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Ultraconservative tipped to win as Iran elects president
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» TEHRAN - Iranian voters go to the polls Friday in a presidential election in which ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is seen as all but certain to coast to victory over his vetted rivals.
Hardline Pakistani cleric detained for threating Malala
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A firebrand Pakistani scholar has been detained for making death threats against Nobel prize laureate Malala Yousafzai over her comments on marriage, officials said Friday.
Pope updates canon law to address paedophilia by priests
AFP, Published on 01/06/2021
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis updated the Catholic Church's criminal code Tuesday, reinforcing penalties for priests who sexually abuse minors, measures long sought by activists against paedophilia.
Iran welcomes Saudi change of tone, sees 'new chapter'
AFP, Published on 30/04/2021
» TEHRAN - Iran on Thursday welcomed a "change of tone" from Saudi Arabia that could clear the way to a new era of cooperation between the rival regional powers.
Pakistan anti-France protests disrupt Covid-19 oxygen, say officials
AFP, Published on 13/04/2021
» LAHORE, Pakistan: Thousands of supporters of a Pakistan Islamist party who blocked major roads to protest the arrest of their leader also disrupted critical oxygen supplies for Covid-19 patients, health officials said Tuesday.
Husband's death has left 'huge void' for Queen Elizabeth II: Prince Andrew
AFP, Published on 11/04/2021
» LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II has been left bereft at the death of her husband, Prince Philip, one of the couple's sons said on Sunday, as prayers were said at memorial services across Britain.
Clash in Pattani, cleric killed
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 07/04/2021
» PATTANI: A muslim cleric was caught in the crossfire and killed during a clash between insurgents and police in Khok Pho district on Tuesday night, police said.
Indonesian businesses join jab drive
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/03/2021
» More than 9,000 private companies in Indonesia are gearing up to inoculate their employees and their family members in a bid to revive productivity that has been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pope says meeting Shiite cleric 'good for my soul'
AFP, Published on 08/03/2021
» ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE - Pope Francis said Monday his meeting with top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani had been "good for my soul", as he returned to Rome following his historic trip to Iraq.
Pope Francis prays for 'victims of war' in north Iraq
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» MOSUL, Iraq: Pope Francis prayed Sunday for "victims of war" in northern Iraq, where the Islamic State group ravaged one of the world's oldest Christian communities until the jihadists' defeat three years ago.