International

China seeks to project power far beyond its coast with new Fujian aircraft carrier

Bangkok, Nov 7: China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state media reported Friday, adding a ship that experts say will help what is already...

Commander of banned TTP killed in Pak

Peshawar, Nov 6: A commander belonging to the banned terror outfit TTP was killed on Thursday in a...

Bangladesh approves death penalty for enforced disappearance

Dhaka, Nov 6: Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday approved a draft ordinance prescribing the death penalty for perpetrators...

After battering Philippines, deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi moves toward Vietnam

Manila, Nov 6: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi...

Bangladesh artists perform in Pakistan’s Karachi after 18 years

Karachi, Nov 6: Bangladeshi artists returned to Pakistan after 18 years with their presence at the World Culture...
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Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit has died at age 93

Bangkok, Oct 25: Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, has...

Russia faces shrinking, aging population; tries restrictive laws to combat it

Moscow, Oct 25: For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the spectre of Russia's shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before...

Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads

Washington, Oct 24: President Donald Trump announced he's ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing US tariffs that he...

Trump admin says it will contest lawsuits challenging USD 100,000 H-1B visa fee

Washington, Oct 24: The US government has said it will fight lawsuits aimed at blocking the USD 100,000 fee imposed on new H-1B visa...

8 TTP terrorists killed, 5 injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Peshawar, Oct 24: Eight TTP terrorists were killed and five others injured on Friday during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,...

Pakistan court sentences man to death for killing mother, three sisters

Lahore, Oct 23: In a case of honour killing, a Pakistani court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to death for murdering his mother and...

EU agrees on new sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow oil fleet, LNG imports

Brussels, Oct 23: The European Union has agreed on a new raft of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet of oil tankers and...

Pak anti-terrorism court issues non-bailable warrant against Imran Khan’s sister

Islamabad, Oct 22: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Aleema Khan, the sister of former premier Imran Khan,...

Israel ‘not a protectorate’ of US, Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance

Tel Aviv, Oct 22: Israel's prime minister toughened his stance Wednesday by declaring that his country is in charge of its own security and...

Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy

Tokyo, Oct 22: Japan's new foreign minister said Wednesday his country plans to show its determination to further build up its defence to rapidly...

Bangladeshi civil tribunal sends 15 serving army officers to jail in enforced disappearance case

Dhaka, Oct 22: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) on Wednesday sent 15 serving army officers to jail after their court appearances from military custody...

At least 63 killed in crash of buses, other vehicles in western Uganda

Kampala, Oct 22: Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 63 people, police...
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