Asia
Powerful Earthquake Shakes Japan, Tsunami Advisory Issued
Tokyo, Japan – A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 jolted Japan on Thursday afternoon, prompting a tsunami advisory...
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Kashmir’s Security Quagmire; Post 5th August 2019
By Abdullah Sayyaf On the morning of August 5, 2019, residents of Srinagar woke up to an alarming silence, punctuated...
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Muslim scholars urge Bangladesh Army to hold transparent elections after premier flees country
A group of Muslim scholars urged the Bangladesh Army on Monday to protect the country and hold transparent elections. The...
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Xi stresses preserving China’s cultural, natural heritage
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged further efforts to preserve the country's cultural and natural...
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China’s former senior political advisor indicted for bribery
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Han Yong, a former senior political advisor of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has been indicted...
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World court’s recent verdict on Palestinians’ rights applies to Kashmir as well: Munir Akram
NEW YORK, Aug 06 (APP) :: Highlighting the similarities of the situations in occupied Palestine and Indian-occupied Kashmir, Pakistan’s UN...
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Students want Nobel laureate Yunus to head Bangladesh’s transitional gov’t
The key coordinators of the student movement that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee Bangladesh proposed Nobel laureate Mohammad...
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Bangladesh PM Hasina Wajid resigns in response to protestors’ demands
Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina has stepped down from the post of Prime Minister in the face of mass protests demanding her...
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India’s actions demonstrate disregard for int’l law in IIOJK: President Zardari
ISLAMABAD, Aug 05 (APP):President Asif Ali Zardari said India’s actions since 5 August 2019 demonstrated complete disregard for international law,...
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China donates 3 mln USD to UN agency for aid in Gaza
RAMALLAH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday donated 3 million U.S. dollars to the United Nations Relief and Works...
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