Beijing, August 18 (PTI): At least 16 people were killed and 36 others remained missing after a flash flood hit a county in China's northwest Qinghai province, local authorities said on Thursday.
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Kabul, August 18 (AP): A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33, eyewitnesses and police said
Hualien (Taiwan), August 18 (AP): The U.S. government on Thursday announced trade talks with Taiwan in a sign of support for the island democracy China claims as its own territory, prompting a warning by Beijin
Hong Kong, August 18 (AP): Authorities in Chinese-controlled Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under a tough National Security Law entered guilty pl
New York, August 18 (PTI): The 24-year-old man charged with the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie has denied being in contact with Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and said that he acted alone when he stab
Dhaka, August 17 (AP): Bangladesh's leader told a visiting UN official on Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh must return home
Beijing, August 17 (AP): The world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases are sparring on Twitter over climate policy, with China questioning whether the US can deliver on the landmark climate legislati
Dhaka, August 17 (PTI): A Bangladeshi tribunal on Wednesday handed down death sentences to five militants from the banned JMB outfit, including a former navy soldier, for a bomb attack at a mosque inside a majo
Madrid, August 17 (IANS): In China, posting a political comment, submitting a complaint about a corrupt official, or shouting slogans in the street, will quickly get you locked up in a detention centre or
Kyiv, August 17 (AP): A spate of fires and explosions has turned Russian-annexed Crimea from a secure base for the further invasion of Ukraine into the latest flashpoint highlighting Moscow's challenges ahe-
Harare, August 17 (AP): A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed 157 children, most of whom were unvaccinated due to their family's religious beliefs, officials said. The measles outbreak was first repo
Hualien (Taiwan), August 17 (AP): Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing's political control over the self-governing island, following new roun-
Tel Aviv, August 16 (PTI): Senior Israeli leaders from across the political spectrum have congratulated India on its 75 years of Independence, emphasising on its growing influence as a regional and global power
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Beijing, August 16 (PTI): China on Tuesday announced sanctions on seven "die-hard" pro-independence Taiwanese politicians and officials, including Taipei's representative to Washington, amid conce
Moscow, August 16 (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to encourage extended hostilities in Ukraine as part of what he described Tuesday as Washington's alleged efforts
Putrajaya, August 16 (AP): Malaysia's top court ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday to begin his final appeal in two days after rejecting his request that it throw out his graft conviction
Tehran, August 15 (AP): An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country's first public comments on the atta-
Colombo, August 14 (PTI): Cash-strapped Sri Lankan government has lifted the ban on six Tamil diaspora groups and 316 individuals as it scrambles to find long-term solutions to the island nation's unprecede
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Islamabad, August 14 (PTI): The Pakistan government has launched an unprecedented crackdown on journalists supporting its opponents, former Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday, warning that the country wil
Kyiv, August 14 (AP): Russian forces on Sunday fired rockets on the Mykolaiv region in southern Ukraine, killing at least one person, and a Russian diplomat called on Ukraine to offer security assurances so tha
