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Kabul: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan killing over 250 people, an official said on Wednesday.The pictures show people on stretchers, rubble, and ruined homes in Paktika province.BBC quoted a local government official as saying that the death...

Colombo: An Indian government delegation led by Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran will arrive in Sri Lanka on Thursday to assess the situation here in pursuit of further economic assistance, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.The delegation will stay...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of "greater hostile activity" from Russia as the European Union formerly considers Ukraine's candidature for entering the Union.Zelensky during his nightly address on Sunday said, "We should expect greater hostile activity from...

Damascus:  Eleven soldiers and two civilians were killed in a bus attack in northern Syria on Monday, according to a Syrian military statement.The bus was ambushed at 6:30 am local time while en route from the northern province of...

Islamabad: The constitutional crisis related to the holding of the Punjab Assembly session is further deepened as the panel of chairmen directed four senior assembly secretariat officers to immediately report at Aiwan-i-Iqbal, where the budget session has been underway...

Colombo: Sri Lankan government has ordered the closure of the nation's schools and halted all non-essential government services on Monday, France24 reported.This is the beginning of a two-week shutdown to conserve the country's fast-depleting fuel reserves as the...

Moscow: As the number of sanctions against Moscow continues to increase, Russia has become China's biggest supplier of oil as it sold discounted crude to Beijing.This comes months after the two countries said that their friendship had "no...

London: As the possibility of Pakistan former President Pervez Musharraf's return to the country increases, a debate on military dictatorship has re-ignited.Musharraf had come to power in 1999 through a coup toppling Nawaz Sharif's government. He continued to hold...

London: British troops must be prepared to “fight in Europe once again” to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia, the new army chief said.General Sir Patrick Sanders wrote to soldiers about what the future holds after he took over...

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastagir claimed that former prime minister Imran Khan had plans which can be described as “fascist” which included extending his rule for 15 years by getting the entire leadership of opposition parties disqualified,...