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UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 (APP):The United Nations and several countries on Wednesday condemned the Taliban’s decision to close universities to women and called for the de facto authorities to “immediately revoke the decision”. In a statement, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also urged […]

Guatemala City, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): Guatemalan authorities have intercepted a narcotics-laden submarine, arrested two Ecuadorans and a Colombian on board, and seized more than 1.7 tons of drugs, the prosecutor’s office said Monday. The narcotics were worth an estimated $23.2 million, according to spokesman Moises […]

BELGRADE, Dec 17 (AA/APP):The EU on Friday expressed concern over a political crisis that have struck Montenegro as tensions rise over a controversial legislation that restricts the president’s powers to form a government. The legislation, passed on Monday, has “provoked a deep institutional crisis, undermined […]

KUALA LAMPUR – December 16 (ONLINE) At least 19 people including children have been killed after a landslide hit a holiday campsite in Malaysia’s Selangor state. Families were sleeping in their tents when the landslide happened around 03:00 Friday (19:00 GMT Thursday) at a farm […]

MINSK – December 16 (ONLINE) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared that his country will never become Russia’s enemy. “Yes, we are with Russia. As a sovereign and independent state,” he stressed at a meeting on the issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation on Friday. The Belarusian […]

Washington, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was “so good to be home” and vowed to play again for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The 32-year-old Griner, in an Instagram […]

Cusco, Peru, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):Around 5,000 tourists have been left stranded in Cusco, the Peruvian gateway city to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, due to protests against the ousting of president Pedro Castillo, a local mayor said Friday. Cusco international airport, which serves numerous […]

Johannesburg, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to project confidence and authority at the opening of a ruling ANC party conference, where he is seeking re-election as party leader despite a tarnishing cash-heist scandal. In a three-hour-long opening address, amid chants and heckling […]

San Francisco, Dec 16 (AFP/APP): Twitter owner Elon Musk drew anger and stern warnings from the UN and EU on Friday after suspending the accounts of half a dozen prominent journalists — accusing them of endangering his family. Journalists from CNN, the New York Times […]

WASHINGTON 15 Dec (Online): A top US official has slammed the Biden Administration for failing to formally designate India as one of the world’s worst religious freedom offenders over the country’s appalling record of violations against religious minorities. During a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill, […]