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North Korean leader offers rare apology for killing of South Korean

North Korean leader offers rare apology for killing of South Korean

-- 2020-09-25 17:53:15

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologised on Friday for the shooting death of a South Korean man to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, the South’s national security adviser said, as p...

India emphasises no unilateral change in Ladakh LAC with China

India emphasises no unilateral change in Ladakh LAC with China

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-09-25 14:38:18

Days after India and China agreed not to engage in escalatory behaviour along the Line of Actual Control, New Delhi said that the “way ahead” will be to refrain from making any attempts to...

Singapore population declines as foreigners depart

Singapore population declines as foreigners depart

-- 2020-09-25 13:26:23

Singapore’s population has fallen for the first time in 17 years as travel curbs and job losses brought about by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic have pushed foreign workers from the global b...

India's corona cases rise to 5.82 million

India's corona cases rise to 5.82 million

Reuters 2020-09-25 13:16:10

India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 5.82 million after it recorded 86,052 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Friday. A total of 1,141 people died...

UAE reopens all seven regions to foreigners after six months

UAE reopens all seven regions to foreigners after six months

REUTERS 2020-09-24 16:18:31

The United Arab Emirates will resume issuing visas to foreign visitors to all seven of its regions as of Thursday after a six-month suspension imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, state media repo...

Death toll from India building collapse climbs to 35

Death toll from India building collapse climbs to 35

-- 2020-09-23 20:01:20

The death toll from an apartment building collapse on the outskirts of Mumbai, the largest city of India, rose to 35, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Although three days have passed,...

Malaysia’s Anwar says has ‘strong’ majority to form new govt

Malaysia’s Anwar says has ‘strong’ majority to form new govt

-- 2020-09-23 13:19:59

Malaysia’s PKR president Anwar Ibrahim today (Wednesday) announced in a press conference that he has obtained a "strong, formidable and convincing" support from members of Parliament to form a g...

UN Rapporteur criticises Myanmar for unfulfilled Rohingya pledge

UN Rapporteur criticises Myanmar for unfulfilled Rohingya pledge

-- 2020-09-23 12:03:38

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thomas Andrews, has questioned Myanmar for not fulfilling its commitment over Rohingya repatriation. "Where is justice for those...

Saudi Arabia to reallow umrah pilgrimage from Oct 4

Saudi Arabia to reallow umrah pilgrimage from Oct 4

Reuters 2020-09-23 11:08:10

Saudi Arabia will allow pilgrims residing inside the country to undertake the umrah pilgrimage beginning on October 4, after a seven-month pause due to coronavirus concerns, state news agency SPA repo...

Myanmar rejects calls to postpone election despite virus surge

Myanmar rejects calls to postpone election despite virus surge

-- 2020-09-22 18:25:26

Myanmar plans to push ahead with a November general election despite calls from opposition parties to postpone it because of a surge in novel coronavirus cases, officials said. The Southeast Asian co...

Thrice-widowed Afghan woman prays that peace will save her fourth husband

Thrice-widowed Afghan woman prays that peace will save her fourth husband

REUTERS 2020-09-22 14:21:26

Heavily pregnant Taj Bibi prays for her fourth husband as the Afghan soldier sets off to battle the Taliban, hoping his fate won’t be the same as that of his three brothers, her first three husb...

Covid-19: India reports lowest daily cases in almost a month

Covid-19: India reports lowest daily cases in almost a month

Reuters 2020-09-22 13:41:25

India reported 75,083 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to federal health data released on Tuesday, the lowest daily tally in almost a month. There were 1,053 deaths...

Two die, 20 wounded as floods hit Indonesian capital

Two die, 20 wounded as floods hit Indonesian capital

-- 2020-09-22 13:35:07

Floods and landslides have struck Indonesia's capital of Jakarta and its surrounding areas, leaving two people dead, one missing and 20 others injured, officials said on Tuesday. A river overflowed i...

Beijing unlikely to approve Oracle, Walmart's 'unfair' TikTok deal

Beijing unlikely to approve Oracle, Walmart's 'unfair' TikTok deal

Reuters 2020-09-22 13:21:34

Beijing is unlikely to approve an “unfair” deal Oracle and Walmart said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-streaming app TikTok, state-backed newspaper Global Times s...

China expanding mass labour programme in Tibet

China expanding mass labour programme in Tibet

Reuters 2020-09-22 12:09:37

China is pushing growing numbers of Tibetan rural labourers off the land and into recently built military-style training centres where they are turned into factory workers, mirroring a programme in th...

Afghan negotiators split even on peace basics like ceasefire, women’s rights

Afghan negotiators split even on peace basics like ceasefire, women’s rights

REUTERS 2020-09-22 11:34:41

The Afghan government and Taliban militants remain far apart on even the most basic issues a week into talks meant to end two decades of war that has killed tens of thousands of people, diplomats and...

Modi defends new law as critics warn of risks to Indian farmers

Modi defends new law as critics warn of risks to Indian farmers

-- 2020-09-21 18:31:13

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended new laws aimed at lifting restrictions on farmers on Friday after protests by opposition parties, some farming bodies and even an ally of his Bharatiya Jan...

Taj Mahal reopens after longest shutdown in history

Taj Mahal reopens after longest shutdown in history

BBC 2020-09-21 12:50:12

The iconic Taj Mahal reopened its doors to visitors on Monday after a six-month closure -- the longest it has ever been shut. The Taj was closed as India went into a stringent lockdown on March...

10 dead, 25 others feared trapped as building collapses near Mumbai

10 dead, 25 others feared trapped as building collapses near Mumbai

-- 2020-09-21 10:10:56

Ten people were killed and around 25 were feared trapped after a three-storeyed building collapsed in Bhiwandi near Mumbai in India early this morning. As per the initial information, 31 people have...

Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy

Why Thai protesters are challenging the monarchy

Reuters 2020-09-20 21:21:48

Since a longstanding taboo on criticising Thailand's monarchy was broken by protesters in early August, their rallies in Bangkok have got increasingly bold in criticising King Maha Vajiralongkorn and...

Thai protesters challenge monarchy as protests rise

Thai protesters challenge monarchy as protests rise

-- 2020-09-20 21:21:04

Openly challenging the monarchy of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on Sunday to present demands that include a call for reforms to curb his powers, reports Re...

Thousands of protesters march against monarchy in Thailand

Thousands of protesters march against monarchy in Thailand

-- 2020-09-20 11:50:46

Openly challenging the monarchy of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on Sunday to present demands that include a call for reforms to curb his powers. Protester...

Indian police arrested a local journalist alleging spying for China

Indian police arrested a local journalist alleging spying for China

-- 2020-09-19 20:17:14

Police in India's capital city on Saturday said they had arrested a local freelance journalist on allegations he was passing "sensitive information" to Chinese intelligence officers. In a statement,...

Iran vows ‘hit’ on all involved in US killing of top general

Iran vows ‘hit’ on all involved in US killing of top general

-- 2020-09-19 20:08:16

The chief of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened Saturday to go after everyone who had a role in a top general's January killing during a US drone strike in Iraq, reports AP. Th...

Tata wins bid to construct new parliament building of India

Tata wins bid to construct new parliament building of India

-- 2020-09-19 19:44:20

Tata Projects, one of the subsidiaries of India's biggest conglomerate Tata Group of Companies, has won the bid to build the country's new parliament building. Tata Projects will construct the $117m...

Thousands rally in Thai capital against government

Thousands rally in Thai capital against government

-- 2020-09-19 17:05:18

Thousands of protesters in Thailand’s capital demonstrated against the government of former coup leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Saturday, with many also demanding reforms to the...

   Philippines keeps one metre social distancing rule

  Philippines keeps one metre social distancing rule

-- 2020-09-19 17:03:59

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to retain the one metre (three feet) social distance requirement on public transport to reduce coronavirus infecions, rejecting moves to reduce it to...

Vietnam resumes int'l flights after five-month closure

Vietnam resumes int'l flights after five-month closure

-- 2020-09-19 15:54:38

Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi on Saturday morning saw the departure of the country's first regular international passenger flight after months-long shutdown to curb the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbr...

India arrests nine al Qaeda members planning ‘attacks’

India arrests nine al Qaeda members planning ‘attacks’

-- 2020-09-19 15:26:44

India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Saturday it has arrested nine al Qaeda militants who were planning attacks in several locations including the capital New Delhi. “The g...

Covid-19 cases among Indian lawmakers rise

Covid-19 cases among Indian lawmakers rise

Reuters 2020-09-19 12:41:11

India’s parliament session that began this week is likely to be cut short after 30 lawmakers were found infected with the coronavirus, two senior parliament officials said, as the number of case...