Asia
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Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupts, residents evacuated
Jakarta: Semeru volcano on Indonesia’s Java island erupted on Sunday, spewing a 1.5-km high ash column, authorities said. As of Sunday…
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6 coal miners killed in gas explosion in Pakistan
Islamabad: At least six coal miners were killed after getting trapped due to a gas explosion inside a coal mine in…
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554 killed in 463 road accidents in Bangladesh in Nov
Dhaka: A total of 554 people were killed and 747 injured in 463 road accidents in Bangladesh in November, says a…
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IMF can’t dictate Pakistan government: Finance Minister
Islamabad: At a time when Pakistan, under the current coalition government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is facing a towering…
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Pakistan’s head of mission in Kabul survives assassination bid
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Head of Mission to Kabul, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani has survived an assassination bid, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)…
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Imran may get arrested before next general elections: Asif Ali Zardari
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan may get arrested before the next general elections in the Toshakhana case, former president…
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Pakistan’s inflation climbs to 23.8% in Nov
Islamabad: Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 23.8 per cent year on year in November as compared to the same month…
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Afghans marrying off young daughters to avoid forced marriages with Taliban
Kabul: Since Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, there has been a dramatic increase in early marriages of Afghan…
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Imran directs PTI leaders not to criticise new COAS, army
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed his PTI leaders and social media team to ensure that there…
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Seoul announces additional sanctions on Pyongyang
Seoul: South Korea on Friday announced additional sanctions on North Korea in response to growing security threats from Pyongyang, highlighted…
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Gen Munir’s surprise pick to lead Pak army’s media wing
Islamabad: Just two days after taking command, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir made his first major…
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1971 Dhaka debacle was ‘military failure’, says Bilawal Bhutto
Islamabad: Exactly a week after former Pakistan Army Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa referred to the East Pakistan loss as a…
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TTP appears to have lost trust in the Haqqani faction of Taliban
Islamabad: The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) appears to have lost trust in the “Haqqani faction” of the Afghan Taliban, which is…
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4 killed, 26 injured in Quetta suicide blast
Islamabad: Four people including a policeman were killed and 26 others injured in a suicide attack in Quetta, capital of…
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Protesters turn streets into warzones in Chinese city
London: Protesters screamed as they threw glass bottles at scores of cowering hazmat-clad riot police in China, as demonstrators continue to…
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China plans crackdown after Covid protests
Beijing: China’s top security agency has called for a crackdown on “hostile forces” after rare protests against the government strict…
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Suicide blast in Quetta kills 2
Quetta: At least two people were killed and 24 others, including 20 police personnel, injured in a suicide blast targeting…
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10 terrorists killed in Pak military operation
Islamabad: At least 10 terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the military said in…
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US and S.Korea to co-host ‘Summit for Democracy’ next March
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and US President Joe Biden will co-host the second Summit for Democracy from March…
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20 kids hospitalised in Japan after sulfur-like odor leaves them ill
Tokyo: Twenty children in Japan’s Osaka prefecture were hospitalised on Tuesday after a sulfur-like odor at their school left some of…
