…
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2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash during training, killing all 10 people on board: Video
Malaysia's navy said two military helicopters collided and crashed during a training session on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on…
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Pakistan’s ruling PML-N win majority of seats in by-elections for National and provincial assembly seats
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) got the lion's share in the key by-elections by winning at least two National…
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Russia warns Pakistan of banning rice imports over phytosanitary concerns
Russia has warned Pakistan that it would ban rice imports again if Moscow's phytosanitary concerns are not addressed in future…
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Here’s why Putin wants to get closer to Afghanistan’s current rulers
But Afghanistan's political and economic crisis and western sanctions on Russia due to the Ukraine war mean both sides have…
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Two teenagers killed, one injured in landmine explosion in Pakistan’s KPK
At least two teenage boys were killed and one injured in a landmine explosion in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province…
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Polling began on 21 national and provincial seats in Pakistan’s by-elections
Polling began on Sunday on 21 national and provincial seats in the by-elections in Pakistan amidst tight security and suspension…
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Indonesian volcano spews clouds of ash, More than 2,100 people are evacuated: Video
More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated Friday due to the dangers…
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US sanctions 3 Chinese and one Belarus firm for providing ballistic missile components to Pakistan
The US has imposed sanctions on three China-based companies and one from Belarus for supplying missile-applicable items for Pakistan's ballistic…
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Two killed in suicide attack in Pakistan
Islamabad: A suicide bomber and a militant were killed and three others injured on Friday morning in an attack on…
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Kargil War was an ‘ill-conceived blunder’, admit former Pakistani military officers
"The plan was a blunder and a massive failure. It not only turned out to be a disaster, it also…
