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Death Toll In Fireworks Factory Explosion In India Rises To 15

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll in yesterday’s explosion inside a fireworks factory,…

Update: India Glacier Burst Death Toll Rises To 38, Rescue Work Still On

NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (NNN-PTI) – The number of dead bodies retrieved from a glacier burst in northern India rose…

Pakistan Kicks Off Urban Tree Plantation Drive To Curb Pollution

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, yesterday, launched a countrywide spring tree plantation drive, in urban…

6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Parts Of Pakistan, Some Injuries Reported

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4, hit parts of Pakistan last night, a Pakistan…

Three More Teachers Busted In Thailand For Cheating Government Subsidy Scheme

 BANGKOK, Feb 13 (NNN-TNA) – Authorities in north-eastern Thailand arrested three more teachers for allegedly cheating local residents over a…

Maldives, Eritrea Establish Diplomatic Ties

MALE, Feb 12 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives and Eritrea have formally established diplomatic ties, local media, citing a joint communique,…

15 Militants Killed In Fresh Army Offensive In Southern Afghanistan

KABUL, Feb 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 15 Taliban militants were killed during the latest army’s offensive in Afghanistan’s southern…

Four Terrorists, Four Soldiers Killed In NW Pakistan Clash

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (NNN-APP) – Four terrorists and four soldiers were killed, during a clash between security forces and militants,…

Afghan Airstrikes Kill Over 90 Insurgents Amid Stalled Peace Talks

KABUL, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 90 militants have been confirmed dead, over the past two days, as Afghan…

DPRK Foreign Minister Elected As Politburo Member

PYONGYANG, Feb 12 (NNN-KCNA) – Ri Son Gwon, minister of foreign affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),…