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BAGHDAD, March 16 (Xinhua/APP) –: A helicopter crashed in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, killing all passengers onboard, the regional Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said on Thursday. The Eurocopter AS350 helicopter crashed near a village in Duhok province at 8:40 p.m. (1740 GMT) on […]

BEIJING, Mar 16 (APP): Argentina is considering procuring the JF-17 aircraft, with Chinese analysts saying that the fighter jet jointly developed by China and Pakistan is the best choice for South American country in terms of performance and availability. Argentine Ambassador to China Sabino Vaca […]

Moscow, March 15 (AFP/APP):Moscow warned against “hostile” US flights on Wednesday, as tensions simmered after a Russian fighter jet was accused of colliding with an American drone over the Black Sea. Though Russia has denied its Su-27 plane clipped the propeller of an unmanned Reaper […]

Colombo, March 15 (AFP/APP): Sri Lanka deployed armed troops as trade unions crippled hospitals, ports and banks on Wednesday to protest against high-income taxes imposed as a precondition for a crucial IMF bailout. Schools cancelled term tests and outpatient departments at hospitals closed due to […]

Moscow, March 14 (AFP/APP):Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Tuesday of fomenting “years of confrontation” in the Asia-Pacific region after the AUKUS alliance agreed to a nuclear-powered submarines deal. “The Anglo-Saxon world, with the creation of structures like AUKUS and with the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 13 (APP):UN-appointed human rights experts in Myanmar have urged social media companies to do more to resist the military junta’s “online campaign of terror”. In an appeal to internet chat platforms to monitor content more carefully and allocate sufficient resources to do […]

Washington, March 13 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden meets on Monday with the leaders of Australia and Britain at a California naval base for an expected announcement of a nuclear submarines deal aimed at strengthening Western military muscle in the face of a rising China. Australian […]

Tehran, March 12 (AFP/APP): Iran’s judiciary on Sunday confirmed a death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian dissident for “terrorism”. Habib Chaab has been held in Iran since October 2020 as Iran does not recognise dual nationality. Chaab, convicted of “corruption on earth” for heading a rebel […]

Los Angeles, March 12 (AFP/APP): At least eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats capsized off the coast of southern California, rescuers said Sunday. “We lost eight souls,” the lifeguard chief for the city of San Diego, James Gartland, told a press conference. […]

WASHINGTON 12 MARCH (Online): US Congressman Brad Sherman has raised concerns over what he said was the continuous violation of human rights and democracy in Pakistan and called on the government to ensure freedom of speech and the application of rule of law in the […]