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Landslides and floods claim 90 lives in ...

Landslides and floods claim 90 lives in Nepal

KATHMANDU: At least 90 people have been killed across Nepal in the past two months due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains, authorities have said. According to a report presented in the Parliament on Sunday, 117 houses, four bridges, five suspension bridges and one school have been... read more »

At least 30 killed in Nepal landslides

At least 30 killed in Nepal landslides

The landslides came crashing into villages and homes just after midnight. One survivor said they sounded like an earthquake. Multiple slides, triggered by torrential rains, struck communities near the resort town of Pokhara, west of the capital Kathmandu. In the village of Lumle, about half of... read more »

Two Turkish police killed in gun attack ...

Two Turkish police killed in gun attack blamed on PKK: reports

ISTANBUL: Two Turkish police were killed Friday in a gun attack on police headquarters in the southern region of Adana blamed on Kurdish militants, the official Anatolia news agency reported. The gunmen fired on police headquarters in the city of Pozanti, sparking clashes which left two police as... read more »

Mullah Omar died two years ago: Pak tell...

Mullah Omar died two years ago: Pak tells Afghanistan

The death of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, has been confirmed by authorities in Pakistan who have shared the information with Afghan government officials, according to a media report on Wednesday. The issue was reportedly discussed during a meeting of the Afghan... read more »

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5 dead, 38 injured in Beijing car blaze

5 dead, 38 injured in Beijing car blaze

BEIJING – A jeep crashed into a crowd of people and caught fire in front of the Tian’anmen rostrum in downtown Beijing at noon on Monday, killing five people and injuring another 38,... read more »

Chinese newspaper apologises after detained journalist’s TV confession

Chinese newspaper apologises after detained journa...

Beijing – A Chinese newspaper has published a front-page apology after one of its reporters who has been detained due to allegations of... read more »

China anti-corruption activists on trial in Jiangxi

China anti-corruption activists on trial in Jiangxi

China has put three anti-corruption campaigners on trial, in what is being seen as part of a crackdown on activists under President Xi Jinping. The trial of... read more »

Shinzo Abe issues fresh warning to China for activity o...

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Tokyo – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has issued a fresh warning to China against its increasing maritime activities near the disputed Senkaku... read more »

China aims at common development with neighbours: Xi Ji...

China aims at common development with neighbours: Xi Jingping

Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing will strive for a sound neighbouring environment for its own development and seek common development... read more »

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Clashes between rival militias in Libya kill 47

CAIRO: Clashes between rival Libyan militias fighting for control of the international airport in the capital, Tripoli, have killed 47 people over the past 24 hours, Libya’s health ministry... read more »

Gaza toll reaches 316 as UN chief heads to region

GAZA CITY – Palestinian Territories: Israeli air strikes killed 20 people in Gaza on Saturday, taking the death toll to more than 300, as UN... read more »

Israeli soldier, 11 Palestinians killed in Gaza ground ...

JERUSALEM/GAZA: Israel announced on Friday that a soldier had been killed, its first fatality since a Gaza ground offensive was launched the previous evening,... read more »

Tripoli airport becomes Libya’s new frontline bet...

TRIPOLI: First, there is a single shot. Then Libyan fighters empty their anti-aircraft guns as others crouch for cover at Tripoli International Airport. Until... read more »

At least three injured in Istanbul gas explosion: Gover...

ISTANBUL: At least three people were injured, one critically, in a gas explosion at a packaging workshop in Istanbul on Saturday, city governor Huseyin Avni... read more »

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Sharif offers to bring home Musharraf's ailing mother

Pakistan begins work on civil nuclear power plant

Pakistan has broken ground on what will be the country’s largest civil nuclear power plant, which is being built with help from China. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed the ground... read more »

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Banglades...

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed... read more »

Pak special court to try Musharraf for treason in Decem...

Pak special court to try Musharraf for treason in December

Islamabad – The Pakistani government has announced that a special court will start functioning in the first week of December for the trial of former... read more »

Bangladesh parliamentary elections to be held in Januar...

Bangladesh parliamentary elections to be held in January

Dhaka – The Bangladesh Election Commission Monday announced that the country will undergo parliamentary e! lections next year Jan 5. Chief Election... read more »

Kerry for quick security deal with Afghanistan

Kerry for quick security deal with Afghanistan

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry called for quick signing of a bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan after the country’s... read more »

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Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for ‘mission of mercy’

Pope Francis has called for respect for human rights, inclusivity, and the “pursuit of truth” as he started a six-day Asian tour in Sri Lanka. The pontiff, who will later travel... read more »

Children return to Army Public School in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Child survivors of Pakistan´s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school on Monday, where Taliban militants massacred their classmates, with both the students and their... read more »

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