31 Thai crew fishing vessels held
AFP : More than 30 crew members of Thai fishing boats were detained in Myanmar waters on Saturday after an encounter with other vessels which...
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US approves $385m arms sale to Taiwan
Al Jazeera : The United States has signed off on $385m in new weapons sales to Taiwan, the latest sign of deepening military ties that...
Gaza journalists for AFP win video award for ‘powerful’ war coverage
AFP : Gaza video correspondents BelalAlsabbagh and Youssef Hassouna on Thursday won a Rory Peck award for their “powerful” coverage of the brutal war in...
Iran may end nuclear arms ban if sanctions reimposed
AFP : Iran could end its ban on acquiring nuclear weapons if Western sanctions are reimposed, its top diplomat told The Guardian in an interview...
Nepal PM to make official visit to China
AFP : Nepal’s premier will visit China next month, the foreign ministry said Friday, a departure from the usual practice by the Himalayan republic’s leaders...
Russia fires over 100 drones at Ukraine
AFP : Russia launched more than a hundred drones at Ukraine overnight and early Friday, killing one person and wounding eight others, officials said.The nearly...
WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up
AFP : The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a...
Taiwan conducts air drill amid China pressure
Deutsche Welle : Taiwan’s military held a drill with aircraft, ships and air defense missile systems, its Defense Ministry said on Thursday, ahead of a...
132 dead in army-jihadist clashes in Syria
AFP : A Syria war monitor on Thursday said clashes between the army and jihadists killed more than 130 combatants in the worst fighting in...
Air pollution linked to 1.5m deaths per yr
Deutsche Welle : Air pollution caused by fires has been linked to more than 1.5 million deaths per year around the world, according to an...
Lebanon army deploys under Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
AFP : Lebanon’s military deployed troops and tanks across the country’s south on Thursday as a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war largely held for a...
1000 Pakistan protesters arrested in pro-Khan capital march
AFP : Pakistan police said on Wednesday they had arrested nearly 1,000 protesters who marched on the capital demanding the release of jailed ex-prime minister...