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Kabul/New Delhi: Anxious about their safety in the wake of the vandalisation of the Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul by suspected Taliban militants and the deadly explosion targeting a Shiite mosque in Kunduz, Afghan Hindus and Sikhs on Saturday...

Kabul: Days after the vandalisation of the Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul by suspected Taliban militiamen, the council of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs met on Saturday at the gurdwara to discuss the safety of the community and appealed...

Kabul: A suspected suicide bomber exploded himself among Shiite worshippers at a mosque in the Sayed Abad area of northern Kunduz province in Afghanistan, with initial reports saying at least 80 people were killed and 100 others wounded.According to...

Los Angeles: A nuclear-powered US Navy fast-attack submarine was damaged after it "struck an object" while submerged in the waters of the Indo-Pacific region on October 2, the US Navy said in a statement on Thursday.The Seawolf-class submarine USS...

Tokyo: In his keynote address at a parliamentary session, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reiterated his commitment to make effort to resolve territorial disputes and sign a peace agreement with Russia."I intend to continue working to resolve the territorial...

Beijing: China's State Council Information Office Friday issued a white paper to introduce the country's actions on biodiversity conservation and share its achievements in the sector.The white paper, titled "Biodiversity Conservation in China," said that China preserves biodiversity with...

Moscow: One of the key witnesses for the prosecution in the case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Icelandic national Sigurdur Thordarson, was arrested in his home country over sexual misconduct involving minors, the local Stundin newspaper reported, citing his...

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has welcomed Australians "beginning to get their lives back" after extended coronavirus lockdowns.Morrison on Thursday said that 81 per cent of Australians aged 16 and over have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine...

Jakarta: Indonesia has successfully conducted a flight test with a medium-range twin-engined transport aircraft using bio-aviation turbine fuel, bioavtur J2.4.Bioavtur J2.4 is a mixed bioavtur fuel, of which 2.4 per cent is a biofuel made from refined palm oil."Now...

Kabul: The number of people killed by the explosion at a religious school in the eastern Afghan province of Khost has risen to seven, a source said on Thursday.The incident also left more than 15 people injured, according to...