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Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
AFP, Published on 05/06/2019
» HOTAN, China: The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China's restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot where all traces of the tall, domed building have been erased.
Gunfire echoes in Khartoum as protest crackdown leaves 60 dead
AFP, Published on 05/06/2019
» KHARTOUM: Gunfire crackled in Sudan's capital Wednesday as tensions remained high after a two-day crackdown that doctors close to the country's protest movement said had left at least 60 people dead.
SET, most SE Asia stocks fall as trade tensions escalate
Reuters, Published on 19/06/2018
» Thai and most Southeast Asian stock markets declined on Tuesday, in line with broader Asia, as US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese goods in an escalating trade war between the world's top two economies.
Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul as Taliban end ceasefire
AFP, Published on 18/06/2018
» KABUL - Dozens of peace protesters arrived in Kabul on Monday after walking hundreds of kilometres across war-battered Afghanistan, as the Taliban ended an unprecedented ceasefire and resumed attacks in several parts of the country.
Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul as Taliban end ceasefire
AFP, Published on 18/06/2018
» KABUL: Dozens of peace protesters arrived in Kabul on Monday after walking hundreds of kilometres across war-battered Afghanistan, as the Taliban ended an unprecedented ceasefire and resumed attacks in parts of the country.
Suicide blasts in NE Nigeria kill at least 31
AFP, Published on 17/06/2018
» KANO, Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram jihadists killed at least 31 people in a twin suicide bomb attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, a local official and militia leader told AFP on Sunday.
Peace for Eid as Afghanistan observes ceasefire
AFP, Published on 15/06/2018
» KABUL - Afghans greeted the beginning of Eid with prayers on Friday as the Muslim holiday dawned in peace for the first time since the 2001 US-led invasion, after the Taliban agreed to an unprecedented ceasefire.
In Gaza, unpaid government salaries dampen Eid joy
AFP, Published on 14/06/2018
» GAZA CITY, Paliestinian territories: Hani al-Laham sits down to a family dinner after a long day of fasting, but he has little to celebrate as the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches.
SE Asia stocks close lower, Philippine index slides over 2%
Published on 13/06/2018
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision, with Thailand dropping 0.52% and Philippines losing over 2%.
12 dead, 31 wounded in Kabul attack: health ministry
AFP, Published on 11/06/2018
» KABUL: At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded when a suicide attacker blew himself up outside a government ministry in Kabul on Monday, officials said, as employees were leaving their offices early for Ramadan.