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Rain havoc in China, 26 killed

Rain havoc in China, 26 killed

Beijing : past four days in southern China storm caused 26 people were killed and three others missing in nine province level. The government said on Sunday. According to Xinhua News Agency, Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement last four days due to rain Fujian, Jiangshi, Hubei, Hunan,... read more »

Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalat...

Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalating West Bank arrest raids

HEBRON, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a weeklong crackdown against Islamist militants and house-to-house searches for three Israeli teenagers who went missing eight days ago. Palestinian medics said... read more »

Militants launch attack on north Baghdad

Militants launch attack on north Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say militants have launched an attack on a Sunni-dominated city north of Baghdad, killing seven members of the security forces and taking control of some areas of the city. Police officials say the assault started on Thursday morning with dozens of gunmen driving into... read more »

Pakistan arrests brothers over womanR...

Pakistan arrests brothers over woman’s stoning

Pakistani police have arrested two brothers who participated in a mob attack during which their sister was stoned to death with bricks for marrying against the family’s wishes, a police spokesman said Wednesday. Nayab Haider said the two men, Ghulam Ali and Zahid Ali, were arrested from a... read more »

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Nepal poll panel prepares final election results

Kathmandu – After one-and-a-half-months, Nepal’s Election Commission has prepared the final results of the Nov 19 Constituent Assembly election, officials said Friday. The... read more »

Hasina's party fears Zia will change Bangladesh's name

Hasina’s party fears Zia will change Bangladesh’s name

Dhaka – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party has said that opposition leader Khaleda Zia may change the country’s name in case she returns to power. The... read more »

U.S. to proceeding with prosecution of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade

U.S. to proceeding with prosecution of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade

The U.S. is proceeding with the prosecution of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade and has no intention to withdraw the case of visa fraud against her. U.S. sources in New York said... read more »

Volcano erupts in Indonesia

Volcano erupts in Indonesia

Jakarta – Mount Sinabung, one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, erupted Tuesday, spewing hot ash up to 7,000 metres high along with lava and forcing evacuation, an official... read more »

Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners

Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners

Jerusalem – Israel has freed a group of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a US-brokered agreement for resuming direct peace talks, BBC reported Tuesday. They released prisoners, making up the... read more »