Pakistan arrests alleged militant group leader Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi on terrorism financing charge
Lahore (Reuters) – Pakistan on Saturday arrested a man accused of being a leader of an Islamist militant group blamed
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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly admitted to hospital after chest pain
Mumbai (Reuters) – Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who also heads the country’s cricket board (BCCI), was admitted to a
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Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty
Kazakhstan (AFP) – Kazakhstan abolished the death penalty, making permanent a nearly two-decade freeze on capital punishment in the authoritarian
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China senior diplomat says U.S. relations at ‘new crossroads’
Shanghai (Reuters) – China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the
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Imran Khan says his govt wants to learn from China’s development to eradicate poverty
Islamabad (PTI) – Praising the Chinese development model, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said his government wants to
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US court shuts down fraud scheme targeting elderly Americans via India-based call centers
New York (PTI) – A US court has ordered the permanent shut down of a technical-support fraud scheme, masterminded by
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Provincial government to pay for Pakistan Hindu temple destroyed by mob
Peshawar (AFP) – A Hindu temple in Pakistan destroyed by a mob last week will be rebuilt using provincial government
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Pakistan to purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China’s Sinopharm
Islamabad (Reuters) – Pakistan will purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China’s Sinopharm, a minister said on Thursday, the
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Indonesia bans militant group Islamic Defenders Front
Jakarta (AP) – Indonesia on Wednesday banned a militant Muslim group with a long record of vandalizing nightspots, hurling stones
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UN rights office decries jail term for citizen-journalist in China’s Wuhan
Geneva (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office voiced concern on Monday at the four-year prison term imposed by
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