Asia
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13 dead in Kazakhstan hostel fire
Almaty: Thirteen people died in a fire at a hostel in Kazakhstan’s Almatyon Thursday, the city’s emergencies department said in…
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US military aircraft with 8 aboard crashes off SW Japanese Island
Tokyo: A US Osprey military transport aircraft carrying eight people crashed off Japan’s southwestern island of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture…
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Security forces kill 2 terrorists in Pakistan: Military
Pakistani security forces conducted an operation in the country's southwestern Kalat district and killed two terrorists, said the military.
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N.Korea reports 1st opposing votes in local elections in decades
North Korea on Tuesday said there were votes against candidates for deputies to local assemblies in the latest local elections,…
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Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano located in the waters of the Sunda Strait erupted on Tuesday, spewing an ash cloud of…
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2 civilians killed, 3 soldiers among 10 injured in suicide attack on Pak Army convoy
Rawalpindi: Two civilians died while 10 others, including three Pakistan Army soldiers, were injured in a suicide attack on a…
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Japan confirms season’s 2nd bird flu outbreak
Tokyo: An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm in Japan’s eastern prefecture of Ibaraki has been…
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3 killed, 12 injured in Afghan road accidents
Kabul: At least three commuters lost their lives and a dozen others were injured in two road accidents in Afghanistan,…
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Gen Avais Dastgir made Pakistan Army’s Chief of General Staff
Rawalpindi: Lt Gen Avais Dastgir, who was recently promoted to three star rank, has been named Pakistan Army’s 38th Chief…
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11 killed in fire at multi-storey shopping mall in Karachi
Karachi: At least 11 people were killed and one was injured in a blaze at RJ Mall on Karachi’s Rashid…
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Pakistan confirms making formal request to join BRICS
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry confirmed that the nation has made a formal request to join th BRICS -- Brazil, Russia,…
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Afghanistan permanently closed its embassy in India
Afghanistan has announced the permanent closure of its embassy in New Delhi. An official statement on the closure of its…
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4 Indian students jailed in Singapore for shoplifting apparel worth over Rs 1L
Singapore: Four Indian students were sentenced to jail in Singapore on Wednesday for conspiring to steal apparel over SG$1,700 (over…
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Imran Khan ‘ruined my happily married life’, says Bushra Bibi’s ex-husband
Islamabad: The former husband of Bushra Bibi, the third and incumbent wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, has…
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Bangladesh’s dengue cases soar past 300,000 with 1,549 deaths
Dhaka: Bangladesh reported 1,291 new dengue cases and six more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally to…
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Philippine earthquake death toll rises to 8
Manila: The death toll from a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the southern Philippines Friday afternoon rose to eight, the Philippines’…
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Philippine earthquake death toll rises to 6, 2 missing
The death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that struck southern Philippines rose to six, with two others missing, the…
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26 dead in China building fire
At least 26 people were killed on Thursday after a fire broke at a building of a coal mine company…
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Over 6,000 Afghan refugees return home from Pakistan in single day
Kabul: Following Islamabad’s decision to deport undocumented refugees living in Pakistan, more than 6,000 Afghan refugees returned to their home…
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130 factories shut in Bangladesh amid labour protest for higher wages
Dhaka: A total of 130 readymade garment factories on outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka have suspended operations for an indefinite…
