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Journalist killed as minibus hit by bomb in Kabul

Kabul, Nov 13 (AFP/APP):A well-known Afghan journalist was killed and at least four other people injured Saturday when a suspected bomb destroyed a minibus near a Taliban checkpoint in Kabul, a media watchdog and officials said. The incident happened in Dasht-e Barchi, a Kabul suburb […]

At least 26 Maoist rebels killed in India gunfight

New Delhi, Nov 13 (AFP/APP):At least 26 Maoist rebels were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with special commandos in a remote Indian forest, police said, the latest deadly clash in the vast country’s longest armed conflict. Police said three commandos were badly wounded in […]

At least 41 killed as heavy rains hit southern India and Sri Lanka

New Delhi – November 13 (Online): Heavy rains across southern India and Sri Lanka have killed at least 41 people, authorities said on Thursday, with weather forecasters expecting the downpours to ease in the next few days as stricken communities pumped out the deluge. The […]

UN urges ‘all parties’ to respect Libya elections

Paris, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged all Libyan political parties to take part in presidential and legislative elections, saying they were “an essential next step on the road to peace and stability.” “I call on all Libyan parties to participate […]

WHO chief says Tigray ‘blockade’ killing people

Geneva, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray region is under “effective blockade”, the World Health Organization chief said Friday, warning that people were starving to death and dying from lack of access to medicines. “People are dying because of lack of supplies,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, himself […]

Qatar FM calls for halt to normalization with Syria after UAE visit

Washington, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):Qatar’s top diplomat voiced hope Friday for a halt to normalization with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates paid a visit to Damascus. “We hope that countries will be discouraged from taking further steps with the […]

Four migrants drown off Morocco trying to reach Europe

Skheirat, Morocco, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):Four Moroccan migrants trying to reach the European Union have drowned in the Atlantic Ocean, officials and relatives said Friday. Three other migrants were rescued after their vessel sank off the resort of Skheirat, south of the capital Rabat, on Thursday. […]

Blast at mosque in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province: Taliban official

Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):A blast at a mosque in Afghanistan’s restive Nangarhar province on Friday caused fatalities and injuries, a Taliban official told AFP. “I can confirm a blast during Friday prayers inside a mosque in Spin Ghar district. There are casualties and fatalities,” […]

Turkey bans Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis from flying to Belarus

Ankara, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):Ankara on Friday banned citizens of Syria, Iraq and Yemen from flying from Turkish airports to Belarus because of the refugee crisis at the former Soviet country’s border with Poland. The announcement followed an urgent round of diplomatic contacts between Polish, Turkish […]

UK says migrant numbers crossing Channel from France ‘unacceptable’

London, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):Britain on Friday branded the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel illegally from France as “unacceptable”, after reported record levels of attempted journeys in the past 24 hours. “The British public have had enough of seeing people die in the […]

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