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Pak rejects ‘misplaced apprehensions’ of UN rights chief about 27th constitutional amendment

Islamabad, Nov 30: Pakistan on Sunday rejected UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk’s concern about the 27th constitutional amendment as "ungrounded and misplaced apprehensions". In a statement issued...

4 dead, 10 wounded in shooting at banquet hall in Stockton, California

Stockton, Nov 30: Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at...

Russian attacks kills 2 in Kyiv as diplomatic efforts to end war in Ukraine gain momentum

Kyiv, Nov 29: Russian drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, killed at least two people...

Hong Kong high-rise fire toll rises to 128; over 200 still missing as inquiry begins

Beijing/Hong Kong, Nov 28: Firefighting, rescue and search operations at seven high-rise buildings in Hong Kong were halted...

BNP chairperson and ex-premier Khaleda Zia’s condition ‘extremely critical’: Alamgir

Dhaka, Nov 28: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia's health condition is "extremely...
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk fatally shot in act of ‘political assassination’ at Utah college

Orem (US), Sep 11: Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young...

Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 11 dead, 13 missing

Denpasar (Indonesia), Sept 10: Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 11 people while 13 people were missing on Wednesday after flash floods...

Sri Lanka parliament votes to end privileges for former presidents

Colombo, Sept 10: The Sri Lankan parliament on Wednesday voted 151-1 in favour of a bill to strip privileges for former presidents, one of...

Kathmandu airport to remain closed until further notice amid widespread unrest in Nepal

Kathmandu, Sep 10 : The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here was closed on Wednesday until further notice following the massive violent protests across Nepal,...

Poland says it downed drones that violated its airspace during Russian bombardment of Ukraine

Warsaw, Sept 10: The Polish military said early Wednesday that it had downed drones that violated its airspace as Russia launched a wave of...

Nepal Army imposes nationwide restrictive orders, curfew to curb possible violence

Kathmandu, Sept 10: The Nepal Army on Wednesday imposed nationwide restrictive orders from morning till 5 pm, followed by a curfew until 6 am...

Plane leaves South Korea for US to bring back workers detained in immigration raid, report says

Seoul, Sep 10: A South Korean charter plane left for the US on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid...

UN chief argues that investing in fighting poverty instead of wars would make more secure world

United Nations, Sep 10: Soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don't guarantee peace, the United...

Pakistan spying on millions of citizens through mass surveillance systems: Amnesty report

Islamabad, Sep 9 : Pakistani authorities have been spying on millions of citizens, including journalists and prominent politicians, through tools of mass surveillance acquired...

Afghanistan quake destroyed 5,230 homes in 49 villages — but UN hasn’t gotten to 362 others

United Nations, Sept 9: An initial United Nations assessment of the impact of Afghanistan's recent deadly earthquake found 5,230 homes destroyed and 672 damaged...

Indefinite curfew imposed in Kathmandu after violent protests over social media ban

Kathmandu, Sept 9: Authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew in Nepal's capital city Kathmandu, reintroducing restrictions just hours after an earlier order was...

Train slams into bus outside Mexico City, kills at least 8 people

Mexico City, Sept 8: A train slammed into a double-deck bus northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring...
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