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Conakry, April 6 (AFP/APP): A former Guinean prime minister and three ex-ministers were detained on embezzlement charges Wednesday, one of their lawyers said, in the latest probe targeting prominent figures since last year’s military coup. Guinea’s military junta, led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, deposed elected […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 6 (APP):Urban parks in Beijing saw a visitor boom during the Tomb-sweeping Day holiday, as they are favored for short-distance travel by residents in compliance with authorities’ health tips of staying put to block the COVID-19 spread. Major parks and scenic spots in […]

Lima, April 6 (AFP/APP): Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday announced the end of a curfew in the capital Lima aimed at containing protests against rising fuel prices following crisis talks with Congress. “We will with immediate effect remove this immobility (curfew). We call on […]

JAKARTA, April 6 (Xinhua/APP): The Indonesian government has re-imposed a visa-free visit policy for citizens of fellow ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member countries, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights said on Tuesday. “With this new policy, foreigners from nine other ASEAN […]

Moscow, April 5 (AFP/APP): The Russian army said Tuesday it had shot down two Ukrainian helicopters trying to evacuate the leaders of a nationalist battalion defending the embattled port of Mariupol. “This morning, April 5, around Mariupol, a new attempt by the Kyiv regime to […]

BELGRADE – April 4 (ONLINE) Incumbent Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has won the Balkan nation’s presidential election, finishing the first round with a result of 59.55% of votes, the Republican Election Commission of Serbia published official data on Monday after counting more than 90% of […]

NEW YORK, Apr 04 (APP): The American print and electronic media is giving prominent coverage to the political developments in Pakistan, with The Washington Post saying that Prime Minister Imran Khan, “outmaneuvered his political opponents Sunday as they attempted to oust him from power through […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 05 (APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday called for “respecting democratic processes and institutions” in his comments on the political developments in Pakistan. Asked for comments, his Deputy Spokesman Farhan Aziz Haq said, “For now, we will simply underscore the utmost importance […]

BELGRADE – April 3 (ONLINE) Presidential and early parliamentary elections began in Serbia on Sunday. At 07:00 local time, 8,255 polling stations opened nationwide until 20:00. Current president Aleksandar Vucic is a favorite in the presidential race, according to surveys, he is supported by 60.1% […]

KABUL – April 3 (ONLINE) The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest opium producer. “As per the decree of the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, all Afghans are informed that from now […]