Turkish military cargo plane crashes in Georgia, casualties reported
ANKARA: A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crashed in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan on Tuesday, prompting Turkish President
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Central Asia
Tribal leader among four shot dead in Kalat, Balochistan
KALAT: At least four people, including a local tribal leader, were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kalat District of
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Mirwaiz again among world’s 500 most influential Muslims
AMMAN, JORDAN: All Parties Hurriyat Conference senior leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has once again been featured among the world’s 500
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Over 20 journalists, mostly in IIOJK, held since BJP came to power in India
ISLAMABAD: As the world marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Sunday, a new report
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Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he has asked the Defence Department to prepare for possible “fast” military action in
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Netanyahu says Israel to decide which international forces in Gaza acceptable
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part
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Bangladesh court detains army officers for landmark trial
Men, including five generals, accused of running secret detention centre during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court remanded in
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24 transgender persons hospitalised in India’s Indore after ‘mass suicide’ bid
NEW DELHI: At least twenty-four people from the transgender community were hospitalised in the city of Indore in India’s Madhya
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Flights suspended at Dhaka airport due to fire: media reports
DHAKA: A fire broke out in the cargo section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on
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Bangladesh parties sign reform charter, but student and leftist group stays away
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s ambitious “July Charter” for state reform, drafted after last year’s deadly student-led uprising, was backed by the majority
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