Provincial government to pay for Pakistan Hindu temple destroyed by mob
AFP :A Hindu temple in Pakistan destroyed by a Muslim mob last week will be rebuilt using provincial government funds, its information minister said Friday.Around...
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Turkish court gives 92 life sentences in 2016 coup trial
Reuters:A Turkish court sentenced 92 defendants including former high-ranking army officials to life in jail on Wednesday for their roles in the 2016 attempted coup,...
Peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Darfur ends, stoking fears
AFP, Nyala :Sudan’s hybrid United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur is set to end its 13-year peacekeeping in the conflict-marred region Thursday, even as recent...
Yemen airport blast, death toll rises to 26
AFP, Aden :Yemen’s new power-sharing government vowed on Thursday to bring stability to the war-torn country, a day after deadly blasts rocked Aden airport in...
Assam Assembly passes bill to convert state-run madrasas into general schools
India TV :The Assam Assembly has passed a Bill paves the way to convert all the government-funded Madrassas into general schools. The bill was cleared...
China holds sway in Nepal as rival communist factions create crisis
Reuters :Alarmed that a political crisis in Nepal could endanger China’s strategic interests and Belt and Road projects, a Chinese Communist Party emissary has held...
Pakistan anti-corruption body arrests former foreign minister
DW News :Pakistan’s anti-corruption body has arrested a senior opposition leader and former foreign minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, in an ongoing probe into allegations of...
Blast, gunfire at Aden airport after plane carrying new government lands, 5 killed
Reuters :At least five people were killed and dozens more wounded in an attack on Aden airport, shortly after a plane carrying a newly formed...
US congressman-elect Letlow dies of Covid-19
Reuters :US Representative-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana died on Tuesday of Covid-19, his campaign said.Letlow, 41, announced on December 18 that he had tested positive...
Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine
AP, Tehran :The first study of the safety and effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine in Iran began Tuesday, state TV reported, with dozens due to...
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
AP, Columbus :A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill – a Black man who...
From child marriage to revenge porn: 10 set-backs for women in 2020
Reuters :From mass job losses to soaring domestic violence, the rise of revenge porn and a widening gender poverty gap, 2020 has threatened to hobble...