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Ex-Punjab CM Parvez Elahi arrested by anti-corruption staff in Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan - On Thursday, anti-corruption officials arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi near his Lahore residence. Anti-corruption staff ...


Opium cultivation has increased by 39% in Shan State, bordering China, Thailand, Laos

YANGON, Myanmar - Opium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar increased 33% last year, reversing a six-year downward trend, according to a ...


Dahal, Modi agree to expand trade, build Siliguri-Jhapa Petroleum Pipeline

NEW DELHI, India - Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in ...


Woman scout of resistance group in Sagaing executed by junta troops

SAGAING, Myanmar - According to a local resistance group leader in Sagaing Region's Ayadaw Township, a woman was captured and ...


ACC sues Dr. Yunus, 12 others over embezzlement of $2,351,758

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 13 members of Grameen Telecom's board of directors, ...


Washington coordinates 14-country supply chain agreement

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department has said that trade ministers from 14 countries have taken part in the US-led ...


China, South Korea seek to expand cooperation in chip sector

DETROIT, Michigan: Amid broader global concerns over semiconductor chip supplies, sanctions and national security, Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao said ...


Rohingya in Bangladesh "have zero trust in Myanmar military government"

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Human Rights Watch has sharply criticized a plan to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, claiming ...


11 members of nomadic tribe killed in avalanche in northern Pakistan

Diamir, Pakistan - According to the country's disaster management agency, at least 11 people were killed when an avalanche hit ...


Renowned German mountaineer went missing on Mt Kanchenjunga on May 25

KATHMANDU, Nepal - According to sources, Luis Stitzinger, the expedition leader of the German operator Amical Alpin, has remained out ...


Ex-JPMC chief Dr. Seemin Jamali passes away after long battle with cancer

KARACHI, Pakistan - Dr. Seemin Jamali, former executive director of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), died on Saturday night ...


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China turns down US request for defense chiefs meeting

BEIJING, China: In a new sign of strain between the United States and China, Beijing has rejected a request from ...

Mummified nun draws hundreds of visitors to rural Missouri town

GOWER, Missouri: Hundreds of people flocked to the small town of Gower, Missouri, to see a mummified nun, Sister Wilhelmina ...

Japan: PM's son resigns for holding party at official residence

TOKYO, Japan: After coming under public criticism for using Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's residence for a private party, his ...

Remains identified of US pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that 2nd Lt. James Litherland of South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, an Army ...

ACC sues Dr. Yunus, 12 others over embezzlement of $2,351,758

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 13 members of Grameen Telecom's board of directors, ...

Washington coordinates 14-country supply chain agreement

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department has said that trade ministers from 14 countries have taken part in the US-led ...

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KIUG: Guru Nanak Dev University narrows gap at top with Panjab

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 3 (ANI): Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, narrowed the gap with leaders Panjab University, ...

China, Russia Ignore US Call at UN to Condemn North Korea Launch

WASHINGTON - China and Russia on Friday ignored a U.S. call for the U.N. Security Council to unite in condemning ...

MoS Muraleedharan inaugurates first-ever PIO Malaysia Event

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], July 3 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, during his Malaysia visit, jointly ...

India, Nepal satisfied with strides in power sector cooperation: MEA

New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka 'Prachanda' and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are ...

Search ops underway, primary focus is on saving as many lives as possible: NDRF DIG Manoj Yadav

New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) DIG Manoj Kumar Yadav on Friday said search operations ...

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U.S. stock markets in sharp advance, Dow Jones gains more than 2%

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks surged on Friday on the debt ceiling resolution and a strong jobs report.Nonfarm ...


Nvidia joins ranks of major US businesses valued at over $1 trillion

SANTA CLARA, California: As investors piled more capital into Nvidia, the chipmaker that has become one of the biggest winners ...


France plans openings of four battery factories in north of country

PARIS, France: France has celebrated the groundbreaking for the first of four battery manufacturing gigafactories, which European and Asian companies ...


Jump in foreign arrivals to Ireland with 35% coming thru Britain

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland saw a 20.0 percent increase in people arriving from overseas in April 2023, compared to April 2022, ...


India readies graft charges against BAE, Rolls-Royce for jet trainers

NEW DELHI, India: Indian federal police documents indicate that the country has filed a graft case against the UK's BAE ...


U.S. stock markets rally on debt ceiling bill advance

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rallied sharply on Thursday after the House of Representatives passed the controversial bill ...


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