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Blast at Chinese restaurant in Kabul kills 7
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» KABUL - A blast at a Chinese restaurant in central Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded more than a dozen others, emergency services said.
No handshakes as India beat Pakistan in Asia Cup T20
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» DUBAI - India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Asia Cup on Sunday as the neighbours met for the first time since a military conflict between them in May, but tensions simmered after the match as India's players left the field without shaking hands.
'Woven air': Bangladesh revives elite forgotten fabric
AFP, Published on 04/03/2022
» TARABO, Bangladesh: With wooden spinning wheels and hand-drawn looms, Bangladesh is painstakingly resurrecting a fabric once worn by Marie Antoinette and Jane Austen but long thought forever lost to history.
Kohli gets a last shot at World Cup glory as India captain
AFP, Published on 14/10/2021
» DUBAI - Virat Kohli will be looking for a fairytale ending to his leadership of India's Twenty20 team as he chases an elusive first major title at the World Cup.
Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» ISLAMABAD: Power was gradually being restored to major cities across Pakistan Sunday after it was hit by a massive electricity blackout, officials said.
Pakistan hit by nationwide power blackout
AFP, Published on 10/01/2021
» ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was hit by a massive power blackout early Sunday, officials said, with much of the country, including all major cities, plunged into darkness.
From hummus to high-tech: Israel CEOs seek 'friends', deals in UAE
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» DUBAI - If you had asked Israeli businessman Yehonatan Ben Hamozeg earlier this year where he'd be pitching his palm tree saving technology in October, there was no chance he would have said the United Arab Emirates.
Partial virus lockdown in Madrid as US deaths near 200,000
AFP, Published on 21/09/2020
» MADRID: A million people in and around the Spanish capital on Monday were under new "stay-at-home" orders to contain another coronavirus surge, as the US death toll neared 200,000.
Taj Mahal reopens even as India coronavirus cases soar
AFP, Published on 21/09/2020
» AGRA, India: The Taj Mahal reopened to visitors on Monday in a symbolic business-as-usual gesture even as India looks set to overtake the US as the global leader in coronavirus infections.
Body of Glee star Naya Rivera recovered from US lake
Life, AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» US officials on Monday found the body of Glee actress Naya Rivera in the California lake where she drowned last week during a boat trip with her four-year-old son.