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Indonesian cops foil suicide attack plot; three held

The Anti-terror squad of the Indonesian national police thwarted a suicide attack plot and nabbed three alleged terrorists involved with the plan. Police disclosed on Monday that the three had planned suicide bombing attacks on police officers. Evidence showed that...

Iraqi PM Abadi seeks second term

Few outside Iraq knew the name Haider al-Abadi in 2014...

Afghan mosque blast leaves 17 devotees dead

An explosion at a mosque used as a voter centre...

Pakistan’s interior minister face assassination attempt

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was wounded in an apparent...

Two mine accidents leave 23 dead in Pakistan

Two coal mines collapsed in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, killing...

As ties thaw, South Korea faces dilemma over anti-north leaflet

Days after a historic inter-Korean summit Lee Min-bok, a defector...

ADBI sessions on financial inclusion begin on May 11

A two-day long ADBI Sessions on Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy,...

‘Iran is ready to resist any Trump decision on Nuke deal’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran has plans to...

10 Cambodians die drinking contaminated water; 120 ill

A health official says 10 Cambodian villagers have died and...

Lebanon heads to polls after nine years

Polling booths opened in Lebanon on Sunday for the country’s...

16 die in Pakistan coalmine blast

At least 16 miners have been killed and more than...

UAE forces occupy Yemen's Socotra island

United Arab Emirates (UAE) forces have occupied sea and airports...

US troops ‘helping’ Saudis fight Yemen rebels

The US deployed a team of Special Forces soldiers to...

Three die in armed clash with Taliban in Afghanistan

At least three members of pro-government local militia were killed...

North Korea matches time with South

North Korea has changed time zone to match the South...

Suu Kyi fails to protect press freedom: Survey

Journalists in Myanmar believe their government is failing to defend...

US warns China of consequences for militarising South China Sea

The United States had raised concerns with China about its...

Sticking with Marxism ‘totally correct’: Xi

The decision of China's ruling Communist Party to stick with...

India braces for more storms as toll mounts to 125

At least 125 people are now reported to have died...

What could Iran do if nuclear deal fails?

President Donald Trump is expected to pull the United States...

Gunfights leave 18 militants dead in Afghanistan

At least 18 militants and three security force members were...

Mahathir under probe for 'fake news'

Malaysian authorities are investigating opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad under an...

Dust storms kill nearly 100 in India

At least 95 people have died and scores more injured...

India SC voices concern over Taj Mahal colour change

India’s Supreme Court has instructed the government to seek foreign...

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