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Security forces kill 27 TTP terrorists in northwest Pakistan

Peshawar, May 24: Pakistani security forces killed 27 terrorists belonging to the banned TTP in multiple operations over the weekend in the country's northwest, officials said on Sunday. The security...

China-Nepal team extracts first full-depth ice core from Everest summit

Beijing, May 24: A joint China-Nepal scientific expedition has completed the first full-depth ice core drilling at the...

One dead in Philippine building collapse

Angeles, May 24: A nine-story building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital collapsed before...

Twenty killed, 70 injured in blast targeting shuttle train in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Karachi, May 24: At least 20 people were killed and nearly 70 injured after a powerful explosion ripped...

Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says

Washington, May 24: A man who opened fire Saturday near a White House security checkpoint is dead after...
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Trump’s fresh threat to bomb Iran amid reports of deal to end war

Washington, May 6: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid a...

Bangladesh hopes no ‘pushback’ after BJP’s win in elections

Dhaka, May 6: Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday expressed hope that people will not be pushed in his country after the BJP's...

South Africa identifies Andes strain of hantavirus in 2 passengers on a cruise ship with outbreak

Johannesburg, May 6: South African health authorities said Wednesday they have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which may be passed from person to...

Hantavirus strain capable of human transmission found in 2 cruise ship passengers, officials say

Johannesburg, May 6: South African health authorities have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted from person to person, in two...

China’s top envoy tells his Iranian counterpart a comprehensive ceasefire’ is needed

Beijing, May 6: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that China was “deeply distressed” over the war...

Fire at a shopping centre in Iran kills 8 people and injures dozens

Tehran, May 6: A fire in a shopping centre near Iran's capital killed eight people and injured 40, Tehran's emergency service department said Wednesday. The...

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific

Washington, May 6: The US military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three...

PM Modi condemns attacks on Fujairah; says India stands with UAE

New Delhi, May 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks on the United Arab Emirates' port city of Fujairah that...

Prominent cleric shot dead in Pakistan

Peshawar, May 5: A prominent cleric was shot dead in a targeted attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, police said. Unidentified gunmen ambushed...

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in Caribbean

Washington, May 5: The US military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two...

Pakistan resumes alcoholic beverage exports after five decades

Karachi, May 5: Pakistan’s only locally-owned brewery has started exporting alcohol - a product that continues to remain banned for the country’s majority Muslim...

26 killed, 61 injured in blast at fireworks factory in China

Beijing, May 5: At least 26 people were killed and 61 others injured in a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan...
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