Sri Lanka’s strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa to take oath of PM for 4th time on Sunday
Colombo (PTI) – Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the country’s new prime minister for
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Northwest Pakistan faces shortage of anti-snake venom vaccines due to stoppage of import from India
Peshawar (PTI) – The health facilities in northwest Pakistan are facing a shortage of anti-snake venom vaccines as its import
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India seizes 740 tonnes of chemical that caused Lebanon blast
Chennai (Reuters) – Indian customs authorities have seized a container with 740 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, the chemical that caused
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UPDATED: Air India repatriation flight crash-lands, at least 17 killed
Kozhikode (reuters) – At least 17 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Air India Express passenger plane
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Air India Express plane with 191 passengers from Dubai crashes in Kerala
Calicut – An Air India Express flight carrying 191 passengers from Dubai crashed after skidding off the runway and allegedly
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Pakistan approves most expensive China-aided project to date
Islamabad (Reuters) – Pakistan’s top economic body on Wednesday approved its costliest project to date as part of the multibillion-dollar
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India imposes curfew in Kashmir ahead of first anniversary of revocation of Article 370
Srinagar – Indian authorities on Tuesday imposed curfew in the Kashmir valley as they anticipate violent protests by separatists and
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China vows retaliation if any U.S. action against journalists
Shangai (Reuters) – China vowed on Tuesday to retaliate if the United States persisted with “hostile action” against Chinese journalists
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Pompeo, Taliban negotiator discuss Afghan peace process: Taliban spokesman
Washington (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a video meeting on Monday with the Taliban’s chief negotiator,
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Hundreds of prisoners flee before Afghan forces end Islamic State jail siege
Jalalabad (Reuters) – Afghan security forces on Monday killed at least 10 Islamic State fighters who had taken control of
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