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Sarajevo, Oct 10 (AFP/APP):Bosnia on Monday ordered a recount of last week’s vote for president of Balkan country’s Serb entity, after the opposition disputed the preliminary results calling the elections “a fraud”. The preliminary count suggested that current Bosnian Serb political leader Milorad Dodik, who […]

Na Klang, Thailand, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):A red toy truck discarded by the wall and an unmade bed, messy with blankets are tragic reminders of a young life cut short in Thailand’s nursery massacre. Three-year-old Nannaphat Songserm — known by his nickname Stamp — a happy, […]

ANKARA, Oct 4 (AA/APP): Denmark’s queen has apologized just days after stripping four of her grandchildren of royal titles. “I have made my decision as Queen, mother and grandmother, but, as a mother and grandmother, I have underestimated the extent to which much my younger […]

JERUSALEM 30 Sep (Online): A Palestinian boy died of heart failure while being chased by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, his father said, an account disputed by the army while Washington voiced sorrow at the incident and encouraged an investigation. Seven-year-old […]

Berlin, Sept 30 (AFP/APP): Group of Seven foreign ministers said on Friday they would “never recognise” Russia’s annexation of four more regions in Ukraine and pledged further sanctions against Moscow. President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to annex the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions “constitute a […]

London, Sept 30 (AFP/APP): Less than a month into the job, British Prime Minister Liz Truss is already deep in a financial crisis that has left some Conservatives in mutinous mood heading into the party’s annual conference. Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng is due […]

BEIJING, Sept 30 (APP):People’s Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China has announced flood relief assistance that contains tents and blankets of worth RMB 1.75 million which were needed urgently in Pakistan. Pakistani Ambassador to China, Moinul Haque has appreciated this humanitarian gesture from […]

Rio de Janeiro, Sept 30 (AFP/APP):Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist front-runner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded heated attacks Thursday in a final debate three days from Brazil’s presidential election, accusing each other of corruption, nepotism and lying. Trailing in the polls ahead of […]

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 (Online): International Translation Day was observed across the world Friday. Theme for the day this year is “A World without Barriers.” Aim of observing the day is to honour the work of language professionals who play an important role in bringing nations […]

NEW DEHLI 29 Sep (Online): India’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a woman’s lack of marital status could not deny her the choice to abort a pregnancy at any time up to 24 weeks, a decision hailed by women’s rights activists. The right to […]