China downplays reports of flu outbreak, says country safe for travel
China on Friday played down reports of a massive outbreak of flu in the country overwhelming hospitals, saying that cases of the respiratory diseases which occur during the winter were less severe this year compared to last year. The Foreign Ministry here said it is safe for foreigners to travel to...
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South Korea’s impeached president defies warrant after hourslong standoff
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Rana’s attorney seeks review of US court’s decision to extradite him to India
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10 hurt in shooting incident outside New York’s Queens
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India to fund rehab of Sri Lanka’s north boatyard
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Pakistan military accepts mercy petitions of 19 convicts involved in May 9 violence
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Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message as he faces possible detention
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Israeli strikes kill at least 18 in Gaza
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New textbooks in Bangladesh to alter credit of declaration of independence: Report
Bangladesh has introduced new textbooks that state that Ziaur Rahman declared the country’s independence in 1971, replacing the previous ones crediting founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with the declaration, according to a media report. The new textbooks for primary and secondary students have several changes, The Daily Star newspaper said....
Rescuers find gruesome scene at Honolulu home after fireworks blast kills 3, injures 20
Emergency crews arrived to a chaotic and gruesome scene in a Honolulu neighbourhood after a large New Year’s firework tipped over after being lit and ignited a fiery, shrapnel-studded blast that killed three people and injured more than 20 others, several of them critically. Two women died at the scene and...
Pak govt reduces pension benefits of retired civil, armed forces personnel
The Pakistan government has drastically reduced pension benefits of retired civil and armed forces personnel to reduce a growing pension bill which has already swelled over Rs 1 trillion, according to a media report. The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday issued three separate notifications to discontinue multiple pensions, reducing both the...
Hundreds of different dinosaur footprints discovered in UK’s Oxfordshire
Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham have uncovered a huge expanse of quarry floor filled with hundreds of different dinosaur footprints. In a stunning find, the teams uncovered multiple enormous trackways dating back to the Middle Jurassic Period (around 166 million years ago). The trackways form part of a...
Gunman who killed at least 12 people in shooting rampage in Montenegro dies by suicide
A gunman who fatally shot at least 12 people, including two children, in Montenegro has killed himself while surrounded by police, officials said Thursday. At least four others were wounded in the shooting rampage in the western town of Cetinje on Wednesday that followed a bar brawl, officials said. The shooter, identified...
Imran’ party, Pak govt to hold third round of talks next week
The second round of talks between the government and jailed former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party representatives concluded on Thursday with the commitment to meet again next week in a bid to end the prevailing political tension and instability in the country. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq facilitated the talks...
UNICEF calls for safety of migrant children
The UN children’s fund urged governments on Thursday to prioritise the safety of migrant children after the latest Mediterranean shipwreck left about 20 people missing and added to a gruesome annual tally. Among the seven survivors of the New Year’s Eve wreck off the Sicilian island of Lampedusa was an 8-year-old...
