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Afghan Senate chairman attacks intelligence sharing MoU with Pakistan

Kabul/Islamabad, May 19 (IANS) Afghan Senate Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar on Tuesday denounced recent MoU signed between the National Directorate of Security (NDS) and...

Asia world’s largest investor destination: Unctad

Geneva, May 18 (IANS) Asia has become, for the first time, the world's largest investor region with $440 billion invested in 2014, followed by...

Thailand plans transit area for immigrants trapped on boats at sea

Bangkok: Thailand will create a "transit area" for illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar, adrift for weeks on boats in the Andaman Sea, the...

Suspected trafficking ring leader surrenders to Thai police

Bangkok, May 12 (IANS) An alleged leader of a human trafficking ring in Thailand surrendered himself to police, a media report said. Suwan Sangthong, a...

400 suffer spinal injuries in Nepal quake

Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) More than 400 people have sustained spinal cord injures in Nepal's deadly earthquake. Over 1,000 people need major surgery, including...

WHO plays down risk of epidemic outbreak in Nepal

Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) played down the risk of an epidemic outbreak in Nepal on Wednesday amid widespread...

Singapore PM shares computer programme he wrote

Singapore, May 4 (IANS) Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday shared the last computer programme he wrote on his Facebook account as...

4,347 dead, Koirala fears Nepal toll may touch 10,000

By Anil Giri and Gaurav Sharma Kathmandu, April 28 (IANS) The death toll in Nepal's deadly earthquake could touch as high as 10,000, Prime Minister...

Two days later, fear still grips Kathmandu

By Gaurav Sharma Kathmandu, April 27 (IANS) There is palpable fear on the streets of quake-hit Kathmandu. Groups of residents -- women and children in particular...

South Korean PM offers to resign over bribery scandal

Seoul, April 20 (IANS) South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo has offered to resign from his post over alleged involvement in a bribery scandal,...

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