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Beijing: China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday.The Chinese army's Eastern Theatre Command said it would practice anti-submarine attacks and sea raids.The earlier four...

Beijing: China's longest wooden arch bridge, which was almost a thousand years old, collapsed as a result of a fire in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday.Fire engulfed the Wan'an bridge in...

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian security forces have killed 333 suspected Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels in a recent security operation, an Ethiopian official said.Speaking to local media outlets on Saturday, State Minister of Government Communications Service Selamawit Kassa said the...

Havana: A fuel storage tank at a supertanker port near the port of Matanzas in Cuba exploded Saturday morning following a blaze, which has left at least 17 people missing and 67 injured, according to the Cuban presidency.The tank...

Beijing: China will impose sanctions on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her close relatives in connection with her "provocative" visit to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.The US official Pelosi dealt a serious blow to the...

Antananarivo: India is extending relief to drought-affected Madagascar as 5000 metric tons of rice is on its way to the east African Nation.Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar held a press briefing today to highlight the progress made in bilateral...

Dhaka, Aug 6 (UNI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to reach here on Saturday on a two-day trip to discuss bilateral, regional, and global issues with the Bangladesh leadership.On the second day of the visit, he will...

London: Tory leadership rivals Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have set out competing plans to deal with the economic recession forecast by the Bank of England.During their latest TV debate, Sunak said Truss' "unfunded" tax cuts would pour...

Taipei: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu minister while hailing the visit by US Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as extremely significant, condemned the military exercises launched by China in response to America's third highest leader's visit.He called it "highly provocative and...

Los Angeles: At least five people were killed and nine others injured Thursday afternoon in a fiery multi-vehicle crash in Los Angeles, authorities said.The Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a tweet that the agency responded to...