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BANGKOK 24 Mar (Online): China threatened “serious consequences” Friday after the US Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and […]

Tunis, March 24 (AFP/APP): Thirty-four migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were missing off Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast Friday after their boat capsized, a court official said, the latest in a string of tragedies this month. The boat carrying 38 people had set off Thursday from near Sfax […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for “peace, mutual respect and solidarity”, in a message marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. Celebrated by millions of Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time “to come together, bound by […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, March 24 (AFP/APP): A Russian strike on a humanitarian support centre in an eastern Ukraine town killed three people, the emergencies service said on Friday, revising their previous toll of five dead. “The town of Kostyantynivka came under rocket fire during the night […]

WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (APP): A flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Pakistan embassy in Washington D.C. Thursday to mark the 83rd ‘Pakistan Day’. The day is observed with national fervor by members of the Pakistani diaspora, residing in different parts of the United States, […]

Frankfurt, Germany, March 23 (AFP/APP): Transport across much of Germany will be paralyzed Monday as workers strike demanding higher wages to cope with surging inflation, the latest industrial action in Europe’s top economy. Staff at airports, ports, the railways, buses and subways will walk out […]

Paris, March 23 (AFP/APP): Some 1.089 million protesters took part in demonstrations in France on Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, the interior ministry said, with 119,000 marching in Paris alone. The number for the capital is the highest since protests against the reform […]

LONDON 23 Mar (Online): A judge in the UK on Wednesday launched an independent probe into allegations of dozens summary killings by British troops in Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters in London, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, the chair of the inquiry, issued a call for anyone with […]

MOSCOW 23 Mar (Online): A ceremony to mark the Pakistan Day held at the Embassy of Pakistan in Moscow today (Thursday), on 23rd March 2023. The ceremony began with recitation from Holy Quran. Pakistan Ambassador to Russia H.E. Shafqat Ali Khan hoisted Pakistan flag. Pakistan […]

Edinburgh, March 22 (AFP/APP): Twenty-one people were taken to hospital and 12 others were treated for injuries on the quayside on Wednesday after a ship tipped over in high winds at a dry dock in the Scottish capital. Research vessel the Petrel was left listing […]