Gas leak in Punjab kills 11 people
AFP :A gas leak killed 11 people in India on Sunday, an official said, in the latest deadly industrial accident in the vast developing economy...
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Guards on yacht shoot dead Yemen coastguard: security firm
AFP :A Yemeni coastguard on the lookout for arms smuggling was shot dead by security guards aboard a private yacht in an exchange of fire...
Turkey’s Baykar to build new ‘highly autonomous’ combat drone
Al Jazeera :Turkish defence firm Baykar aims to begin production of its new unmanned combat aerial vehicle next year which is already attracting international interest,...
On lethal aid to Ukraine, South Korean leader says Seoul considering its options
Reuters :South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Friday it was necessary to ensure Russia’s invasion of Ukraine does not succeed and that Seoul...
Iranian president to visit Syria ‘in near future’
AFP Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will visit Damascus “in the near future”, on the first such trip to Syria since the country’s civil war began,...
Japan approves abortion pill for the first time
AFP :The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy.Abortion...
Kim Jong Un’s sister says US-S. Korea plan risks ‘serious danger’
AFP :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister Kim Yo Jong has warned that a US-South Korean agreement aimed at strengthening deterrence against Pyongyang...
One dead, 3 missing in ship collision in Philippines
AFP Two foreign-flagged vessels collided off Corregidor Island in the Philippines, leaving one person dead and three missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on...
Kazakh police chief jailed for 10 years over riots
AFP :A court in Kazakhstan on Friday sentenced a former top police officer in Kazakhstan to ten years in prison for abuse of power and...
India arms Hindu village militias to combat Kashmir rebels
AFP : India has more than half a million soldiers permanently stationed in the parts of Muslim-majority Kashmir it controls, as the Hindu nationalist government...
Pope to meet Hungary’s Orban on visit overshadowed by Ukraine
AFP :Pope Francis headed to Hungary Friday for a three-day visit likely to be dominated by the war in Ukraine and his meeting with nationalist...
Three US soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash
AFP :Three US soldiers were killed and another injured when two helicopters returning from a training mission in a remote area of Alaska collided mid-flight...