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ISLAMABAD Aug 16 (Online): Another incident of desecration of the Holy Quran has taken place outside the Swedish Royal Palace in the capital Stockholm amid a heavy police presence, it emerged on Wednesday. The incident, which took place on Monday, marked the second time in […]

DHAKA Aug 16 (Online): Around 50,000 people attended Tuesday’s funeral Jamaat-e-Islami leader in Bangladesh, police said, after news of his death while he was in prison for war crimes prompted violent anti-government protests. Delwar Hossain Sayedee, 83, was sentenced to death in 2013 for rape, […]

Damascus, Aug 16 (AFP/APP): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has decreed a 100-percent pay rise for civil servants and pensioners while fuel subsidies were lifted in a country ravaged by 12 years of war. The Syrian economy has been battered by the conflict that has killed […]

Buenos Aires, Aug 15 (AFP/APP): Argentina has been left reeling by the surprise surge of political outsider Javier Milei to the front of the race ahead of the October presidential elections. Here are some key things to know about the brash Buenos Aires lawmaker and […]

San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, Aug 15 (AFP/APP): Ten people have died after an explosion in a business district in the Dominican Republic, with 11 others still missing and dozens injured, President Luis Abinader said on Tuesday. The explosion on Monday shook the commercial area of […]