Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse
BANGKOK, July 24 (AFP) – Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of…
UN Security Council urges Myanmar to ease Rohingyas’ safe return
UNITED NATIONS, United States, July 24 (AFP) – The United Nations Security Council on Monday urged Myanmar to step up…
India’s Congress party president attacks PM over killing of Muslim man by cow vigilantes
NEW DELHI, July 23 (Xinhua) — India’s main opposition Congress party president Rahul Gandhi Monday attacked Prime Minter Narendra Modi…
Election candidate killed in suicide attack in NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, July 22 (Xinhua) — At least two people including a candidate for Pakistan’s upcoming general elections were killed and…
Russia, U.S. top diplomats discuss bilateral ties, international issues
MOSCOW, July 21 (Xinhua) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday discussed…
China’s president holds talks with UAE officials
ABU DHABI, July 20, 2018 (AFP) – China’s President Xi Jinping held talks Friday with top UAE leaders on ways…
Indian parliament upgrades interpretation facility for 22 languages
NEW DELHI, July 18 (Xinhua) — Indian parliament’s upper house — Rajya Sabha added the interpretation facility for five more…
Former non-communist party leader dies at 82
BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Liu Heng, former vice chairman of the China National Democratic Construction Association (CNDCA), passed away…
Five dead in S. Korea military helicopter crash
SEOUL, July 17, 2018 (AFP) – Five marines were killed and one injured when a South Korean military helicopter crashed…
Paris renames metro stations to honour World Cup stars
PARIS, July 16, 2018 (AFP) – Six Paris metro stations were temporarily renamed in honour of France’s World Cup winning…