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7.3 magnitude earthquake jolts northwest China’s Xinjiang on February 12, 2014

BEIJING: A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang region on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said. The epicentre of the quake that...

Thai top court turns down opposition request to annul Feb 2 polls

BANGKOK: The Thai Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down a petition filed by the country's main opposition party, seeking to declare the February 2...

Pakistan won’t allow using its soil against anybody: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: The federal minister for interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Thursday that the government will not let Pakistan’s soil be used against...

North Korea threatens to reconsider family reunions

PYONGYANG: North Korea on Thursday threatened to reconsider plans with South Korea to resume reunions of families which were separated by the 1950-53 Korean...

North, South Korean families separated by war to hold reunions

SEOUL: The families which were separated by the 1950-53 Korean War have been allowed to hold brief reunions from February 20 to 25 at...

UN voices concern over ongoing political conflict in Thailand

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced great concern over the ongoing political conflict in Thailand and urged disputing parties in the...

Thai protesters hold fresh rallies to overthrow Yingluck Shinawat

BANGKOK: The anti-government protesters in Thailand on Monday held fresh rallies in the capital to press ahead with their demand to overthrow Prime Minister...

Russia threatens to quit START as US deploys ballistic destroyer to Spain

MOSCOW: Russia has said that it may be forced to quit the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) nuclear treaty, if the United States continues...

Thailand election continued with protests in the country

Elections process in Thailand is almost completed while protests kept disrupting the process  halting voting in parts of the country but government says that...

14 killed as Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupts

JAKARTA: At least 14 persons including four high school students were killed when Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano on the western island of Sumatra erupted...

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