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'11 women' among 20 die in Syria airstrikes

'11 women' among 20 die in Syria airstrikes

-- 2018-01-04 01:41:33

Suspected Russian jets killed at least 20 civilians and wounded dozens early on Thursday when they dropped bombs on two residential buildings in a besieged rebel enclave east of the Syrian capital, re...

Vietnam explosion leaves two children dead

Vietnam explosion leaves two children dead

-- 2018-01-03 12:27:00

Two children have been killed and six other people injured after a big explosion occurred in Vietnam's northern Bac Ninh province early Wednesday morning, provincial authorities announced. The blast...

Kim orders reopening of border hotline with S Korea

Kim orders reopening of border hotline with S Korea

Reuters 2018-01-03 12:00:24

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has given an order to open a long-closed border hotline with South Korea at 0630 GMT on Wednesday for talks, an unidentified North Korean official announced in a televi...

Ensure equal opportunity, democracy: US to Myanmar

Ensure equal opportunity, democracy: US to Myanmar

-- 2018-01-03 12:00:00

The United States has called on Myanmar to take further steps to ensure that everyone has full and equal access to the opportunities and the benefits of the latter's democratic system. "For decades,...

Foreign powers behind unrest, Iran claims

Foreign powers behind unrest, Iran claims

Xinhua 2018-01-03 12:00:00

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday warned of what he calls the enemies' all-out efforts, including inciting unrest, to harm the Islamic republic. The enemy has been always seekin...

Pakistan can review cooperation with US if it is not appreciated : Maleeha Lodhi

Pakistan can review cooperation with US if it is not appreciated : Maleeha Lodhi

-- 2018-01-03 12:00:00

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi condemned the United States (US) administration's aggressive remarks against Pakistan and said that Islamabad could "review its cooperati...

Ten missing as cargo vessel sinks off Shanghai

Ten missing as cargo vessel sinks off Shanghai

Reuters 2018-01-03 11:37:17

Ten crew members were missing after a cargo vessel collided with another vessel in Wusongkou anchorage at Shanghai, China’s state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the Shanghai Maritime...

What brings Iranians to streets?

What brings Iranians to streets?

Reuters 2018-01-03 10:26:47

Iran warned of a tough crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators posing one of the boldest challenges to its clerical leaders since nationwide unrest shook the Islamist theocracy in 2009. How serious...

Iran revolutionary chief declares defeat of 'sedition'

Iran revolutionary chief declares defeat of 'sedition'

-- 2018-01-03 08:36:05

The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has declared the defeat of the "sedition" in the country, referring to a wave of anti-government protests. Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari made the...

Don't care for US threats: Nawaz

Don't care for US threats: Nawaz

-- 2018-01-03 05:22:34

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a press conference on Wednesday asserted that the PML-N government does not care for US threats to cut funding to Islamabad in the war against terrorism. The for...

Strike by low-caste workers hits businesses in Mumbai

Strike by low-caste workers hits businesses in Mumbai

Reuters 2018-01-03 03:12:39

Many businesses in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai closed on Wednesday as protesters from a low-caste community blocked traffic and shopping malls and staged sit-ins on railway lines after clashes...

S Korea offers high-level talks with N Korea

S Korea offers high-level talks with N Korea

-- 2018-01-02 12:57:59

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myong-gyon offered on Tuesday high-ranking government talks with North Korea next week at the border village of Panmunjom. Cho told a media conference he expects...

Court orders dentist son to repay mother for raising him

Court orders dentist son to repay mother for raising him

-- 2018-01-02 12:00:00

A top court has ordered a man to pay his mother almost $1m for raising him and funding his dentistry training. The mother in Taiwan signed a contract with her son in 1997, when he was 20 years o...

Iranian protesters attack police stations

Iranian protesters attack police stations

-- 2018-01-02 09:26:23

Iranian protesters attacked police stations late into the night on Monday, news agency and social media reports said, as security forces struggled to contain the boldest challenge to the clerical lead...

YouTuber blasted for showing dead body

YouTuber blasted for showing dead body

-- 2018-01-02 06:35:09

An American YouTube star has prompted a barrage of criticism after he posted a video which showed the body of an apparent suicide victim in Japan. The video showed Logan Paul and friends at the Aokig...

Japanese cake that kill people

Japanese cake that kill people

-- 2018-01-02 06:12:32

Two people have died in Japan and several are in a critical condition after choking on traditional rice cakes as part of the new year celebrations. They may seem harmless, but each year the hard-to-e...

Afghan airstrikes kill 26 IS militants

Afghan airstrikes kill 26 IS militants

-- 2018-01-02 02:25:34

A total of 26 militants including seven foreign nationals have been confirmed dead after unmanned planes targeted the positions of Islamic State (IS) militants in Darzab district of the northern Jawzj...

New Year fireworks blast injures eight in Cambodia

New Year fireworks blast injures eight in Cambodia

-- 2018-01-01 12:43:22

Eight people were injured at a popular beach in Cambodia's Kep province after fireworks, which were prepared to welcome the New Year, accidentally caught fire and exploded, the National Police website...

Kim says nuclear button is on his desk

Kim says nuclear button is on his desk

Reuters 2018-01-01 12:00:00

Kim Jong Un on Monday warned the United States that he has a "nuclear button" on his desk ready for use if North Korea is threatened, but offered an olive branch to South Korea, saying he was "open to...

Iranians free to protest, not destroy: Rouhan

Iranians free to protest, not destroy: Rouhan

BBC 2018-01-01 12:00:00

Iranians are free to protest against the government but must not jeopardise security, President Hassan Rouhani has said after four days of demonstrations. Speaking at a cabinet session, he acknowledg...

Indonesia boat capsize claims eight lives, 13 missing

Indonesia boat capsize claims eight lives, 13 missing

-- 2018-01-01 12:00:00

Eight people have been killed after a boat carrying 48 passengers including children sank off Indonesia’s Kalimantan Island on Monday, rescue officials said. The national rescue agency said in...

Iran unrest leaves 12 dead, protests to continue

Iran unrest leaves 12 dead, protests to continue

-- 2018-01-01 12:00:00

Ay least 12 people died during street protests on Sunday against corruption and economic hardship against Iranian government in several cities of the country. Iran's state television revealed the inf...

Palestine recalls envoy to US

Palestine recalls envoy to US

-- 2018-01-01 09:52:32

The Palestinians have announced they are recalling their envoy to the United States for "consultations", weeks after President Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Palestinian Preside...

Minibus falls into sea in China, killing seven

Minibus falls into sea in China, killing seven

-- 2018-01-01 02:28:22

Seven people have been killed after a minibus fell into the sea in east China's Jiangsu Province, said local authorities Monday. The minibus carrying 10 people plunged into the waters off the coast o...

Six die as seaplane crashes into Sydney river

Six die as seaplane crashes into Sydney river

-- 2017-12-31 12:00:00

A seaplane crashed into a Sydney river on Sunday, killing six people on a "wine and dine" sightseeing flight ahead of the city's New Year's Eve celebrations at the harbor. Police said they did not kn...

Iran restricts social media access

Iran restricts social media access

-- 2017-12-31 12:00:00

Iran has imposed temporary restrictions on some social media and messaging apps to control protests. Iranian state television revealed the information quoting an informed source on Sunday. “It...

Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest

Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest

-- 2017-12-31 11:26:24

Solo climbers, blind people and double amputees have been banned from climbing Everest under new rules the Nepalese tourism ministry believes will reduce the number of deaths on the mountain. The cha...

Two reportedly die  in Tehran protests

Two reportedly die in Tehran protests

-- 2017-12-31 10:30:17

Street protests hit Iran for a third consecutive day, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking some state buildings, and a social media report said two demonstrator...

How Myanmar arrested Reuters reporters

How Myanmar arrested Reuters reporters

Reuters 2017-12-31 10:21:09

Family members of two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar said on Thursday the pair had told them they were arrested almost immediately after being handed some documents by policemen they had gone t...

Protesters should pay high price: Iran

Protesters should pay high price: Iran

-- 2017-12-31 06:47:13

Iranian government has threatened to take action against protesters saying they should pay a high price if they break the law. Country's Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said those who damag...