359 dead! Sri Lankan police chief, defense secretary to resign
COLOMBO, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has asked the country's Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara and Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando to...
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Xi meets Myanmar’s State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi
BEIJING, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday ahead of the Second...
Kim Jong-un in Russia for Vladimir Putin summit
Mr Kim arrived by train in the Pacific Coast city of Vladivostok for his first talks with the Russian president,...
Pakistan Navy successfully test fires indigenous cruise missile
Pakistan Navy on Tuesday successfully test fired an indigenous Cruise Missile in the North Arabian Sea. According to a spokesman...
Xi reviews multinational fleet, champions maritime community with shared future
QINGDAO, Dozens of military vessels flying different national flags lined up in waters off east China's port city of Qingdao...
SS Iron Crown: WW2 shipwreck found off Australia
The SS Iron Crown was sunk by a torpedo in World War Two.The wreck of an Australian ship sunk by...
Twitter shares surge 17% as users rise
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Philippines earthquake: Eight deaths reported on Luzon
A powerful earthquake has struck the main Philippines island of Luzon, killing at least 11 people. The magnitude 6.1 tremor...
Indian elections Mr Modi’s home state goes to polls
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US to end sanctions exemptions for major importers of Iranian oil
US President Donald Trump has decided to end exemptions from sanctions for countries still buying oil from Iran.The White House...
Sri Lanka mourns! “April, 23” National Day of Mourning, as death toll jumps to 310!
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Russia welcomes Zelensky’s victory in Ukrainian presidential election
MOSCOW, Russian officials on Sunday welcomed the results of the Ukrainian presidential election after the country's national exit poll showed...
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Sri Lanka attacks: Death toll soars to 290
The death toll in Sri Lanka has soared to 290 after a wave of blasts hit churches and luxury hotels...
China holds meeting celebrating navy’s 70th founding anniversary
BEIJING, A meeting was held in Beijing Sunday to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)...
FM telephones Sri Lankan PM to express deepest condolences
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi telephoned the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe to express his deepest condolences on behalf...
PM condemns horrific terrorist attack in Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly condemned the horrific terrorist attack in Sri Lanka on Easter resulting into the loss...
PM in Iran for talks with Iranian leadership on bilateral ties
Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived at Mashhad for a brief stop-over before proceeding to Tehran on a two-day official...
27 foreign nationals among the dead,At least 207 killed and 450 hurt in Sri Lanka, police; curfew imposed
Eight blasts were reported, including at three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo's Kochchikade district during Easter services.The Shangri-La, Kingsbury...
138 killed in explosions at churches, hotels in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, 138 people have been killed and more than 400 others injured in explosions in Colombo.Nine foreigners were...
Paris police use tear gas against ‘yellow vest’ protesters
PARIS, FRANCE - : Protesters chant slogans s protest has involved at least 5,000 demonstrators gathering in the Parisian city...
Egypt unearths 8 mummies in 3,500-year-old tombs
Cairo :Egyptian officials unearthed eight mummies, 10 colorful sarcophagi and numerous figurines in 3,500-year-old tombs, the Ministry of Antiquities announced...
Xi Focus: Xi delivers resolve, confidence at “critical stage” of poverty alleviation
CHONGQING, April 18 -- Eliminating absolute poverty in China has been an aspiration of the Communist Party of China (CPC)...
Kabul attack: Seven killed at Afghan ministry of information
An explosion was heard at 11:40 local time (07:10 GMT) and sporadic gunfire continued for over six hours before officials...
Algeria’s streets, demanding “This is our country and we do what we want!”
ALGIERS - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators returned to Algeria’s streets on Friday to press demands for sweeping democratic change...
Sikh Yatrees visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur
ISLAMABAD Thousands of Sikh Yatrees arrived in Pakistan from across the world will today (Friday) travel to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib...
PM assures compensation to tribal people who have suffered due to terrorism
Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured that his government will work whole heartedly for the welfare of down-trodden people of...
Xi to address Belt and Road forum next week: FM
BEIJING, April 19 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech at the second Belt and Road Forum...
Asad Umar has announced to relinquish his position as Finance Minister of Pakistan.
Announcing the move at a news conference in Islamabad this afternoon, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan has offered him...
Bus Crash Kills at Least 29 in Madeira, Portugal Officials Say
LISBON — A tour bus carrying German tourists crashed on Madeira, a Portuguese island, on Wednesday, killing 29 people and...
