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China, India agree to continue dialogue to resolve LAC issues

BEIJING, March 13 (APP): China and India held a military commander’s level meeting to resolve issues related to Line of Actual Control (LAC) and agreed to maintain dialogue through military and diplomatic channels to reach a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues. The 15th […]

US, allies to end normal trade relations with Russia

Washington, March 11 (AFP/APP):The United States and its allies moved Friday to end normal trade relations with Russia, as President Joe Biden vowed the West would make Vladimir Putin “pay the price” for his invasion of Ukraine. Biden announced the new step, which would enable […]

Laos records 108 deaths from road accidents in February

VIENTIANE, March 11 (Xinhua/APP):A total of 108 people were killed and 1,071 injured in road accidents across Laos in February, according to the latest report issued by the traffic police department under the Lao Ministry of Public Security. According to the report, there were 649 […]

EU parliamentarians concerned over treatment of human rights defenders in India

ISLAMABAD, Mar 10 (APP): Members of the European Parliament Thursday expressed deep concern regarding the treatment of human rights defenders in India, especially those jailed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). In a letter addressed to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, 21 members […]

Modi’s party retains Indian mega-state

Lucknow, India, March 10 (AFP/APP): A firebrand monk and poster boy of Hindu nationalism retained power in India’s most populous state Thursday, in a triumph for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. Partial results gave the BJP 202 seats, a majority in the Uttar Pradesh […]

Polls begin to pick new South Korean president

SEOUL, March 9 (Xinhua/APP): Polls began early Wednesday nationwide to pick South Korea’s new president amid a neck-and-neck race between candidates of the ruling Democratic Party and the main conservative opposition People Power Party. The election to select the next president will last from 6:00 […]

Another two flights taking back Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine return safely

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua/APP): Another two temporary flights carrying Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine returned home safely on Tuesday. At 7:25 a.m., the first flight arrived in Zhengzhou City in central China, and the second flight arrived at 12:13 p.m. in Shenyang of northeast China’s […]

Returning rebels in spotlight as Chad talks loom

N’Djamena, March 7 (AFP/APP): Younous Wakai Djimmy admits he felt a little unsettled when he set foot on the soil of his native Chad last August for the first time in 13 years. He spent years in the arid wastes fighting the country’s iron-fisted president, […]

Former India stock exchange boss arrested in mystic scam

Mumbai, March 7 (AFP/APP):The former chief executive of India’s National Stock Exchange has been arrested, officials said Monday, in a bizarre corporate misgovernance scandal featuring a supposed Himalayan yogi. Chitra Ramkrishna — a high-flying executive once feted as the “queen of the bourse” — allegedly […]

German broadcasters ARD, ZDF suspend reporting from Russia

Frankfurt, March 5 (AFP/APP): German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF on Saturday stopped their reporting from Russia after Moscow backed the imposition of jail terms on media publishing “false information” about the military. In response to the new legislation the broadcasters would “suspend their reporting […]

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