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Kuala Lumpur: Anwar Ibrahim, a former deputy prime minister, took the oath of office to become Malaysia's new prime minister at the National Palace on Thursday.Anwar, who heads the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, seen in a live broadcast, wearing...

Java: Rescuers are battling dozens of aftershocks in the hilly region of West Java as the search for earthquake survivors reaches its third day.West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil told the BBC that the region had experienced around 140 shocks...

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared the government stands ready to provide aid to Indonesia and the Solomon Islands after the nations were hit by earthquakes.A total of 162 people were killed after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman denied media reports that his country is mulling an oil output increase."The current cut of 2 million barrels per day by OPEC+ continues until the end of 2023 and if there...

Washington: The White House said that US President Joe Biden had approved an emergency declaration for the state of New York after historic snowfall.Biden, according to the White House on Monday, had also ordered federal assistance to supplement state...

Tehran: Two prominent Iranian actresses have been arrested for publicly supporting mass anti-government protests.Hengameh Ghaziani and Katayoun Riahi are accused of collusion and acting against Iran's authorities, the BBC quoted Irna news agency as saying.Both women earlier appeared in...

London: People could be living on the moon by the end of the decade, a top NASA official has said.The claim by Howard Hu followed the successful launch this week of the Artemis rocket after several failed attempts, the...

Colombo: Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean controlled by Britain, are expected to be transported to Rwanda for medical treatment, the British foreign office has said.More than 200 Sri Lankan...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed hope that the import of fuel oil from India through the 130-km long India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) will begin from next year.Prime Minister Hasina made this remark after a four member...

Kabul: At least 10 people died and 40 others were injured when a passenger bus fell off the cliff in the Salang Pass in Afghanistan, the local security department said on Sunday."At least 10 bus passengers were killed and...