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Three Pak soldiers die as India strikes back

Three Pak soldiers die as India strikes back

-- 2017-12-26 12:48:30

Pakistani officials said Tuesday that Indian fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region killed three Pakistani soldiers. In a statement, the military said the "unprovoked cease-fi...

Karachi's female taxi drivers firm to ferry women safely around the city

Karachi's female taxi drivers firm to ferry women safely around the city

-- 2017-12-26 12:33:07

Braving whistles, catcalls and vulgar remarks, Karachi's female taxi drivers are determined to stay on the road to ferry women safely around the teeming city - from home to the office, to college and...

Army airstrikes kill 10 rebels in Philippine

Army airstrikes kill 10 rebels in Philippine

-- 2017-12-26 01:02:00

At least 10 extremist rebels have been killed and several injured in airstrikes launched by Philippine troops in the country’s Maguindanao province. In response to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freed...

Xmas tragedy: 20 die in Philippines bus crash

Xmas tragedy: 20 die in Philippines bus crash

-- 2017-12-25 12:17:15

At least 20 people have been killed and 24 others injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a mini-bus carrying people on the way to Christmas Mass at a popular church in Agoo town, 200 kilom...

Blast near Kabul intelligence agency kills six

Blast near Kabul intelligence agency kills six

-- 2017-12-25 12:09:55

A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul today, killing six civilians, officials said. The attacker struck at a time when worker...

Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem

Guatemala to move embassy to Jerusalem

BBC 2017-12-25 12:00:00

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has ordered to move the country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. In a Facebook post, Mr Morales said the decision was taken after he had spoken with Israel's PM Be...

Rs 250b Indian highway corridors to link trade points with Bangladesh

Rs 250b Indian highway corridors to link trade points with Bangladesh

FE Online Desk 2017-12-25 12:00:00

India will link its major highway corridors to international trade points at a cost of Rs 250 billion to facilitate trade with Bangladesh and other bordering countries. Indian Road Transport and High...

China implies to resolve NKorean tensions

China implies to resolve NKorean tensions

-- 2017-12-25 10:24:26

China called on Monday for all countries to make constructive efforts to ease tension after North Korea said the latest UN sanctions against it are an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic...

Vietnam braces for 'Tembin' that killed 230 in Philippine

Vietnam braces for 'Tembin' that killed 230 in Philippine

-- 2017-12-25 03:30:37

Authorities in Vietnam prepared to move a million people from low-lying areas along the south coast on Monday as a typhoon approached after it battered the Philippines with floods and landslides that...

Philippine mudslide toll mounts to 200

Philippine mudslide toll mounts to 200

-- 2017-12-24 12:12:38

Rescuers in the Philippines searched on Sunday for survivors of a storm that triggered floods and landslides and killed about 200 people, left scores missing and thousands homeless, most of whom appar...

Myanmar, accused of crackdown, invited to US-Thai military exercise

Myanmar, accused of crackdown, invited to US-Thai military exercise

-- 2017-12-24 12:00:00

The Myanmar military accused of ethnic cleansing against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority, has been invited back as an observer in a major multinational military exercise next year led by...

Iran parliament recognises Jerusalem as Palestine's capital

Iran parliament recognises Jerusalem as Palestine's capital

-- 2017-12-24 12:00:00

The Iranian parliament has recognised Jerusalem as "eternal capital of Palestine" and approved a draft legislation in this regard. Iran's State TV said some 187 out of 233 lawmakers in attendance vot...

Largest amphibious plane makes maiden flight

Largest amphibious plane makes maiden flight

-- 2017-12-24 12:00:00

The world's largest amphibious aircraft, China's AG600, has made a successful one-hour maiden flight. The plane, roughly the size of a Boeing 737 but with four turboprop engines, lifted off from Zhuh...

Singaporean president’s car escapes summon

Singaporean president’s car escapes summon

-- 2017-12-24 11:48:11

Officers providing security protection to the president and other senior political leaders have been reminded to make sure their security convoys comply with traffic rules, without compromising the sa...

New UN sanctions an act of war, says N Korea

New UN sanctions an act of war, says N Korea

-- 2017-12-24 11:20:30

The latest UN sanctions against North Korea are an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade against the country, North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Sunday, threatening to pu...

Fire sweeps through Philippine mall killing 37

Fire sweeps through Philippine mall killing 37

-- 2017-12-24 09:31:33

Fire swept through a shopping mall in the Philippines killing at least 37 people, most of them workers at a call center, city government officials said on Sunday. The vice mayor of the southern city...

Roadside bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan

Roadside bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan

FE Online Desk  2017-12-24 07:17:49

Afghan officials say a roadside bomb has killed seven civilians in the southern Helmand province, reports Fox News.Haji Salam Khan, a provincial council member, said Sunday's explosion killed seven ci...

37 die in Philippine shopping mall fire

37 die in Philippine shopping mall fire

-- 2017-12-24 04:58:55

At least 37 people died in a fire at a shopping mall in Philippines on Sunday, local city government officials said on Sunday. The vice mayor of the southern city of Davao, Paolo Duterte, said the ch...

10 die as buses crash into van in Pakistan

10 die as buses crash into van in Pakistan

-- 2017-12-24 01:40:28

10 people have been killed and 17 others wounded when two speeding buses coming from the rear side collided and crashed into a van on a highway in central Pakistan, police say. Local police Chief Ar...

Two Palestinians die in clashes with Israeli troops

Two Palestinians die in clashes with Israeli troops

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

Israeli troops shot dead at least two Palestinians and wounded about 60 with live fire on Friday, the Health Ministry in Gaza said, as protests intensified against Washington’s recognition of Je...

Over 100 dead in Philippine mudslides

Over 100 dead in Philippine mudslides

Reuters 2017-12-23 12:00:00

A tropical storm in the southern Philippines triggered mudslides and flash floods that killed more than 100 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster officials said on Saturday.  The...

32 die as bus plunges into Rajasthan river

32 die as bus plunges into Rajasthan river

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

At least 32 people have been killed and 7 others injured after a bus carrying passengers veered off a bridge and plunged into a river in Sawai Madhopur district of the northern Indian state Rajasthan...

China, Gambia agree on closer cooperation

China, Gambia agree on closer cooperation

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

China is set to promote cooperation with Gambia in agricultural technology, fishery processing, infrastructure development and tourism to achieve win-win results, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Fr...

India for regional connectivity: VK Singh

India for regional connectivity: VK Singh

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (retd) Dr Vijay Kumar Singh said India is steadfast in its commitment to regional cooperation, connectivity and economic integration. India believes...

Passenger train derails in southern India

Passenger train derails in southern India

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

A passenger train derailed in the southern Indian state of Telangana Saturday, railway officials said. There has been no report of any casualty in the incident so far, but the accident has affected r...

Persecution of Rohingyas: Lancet seeks UNSC actions

Persecution of Rohingyas: Lancet seeks UNSC actions

FE Report 2017-12-23 10:53:54

The prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to investigate the 'apparent' crimes being committed against humanity in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, impose appr...

Iran's moral police arrest 230 partygoers

Iran's moral police arrest 230 partygoers

-- 2017-12-23 10:14:28

Iran's moral police have arrested 230 people at two winter solstice celebration parties in Tehran. The shortest day of the year is traditionally celebrated in Iran, where it is known as Yalda. Col Z...

UN slaps fresh sanctions on North Korea

UN slaps fresh sanctions on North Korea

-- 2017-12-23 09:38:39

The UN Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its Nov. 29 intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access to refined petroleum products an...

US threats against Pakistan can affect existing cooperation: ISPR

US threats against Pakistan can affect existing cooperation: ISPR

-- 2017-12-23 03:31:55

The United States' threats against Pakistan with respect to the latter's alleged support for militant groups can harm the existing coordination and cooperation between the two countries, said Director...

Suu Kyi’s Myanmar detains 29 journalists in 20 months

Suu Kyi’s Myanmar detains 29 journalists in 20 months

FE Online Desk 2017-12-23 02:21:59

Myanmar has detained at least 29 journalists in the 20 months since Suu Kyi came to power. Most have since been released on bail, the frequency of arrests - along with the detention of two Reuters re...