16 Indian soldiers die in road accident
At least 16 soldiers have died in India’s remote northeast as the military truck transporting them skidded down a steep mountain slope and crashed, according...
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Taliban regime denies females access to universities
A member of Taliban speaks with female students outside the Kabul Education University in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 26, 2022. Photo: Reuters Females have been denied...
Cannes film festival protests arrest of Iranian actress
Taraneh Alidoosti at the closing ceremony of the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2016, in France. Photo: CNN The Cannes Film Festival...
Thai navy ship capsizes leaving 31 sailors missing
A warship carrying more than 100 crew members has sank in the Gulf of Thailand during a storm, according to the Thai navy, leaving 31...
Iran executes 23-year-old over protests
Photo: BBC Iran says it has publicly hanged a 23-year-old in what is the second execution linked to the recent anti-government protests. Majidreza Rahnavard was...
Pakistani civilians, Afghan soldier killed in cross-border fighting
Cross-border shelling and gunfire between Afghanistan and Pakistan have killed six Pakistani civilians and one Afghan soldier, officials on both sides say. The incident occurred...
Gas cylinder explodes killing 5, injuring over 40
5 people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in at a wedding gathering in India, on Friday....
Indonesia to criminalise sex outside marriage
Indonesia will soon pass a new criminal code criminalising sex outside of marriage, even among tourists, with a punishment of up to a year in...
Iran’s anti-government protests claim over 300 lives- UN
People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic’s “morality...
Taiwan president resigns as party losses
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party. Tsai offered her...