Asia
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Lightning strikes kill 9 in Bangladesh
Dhaka: A series of lightning strikes in Bangladesh killed nine people in less than two hours amidst heavy rain, officials said…
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BSF hands over aged Pakistani national back to Rangers
Chandigarh: The Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over an aged Pakistani national, who crossed the international border into Indian territory…
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Indian woman climber rescued from Mt. Annapurna thanks people for prayers
Kathmandu: Baljeet Kaur, the record-holding Indian woman climber who was rescued from Mt. Annapurna this week and is currently undergoing treatment…
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Pak starts crackdown against airing of Indian content on TV
Islamabad: Pakistans electronic media regulator has started a countrywide operation against cable TV operators airing illegal Indian channels. The Pakistan Electronic…
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Video of dancer in mosque raises Uyghur anxieties about China’s attacks on religion
New Delhi: A Chinese tourism advertisement portraying a medieval Buddhist fantasy, shot in the prayer hall of Xinjiang’s second-largest mosque, has…
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Worst April heatwave in Asian history
Bangkok: A severe heatwave has swept across much of Asia, causing deaths and school closures in India and record-breaking temperatures in…
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Chinese national arrested in Pakistan on blasphemy charges
Dasu (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa): A Chinese national, working at Pakistans Dasu hydropower project in Upper Kohistan, was taken into police custody on…
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2 soldiers, 8 terrorists killed in clash in Pakistan
Islamabad: Two soldiers and eight terrorists were killed during a shootout between security forces and the terrorists in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
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Pakistan minister killed in road accident
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Religious Affairs Minister Mufti Abdul Shakoor was killed in a road accident, the Islamabad Police said in a statement.…
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6 policemen killed in car-truck collision in Pakistan
Islamabad: Six policemen were killed on Sunday morning in a collision between a car and a truck in the Khuzdar district…
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All conditions fulfilled, IMF has no excuse now: Shehbaz
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday emphasised that the country has met all “tough” conditions laid forth by the…
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Children among 8 killed by drone attack in Myanmar
Naypyidaw: Eight people, including five children, were killed and 31 others injured by a drone attack in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, the…
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7.0 magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted 96 km north of Tuban, Indonesia at on Friday, the US Geological…
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Imran’s security chief arrested on ‘money-laundering’ charges
Islamabad: Pakistans Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has confirmed arresting Iftikhar Rasool Ghumman, who is the security in-charge of former Pakistan Prime…
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Three Sherpa climbers go missing in Mt. Everest
Kathmandu: Three Sherpa climbers have gone missing in a crevasse on Mount Everest on Wednesday, according to Nepal’s Tourism Department. The…
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Volcano erupts in Russia’s Far East, posing threat to aviation
Moscow: The Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted on Tuesday and spewed an ash plume up to 15…
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Philippines: Residential fire kills 7, leaves over 60 families homeless
Manila: Seven people, including a two-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, died when a fire swept a residential community in Rizal…
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Dhaka wholesale market fire completely doused after 75 hrs
Dhaka: A massive blaze that erupted earlier this week at the Bangabazar wholesale market Dhaka, the biggest such shopping complex in…
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Japan SDF chopper with 10 people disappears near Okinawa
Tokyo: A helicopter of Japan’s Self-Defense Force (SDF) with 10 people on board disappeared on Thursday off the southwestern prefecture of…
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Pakistan gets Saudi Arabia’s green signal for $2b funding
Islamabad: Pakistan has received the nod for funding to the tune of $2 billion from Saudi Arabia, according to informed sources.…
