Decentralisation of power key to strong local governance: Pak PM

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Islamabad ,Pakistan – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that the transfer of powers to grass root level is the key priority to ensure a strong local governance...

Dozens of inmates escape in Myanmar jail break

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YANGON – Myanmar police are hunting dozens of escaped inmates who hijacked a delivery truck and smashed through the gates of their jail in a daring prison break on Sunday,...

Polls open in Syrian local elections: state media

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DAMASCUS – Voting began across government-controlled parts of Syria on Sunday for the war-ravaged country's first local elections since 2011, state news agency SANA said.  Polling booths opened...

Russia, Japan should sign historic peace treaty, proposes Putin

6 years ago

Moscow ,Russia – Russia has suggested that Moscow and Tokoyo should sign a peace treaty to end second world war hostilities "without any preconditions."  Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Afghan president meets visiting Pakistani FM in Kabul

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KABUL –Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday.  The two sides exchanged views on matters related to mutual interests...

Iraq parliament elects nominee of pro-Iran list as speaker

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BAGHDAD – The Iraqi parliament elected the nominee of a pro-Iran list as speaker on Saturday, signalling that it is likely to have the votes to lead the next government.  ...

Young elephant electrocuted in Thailand

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BANGKOK – A young male elephant was electrocuted in Thailand after stumbling into a drain and crashing into a restaurant sign, police said Saturday.  Two elephant handlers were...

Rwandan opposition leader released from jail: AFP journalist

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KIGALI – Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was unexpectedly freed from jail on Saturday after President Paul Kagame permitted her early release, alongside two thousand other prisoners.  "I...

At least 13 dead in Indonesia ferry accident

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JAKARTA – At least 13 people have been killed and eight are still missing after a ferry caught fire and sank in central Indonesia, an official said Saturday.  ...

Bangladesh unions reject $95 minimum wage for garment workers

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DHAKA –Bangladesh unions staged street protests Friday to reject what they called an "inhuman" $95 a month minimum wage fixed by the government for the country's four million garment workers.  ...

8 police killed, 18 injured in N. Afghan checkpoint clashes

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AYBAK, Afghanistan –About eight police personnel were killed and 18 others wounded after Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints in Afghanistan's northern province of Samangan Thursday night, a local official said...

Ryanair says threatened European strike will be 'unsuccessful'

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LONDON – A threatened pan-European strike by Ryanair staff on September 28 will be "unsuccessful" in its attempt to cause "travel chaos", the Irish no-frills airline said Thursday.  ...

20 dead as hill collapses on Darfur village in Sudan: rebels

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KHARTOUM – At least 20 people have been killed in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region after a hill collapsed onto their village following heavy rain, a rebel group said Wednesday.  ...

Air raids kill 18 militants in S. Afghanistan

6 years ago

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – At least 18 militants loyal to the Taliban group were killed and 11 others injured following an Afghan forces deadly airstrike in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, an...

China welcomes US trade talks offer as new tariffs loom

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BEIJING –China welcomed on Thursday a US offer to hold fresh trade talks, adding that the two are discussing the details and providing some hope the world's top economies could...