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Lahore: At least three police officers have been killed and several more injured in clashes with protesters in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore, media reported.According to the Dawn newspaper, protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails at policemen, as...

Beijing: Four people have died and three more have been injured by an explosion at a chemical plant in Inner Mongolia in the north of China, media reported on Saturday.According to China Central Television, the blast hit the plant...

Kabul: With the Taliban having disbanded the Women’s Ministry and replaced it with the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, women’s rights activists have demanded that the Taliban regime not tear down the single political forum...

Islamabad: The Afghan Taliban have assured that no terrorist organization will be allowed to use the Afghan soil for carrying out terror activities against Pakistan, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said.Addressing a press conference here on Thursday...

Kuwait City: Kuwait International Airport is ready to operate at full capacity from Sunday, Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.The airport will gradually operate commercial flights of all aviation companies in accordance with the government's decision, said...

Wellington: A 5.6 magnitude has been registered in New Zealand, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.The earthquake was registered at 21:58 GMT on Thursday, with the epicentre located at a depth of 223 kilometres (over 138 miles), 62 kilometres...

Brussels: Defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) endorsed a plan on Thursday to defend against potential attacks on multiple fronts and agreed to launch a billion-US dollar fund to finance new technologies.The new overarching plan is...

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel ambassadors from 10 countries, including the United States, that called on Ankara to release human rights defender Osman Kavala after four years under arrest.The appeal was made earlier this week...

London: China has carried out two tests of hypersonic weapons over the summer period, contrary to earlier reports, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Thursday, citing sources.Last week, Financial Times reported that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in...

Tokyo: Former Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai on Thursday withdrew his appeal of a three-year prison term for buying votes to secure his wife's seat in the upper house."The responsibility is solely on me, and I am ready to...