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US mid-term elections: Republicans secure majority in Senate

WASHINGTON: The Republican Party has secured a majority in the US Senate in mid-term elections, in a punishing blow to the US President Barack...

Blast in southeastern Afghanistan kills four, injures 23

KABUL, Afghanistan: A bomb ripped through a crowded market in southeastern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least four persons and injuring 23 others including...

24 killed after boat sinks off north coast of Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Turkey: At least 24 persons were killed while seven were rescued when a boat sank off the north coast of Istanbul on Monday. The...

China develops laser defense system, capable of targeting small-scale drones

BEIJING, China: China has developed a laser defense system which is capable of destroying small-scale drones flying within an altitude of 500-m and at...

11 Afghan security personnel killed in suicide blast

KABUL, Afghanistan: A suicide car blast occurred near a police checkpoint in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province on Saturday, killing at least 11 security personnel...

10 including Russian woman killed as two buses collide in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal: At least 10 persons including a Russian woman were killed and nine others were injured in a collision between two buses in...

China to provide assistance of $244 million to Afghanistan in three years

BEIJING, China: The Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has said that his country will provide non-reimbursable assistance of $244 million in the upcoming three...

Afghan president calls on Taliban to join peace process

BEIJING, China: The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has called on the Taliban to join peace process, insisting that peace is the highest priority...

China concerned about India’s plan to construct new border posts

BEIJING, China: The Chinese Defense Ministry has expressed concern over India’s plan to build 54 new border posts in Arunachal Pradesh. In a media briefing...

Israel closes Al-Aqsa Mosque, Mehmood Abbas says closure ‘declaration of war

JERUSALEM: The Israeli authorities have closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for all worshipers for the first time since 1967 while the Palestinian leader...

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