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Pakistan interior minister shot, wounded in suspected assassination bid: aide
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's interior minister Ahsan Iqbal has been shot in the arm in a suspected assassination attempt at a public meeting in Punjab province but will survive, his aide said Sunday.
Mass casualties in blast at Afghan voter registration centre
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» KHOST, Afghanistan: A blast at a voter registration centre in Afghanistan's restive east on Sunday killed or wounded at least 30 people, officials said, capping a bloody week in the war-torn country.
Mini-marathon runs into roadblock in Kanchanaburi village
Published on 06/05/2018
» KANCHANABURI: A planned mini-marathon through Kanchanaburi's picturesque Ban E-tong has run into unflagging opposition from residents and local authorities.
EU, rights activists express outrage over police brutality, arrests in Russia
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» MOSCOW: Foreign governments and rights activists on Sunday expressed outrage over mass arrests in Russia and the brutality with which protests were broken up on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration.
Spaniard apologises for flying paramotor over famous temple
Published on 06/05/2018
» LAMPANG: A Spanish tourist has offered an apology for flying a paramotor over a famous temple revered by people across the country.
New Phnom Penh Post owner may have Hun Sen ties: report
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A newspaper hailed as Cambodia's last independent English daily has been sold by its Australian publisher to a Malaysian investor, rattling a journalist community battered by the country's authoritarian premier ahead of elections.
Government to return Doi Suthep housing land plot to park
Online Reporters, Published on 06/05/2018
» The government agreed on Sunday to end the controversial housing project in the foothills of Doi Suthep by returning the area to the park.
N. Korea says peace talks not the result of US pressure
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» SEOUL: North Korea Sunday warned Washington that claiming Pyongyang was forced into talks by US pressure risked returning the peninsula "back to square one", as the world awaits a landmark summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump
Russian protest leader Navalny released after anti-Putin rally
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was detained during a weekend protest on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration for a fourth term, has been released and faces a court hearing next week, his lawyer said Sunday.
Malaysia halts people-smuggling ship bound for Australia
AFP, Published on 06/05/2018
» Malaysia has arrested more than a dozen members of an alleged people trafficking syndicate after intercepting a ship carrying 127 Sri Lankan migrants believed to be bound for Australia and New Zealand, authorities have said.