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Kabul: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted northwestern Afghanistan at 0641 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 34.77 degrees...

Kathmandu: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Nepal at 0600 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 29.57 degrees north...

Ankara: Turkey's Armed Forces have destroyed 15 targets of the Workers' Party of Kurdistan (PKK), banned in the country, the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement.Turkish security services are conducting the Heroes anti-terrorist operation throughout the country after...

Beirut: Three prisoners were killed and 16 others injured on Friday in a fire inside a prison in Zahle, located in the Bekaa valley in eastern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.The fire was set by several prisoners as...

Moscow: Two Russian diplomats are being expelled from the United States without any explanation as the State Department is simply taking revenge with another confrontational act, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said in a statement.A source from...

Tel Aviv: Terrorists have infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement."Terrorists have infiltrated Israel from Gaza. Residents in the area have been asked to stay in their homes," the IDF said...

Washington: The U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday that the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone as it came in proximity to U.S. forces in Syria earlier in the day.Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said during a...

Tokyo: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 0549 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 30.13 degrees north...

Tehran: Iran and the United Arab Emirates can become a global economic center, this opportunity can be ensured by their bilateral cooperation and membership in the BRICS group, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said at a meeting with...

Ankara: Turkish security forces on Wednesday detained at least 37 people over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and "neutralised" two others as part of anti-terror operations, a cabinet minister said."Two terrorists, who were sought with...