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Iraq races to contain fallout after local Iran-backed militias accused of attacking Saudi pipeline

Baghdad, Sep 12: Iraq's government was racing Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline. Though an umbrella group...

Prison riot and fire in northern Syrian town kills at least 7

Damascus, Sep 12: A fire and riot broke out in a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in...

Bodies from charred Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire that killed at least 35

Coron, Sep 12: Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at...

Nepal Cabinet approves PM Shah’s UN General Assembly participation

Kathmandu, Sep 11: The Nepal Cabinet has approved Prime Minister Balendra Shah's participation in the UN General Assembly...

Iran seeks end to Saudi blockade of Yemen after Tehran-backed rebels take key port

Cairo, Sep 11: Iran's government on Friday called for an end to Saudi Arabia's blockade of Yemen and...
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Police say 5 dead, 40 injured in tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland

Geneva, Sep 11: Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash...

US marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks, ‘moments that divide time’

New York, Sep 11: Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida...

UN chief to stress multipolarity, UNSC reforms at BRICS Summit in India

United Nations, Sept 10: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will underscore the importance of multipolarity and the need to reform multilateral institutions, including the...

Pakistan says trilateral Makkah pact a ‘defensive alliance’

Islamabad, Sept 10: Pakistan on Thursday termed the trilateral defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye as a "defensive alliance" to ensure regional security...

25 killed in China cargo ship fire

Beijing, Sept 10: Twenty-five people were killed and five others injured when a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing repairs in...

Houthi rebels reach strategic port city in Yemen, other Mideast developments

Dubai, Sep 10: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered Yemen's strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, according to two residents, which could bring the...

China says it hopes to agree with US on tariff reductions ‘at an early date’

Beijing, Sep 10: China and the US hope to reach an agreement on lowering import taxes soon, a Chinese government spokesperson said Thursday, fuelling...

Bangladesh: Jailed Hindu rights leader granted parole to attend mother’s funeral

Dhaka, Sep 10: Bangladesh authorities on Thursday granted five-hour parole to jailed Hindu rights leader Chinmoy Krishna Das to attend his mother's funeral, local...

Israeli strike in Gaza kills 4 including children and other Mideast developments

Dubai, Sep 10: An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children. And a media outlet controlled by Iran-backed...

Nepal floods death toll climbs to 1,377

Kathmandu, Sept 10: The death toll due to the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 on Thursday as more bodies were recovered from...

Indonesia searches for 8 missing at sea near Anak Krakatau volcano

Jakarta, Sep 9: Indonesian rescuers searched for eight people who went missing at sea while heading to a volcanic island to report on an...

Nepal Parliament panel set up to assess economic impact of flash floods

Kathmandu, Sep 9: A seven-member parliamentary sub-committee was set up on Wednesday to assess the impact of the devastating Rasuwa flash flood on Nepal's...
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