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Death toll in Pakistan mosque blast rises to 83

Death toll in Pakistan mosque blast rises to 83

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-31 11:07:17

The death toll in the suicide bombing in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar rose to 83 while at least 57 people were injured, several of them critically, a ...

Blinken urges Israel, Palestinians to calm tensions; reaffirms need for two-state solution

Blinken urges Israel, Palestinians to calm tensions; reaffirms need for two-state solution

-- 2023-01-30 22:31:59

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and Palestinians to calm tensions as he visited on Monday during the worst violence in years, reaffirming a long-stalled peace vision as the "only pat...

Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing reaches 47

Death toll in Pakistan mosque bombing reaches 47

-- 2023-01-30 22:25:57

A suicide bomber struck a crowded mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, causing the roof to collapse and killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 150 others, officials said....

Iran and Russia connect their interbank communication, transfer systems

Iran and Russia connect their interbank communication, transfer systems

-- 2023-01-30 20:42:17

Iran and Russia have connected their interbank communication and transfer systems to help boost trade and financial transactions, a senior Iranian official said on Monday, as both Tehran and Moscow ar...

Suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque: Death toll reaches 32

Suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque: Death toll reaches 32

-- 2023-01-30 18:06:51

A suicide bombing at a crowded mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar killed at least 32 people on Monday, the latest attack targeting police in this northwestern city where Islamist militants remain active....

Indonesia finds local trader forged ingredient label in probe of cough syrup deaths

Indonesia finds local trader forged ingredient label in probe of cough syrup deaths

-- 2023-01-30 17:37:23

Indonesian police said on Monday a local trader of industrial-grade chemicals sold them as pharmaceutical-grade, leading to their use in medicated syrups that authorities suspect may have caused death...

19 killed in blast at Pakistani mosque

19 killed in blast at Pakistani mosque

-- 2023-01-30 16:29:28

An explosion in a mosque killed at least 19 worshippers and wounded dozens more in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Monday, a hospital official said, and many of the casualties were police...

Blinken begins Middle East trip amid violence between Israelis and Palestinians

Blinken begins Middle East trip amid violence between Israelis and Palestinians

-- 2023-01-29 22:27:53

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on Sunday at the start of a three-day visit to the Middle East as violence flares between Israelis and Palestinians, and with Iran and Ukraine high...

Iranian military factory hit by drone attack

Iranian military factory hit by drone attack

-- 2023-01-29 20:06:48

A loud explosion struck a military industry factory near Iran's central city of Isfahan overnight, in what Tehran said on Sunday was a drone strike by unidentified attackers. Reuters says there was n...

Pakistan lifts petrol, diesel prices by 35 rupees a litre

Pakistan lifts petrol, diesel prices by 35 rupees a litre

-- 2023-01-29 19:34:44

Pakistan's ministry of finance announced on Sunday petrol and diesel prices would rise by 35 rupees ($0.1400) a litre after the country's currency value plummeted this week when price caps were remove...

Philippines to offer VAT refund to foreign tourists by 2024

Philippines to offer VAT refund to foreign tourists by 2024

-- 2023-01-29 17:37:34

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos has approved a value-added tax refund programme for foreign tourists by 2024 to attract more visitors, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Sunda...

At least 10 children killed in northwest Pakistan as boat capsizes in dam

At least 10 children killed in northwest Pakistan as boat capsizes in dam

-- 2023-01-29 16:53:31

At least 10 children were killed on Sunday when a boat carrying religious school students capsized in the Tanda dam in northwest Pakistan, officials said, as rescue efforts continued. Another six wer...

Policeman shoots, critically injures health minister of India's Odisha state

Policeman shoots, critically injures health minister of India's Odisha state

-- 2023-01-29 16:14:50

The health minister of an Indian state has been hospitalised after being shot by a police officer, reports bdnews24.com citing Indian broadcaster NDTV. Assistant Sub-Inspector Gopal Das opened fire a...

41 killed in Pakistan bus crash

41 killed in Pakistan bus crash

-- 2023-01-29 16:01:59

More than 40 people were killed after a bus fell into a ravine and caught fire in the southern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Sunday, officials said. Forty-one bodies had been recovered from th...

Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam

Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-29 10:18:26

The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams next month, underscoring its policy to restrict w...

Afghan female students barred from university entrance exam

Afghan female students barred from university entrance exam

-- 2023-01-28 21:44:49

The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams next month, underscoring its policy to restrict w...

In Beijing's backyard, US demonstrates its military might

In Beijing's backyard, US demonstrates its military might

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-28 14:46:24

Over a few hours under grey skies, dozens of combat planes and helicopters roar on and off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz, in a demonstration of US military p...

Two Indian Air Force jets crash

Two Indian Air Force jets crash

REUTERS 2023-01-28 14:32:59

Two Indian air force fighter jets crashed on Saturday after becoming involved in an accident and one pilot was killed, the air force said. "The aircraft were on routine operational flying training mi...

Seven dead in synagogue attack outside Jerusalem

Seven dead in synagogue attack outside Jerusalem

-- 2023-01-28 11:36:27

Seven people were killed and 10 were injured in a synagogue shooting attack on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Friday, Israel's foreign ministry said. Israel's ambulance service put the death toll at f...

Nepal deputy PM loses job after top court rules his ID invalid

Nepal deputy PM loses job after top court rules his ID invalid

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-28 10:21:57

Nepal's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that deputy prime minister Rabi Lamichhane had stood for election with invalid citizenship papers, annulling his status as a lawmaker and effectively removi...

Fatal shooting at Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran raises tensions

Fatal shooting at Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran raises tensions

-- 2023-01-27 21:05:20

A gunman stormed the Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran's capital Friday, killing its security chief and wounding two guards in an attack that spiked long-simmering tensions between the two neighbouring count...

Indian sugar mills to close early as rain hits cane supply

Indian sugar mills to close early as rain hits cane supply

-- 2023-01-27 19:03:50

Sugar mills in India's top producing state Maharashtra are set to stop cane crushing 45 to 60 days earlier than last year as heavy rain has curtailed sugar cane availability, a senior state government...

India expects more clashes with Chinese troops in Himalayas

India expects more clashes with Chinese troops in Himalayas

Reuters 2023-01-27 14:22:15

A security assessment by Indian police in the Himalayan region of Ladakh says there could be more clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along their contested frontier there as Beijing ramps up mil...

More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather

More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather

-- 2023-01-27 13:00:49

More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to he...

South Korea extends restrictions on travelers from China

South Korea extends restrictions on travelers from China

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-27 10:54:39

South Korea says it will continue to restrict the entry of short-term travelers from China through the end of February over concerns that the spread of COVID-19 in that country may worsen following th...

Thai activist sentenced to 28 years for online posts on king

Thai activist sentenced to 28 years for online posts on king

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-27 10:48:59

A court in Thailand sentenced a 27-year-old political activist to 28 years in prison on Thursday for posting messages on Facebook that it said defamed the country’s monarchy, while two young wom...

Power surge crashes Pakistan grid, plunging millions into darkness

Power surge crashes Pakistan grid, plunging millions into darkness

-- 2023-01-27 10:19:45

Pakistan's generators produced more power than was required on Monday, causing voltage fluctuations that culminated in a system collapse that plunged 220 million people into darkness, an internal gove...

Opium cultivation surging in Myanmar under military rule

Opium cultivation surging in Myanmar under military rule

-- 2023-01-26 18:25:39

Opium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar jumped 33 per cent last year, reversing a six-year downward trend in the strife-torn country, a United Nations report said on Thursday. The growth was "dir...

Top UN officials seek to 'water down' bans on women in Afghanistan

Top UN officials seek to 'water down' bans on women in Afghanistan

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-01-26 11:33:47

The Taliban administration did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its plans over guidelines. During her visit last week, Mohammed met with the Shura - the leadership council that iss...

India police detain students gathered to watch documentary on Modi

India police detain students gathered to watch documentary on Modi

-- 2023-01-26 11:10:49

Students were detained by the Delhi police on Wednesday as they gathered to watch a recent BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India has dismissed as propaganda and blocked its str...