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HK protests: Clashes as police fire tear gas into rail station

-- 2019-08-12 10:44:44

Hong Kong (HK) police have once again clashed with anti-government protesters as the city enters its 10th week of mass demonstrations and unrest, reports BBC. Police fired tear gas across the city on...

China typhoon so far claims 32 lives

-- 2019-08-11 20:40:48

The death toll from a typhoon in eastern China rose to 32 on Sunday, with 16 people missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as the country braced for more travel disruptions as the storm moved furth...

Security forces beat Kashmir people for simply trying to buy foods

-- 2019-08-11 20:05:06

On the streets of Srinagar, Kashmir’s biggest city, security officers tied black bandannas over their faces, grabbed their guns and took positions behind checkpoints. People glanced out the win...

Yemen separatists capture important Aden city

-- 2019-08-11 18:20:25

Yemeni separatists have taken effective control of the port city of Aden after days of fighting with troops loyal to the internationally backed government. Forces aligned with the UAE-backed Southern...

Police, protesters clash in downtown HK

-- 2019-08-11 18:15:07

Hong Kong (HK) police fired tear gas at demonstrators, as petrol bombs exploded in the downtown bar district of Wan Chai on Sunday evening as clashes during a tenth weekend of protests in the city int...

Imran compares RSS to Nazis

-- 2019-08-11 18:03:00

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led government and compared the ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to that of the Nazis, reports https://scroll.in...

Syrian troops take control of key area from rebels in Idlib

-- 2019-08-11 17:55:04

Syrian government forces captured an important village in the northwestern province of Idlib on Sunday, drawing close to a major town in the last rebel stronghold in the country, state media and oppos...

Death toll rises to 93 in floods in south India

-- 2019-08-11 17:40:19

At least 93 people have been killed and more than 400,000 displaced in floods and mudslides following days of torrential rains in southern India, reports AP. The worst-hit has been the state of Keral...

Fate of Afghanistan will be decided on its soil: Ghani

-- 2019-08-11 16:38:16

Afghanistan’s president on Sunday rejected foreign interference as the United States and the Taliban appear to be closing in on a peace deal without the Afghan government at the table. Presiden...

HK police fire tear gas at protesters as confrontation looms

-- 2019-08-11 16:25:52

HONG KONG, Aug 11: - Hong Kong police fired tear gas at protesters on Sunday as a tenth straight weekend of anti-government demonstrations intensified amid an increasingly aggressive response from the...

Israeli troops kill militant on Gaza border

-- 2019-08-11 13:07:15

Israeli soldiers fired at a Palestinian militant on the Gaza border on Sunday, the military said, and a Palestinian medic said the man was killed, reports Reuters. It was the second such incident sin...

Hajj: Stoning at Jamarat marks first day of Eid

-- 2019-08-11 12:56:39

MINA: At the dawn of the first day of Eid al-Adha – the third day of Hajj - hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims walked together to Jamarat Al-Aqaba in Mina. It is at this site the pilgrims t...

India to give aid to Kashmir; Pakistan to go to UN

-- 2019-08-11 12:50:24

NEW DELHI, Aug 11: Authorities enforcing a strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir will bring in trucks of essential supplies for an Islamic festival next week, as the divided Himalayan region...

Mahinda brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa to vie for Lanka president

-- 2019-08-11 12:24:53

COLOMBO: Sri Lankans, angered by the government’s inability to prevent the Easter Sunday terror attacks that killed more than 250 people, want a strongman back in power who can guarantee their s...

Typhoon Lekima kills 28 in China

-- 2019-08-11 10:49:32

  A powerful typhoon left at least 28 people dead in China, after a landslide backed up a river that broke through debris and inundated homes, state media reported on Sunday, report agencies An...

Sonia Gandhi returns to lead Congress

-- 2019-08-11 10:42:02

  NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi will be the new Congress interim president, the party's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee, revealed this on Saturday after a meeting to choose he...

Some signs of normality return to Kashmir

-- 2019-08-11 10:34:05

  For the first time in six days, India eased travel restrictions in some parts of Srinagar on Saturday, and people flooded the streets of Kashmir's summer capital to buy provisions ahead of the...

Radical Western extremists threaten global security

Global Times 2019-08-10 17:24:04

Is China an ideological rival? Is the country challenging Western ideology by exporting its values, political system and development ideas? With China's rise, these issues have increasingly raised con...

Cultural consumption becoming a necessity for life among Chinese: Survey

Xinhua 2019-08-10 16:41:44

Cultural consumption is regarded as a necessity for life among Chinese, according to a survey conducted by the China Tourism Academy (CTA) and Shanghai-based Creatoo Company. Over 70 per cent of the...

Two million hajj pilgrims gather on Mount Arafat

Reuters 2019-08-10 16:05:52

More than two million hajj pilgrims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday amid the summer heat and regional tensions for a vigil to atone for their sins and seek forgiveness from t...

Iran unveils 'upgraded missile defence system'

-- 2019-08-10 15:05:18

Iran unveiled on Saturday what authorities said was a locally upgraded missile defence system with a range of 400 km (250 miles) and able to defend against cruise and ballistic missiles and drones. T...

Death toll from India floods jumps to 95

-- 2019-08-10 14:40:06

The death toll from floods in India’s states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra rose to 95, official figures showed on Saturday, as heavy rain and landslides forced hundreds of thousands to ev...

Typhoon causes landslide in eastern China, killing 13

-- 2019-08-10 13:25:28

Thirteen people were killed and 16 were missing in eastern China on Saturday in a landslide triggered by a major typhoon, which also caused hundreds of flight cancellations and the evacuation of more...

North Korea fires two short-range missiles in ‘show of force’

-- 2019-08-10 11:19:39

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles on Saturday, South Korea said, in a “show of force” against US-S Korea joint military exercises. More missile launches are h...

10 dead in Myanmar landslide; dozens missing

-- 2019-08-10 10:50:33

At least 10 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a landslide caused by severe rains buried homes and buildings in southern Myanmar, officials and rescue workers said on Friday. Heav...

Thailand fighting a 'hybrid war': Army chief

-- 2019-08-09 20:28:15

Thailand’s army is fighting a “hybrid war” waged by enemies who are using “fake news” to turn young Thais against the military and the monarchy, the army chief said in a...

Three days of protests start at Hong Kong airport

-- 2019-08-09 14:48:45

Demonstrators have gathered at Hong Kong's airport, marking the start of three days of unauthorised rallies in the Chinese territory. Activists dressed in black sat in the arrivals hall waving banner...

Cambodia, Sri Lanka sign deals to boost bilateral ties

Xinhua 2019-08-09 12:59:24

Cambodia and Sri Lanka signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on Thursday to boost bilateral relations in politics, trade and investment, a Cambodian senior official said. Cambodian Prime Min...

China issues 'red alert' as super typhoon approaches

Reuters 2019-08-09 10:52:50

China’s weather bureau issued a red alert early on Friday as super typhoon Lekima approached Zhejiang province on the eastern coast, after forcing flight cancellations in Taiwan and shutting mar...

India needs to peacefully resolve conflict with Pakistan

Global Times 2019-08-08 18:52:41

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday introduced a measure to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The decision triggered Pakistan's dissatisfaction an...