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Taliban hands over seized cash, gold to Afghan central bank

3 years ago

KABUL, September 16: The Taliban had handed over about 12.3 million U.S. dollars cash and some gold to Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, a bank statement said...

Cross-country world championships in Australia delayed until 2023

3 years ago

PARIS, Sept. 15 : The World Cross Country Championships, scheduled for February 19, 2022 in Bathurst, Australia, have been postponed to 2023 due to travel restrictions imposed by local authorities...

Mongolia confirms first animal deaths due to COVID-19

3 years ago

ULAN BATOR, Sept. 15 : Lab test results have showed that COVID-19 caused the deaths of two beavers in Mongolia, the country's General Authority for Veterinary Services (GAVS) said Wednesday. ...

Maldives records over 800,000 tourist arrivals between January-September period

3 years ago

MALE, Sept. 15 : Maldives has received 809,764 tourists between Jan. 1 and Sept. 13 this year, local media citing data from the Ministry of Tourism reported here Wednesday. ...

Taliban official urges int'l donors to continue humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

3 years ago

"We request the world to continue their humanitarian aid to Afghans. The people of Afghanistan still need assistance and cooperation from the world," said Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign ministe...

Israel's PM says meeting with Egyptian president "very good"

3 years ago

JERUSALEM, Sept. 14 : Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he had laid foundations for "strong ties" in meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday in Egypt's Sinai. ...

9 soldiers, 4 separatist fighters killed in clashes in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region

3 years ago

YAOUNDE, Sept. 14 : At least nine soldiers and four separatist fighters were killed in weekend clashes in Cameroon's Anglophone region of Northwest that has been ravaged by a four-year...

COVID-19 lockdown extended in Australian capital amid battle against 3rd wave

3 years ago

CANBERRA, Sept. 14 : The COVID-19 lockdown in Australia's capital city has been extended by a month as the country continues to battle the third wave of infections. Andrew...

Putin condemns foreign troops in Syria in Assad meeting

3 years ago

MOSCOW, Sept. 14 : Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the presence of foreign troops in Syria, a Kremlin statement said Tuesday, as he held unannounced talks in Moscow with the...

Afghan Kabul airport to be ready for int'l flights soon: official

3 years ago

KABUL, Sept. 13: The Kabul International Airport will soon be ready for international flights as efforts are underway to remove technical problems, airport director Abdul Hadi Hamadani said Monday. ...

Afghan women can attend schools but in gender-separated classes: Taliban official

3 years ago

Afghan female students are allowed to go to school in gender-separated classes, and wearing an Islamic dress is also necessary, said the Taliban's acting education minister. ...

Iraqi PM says upcoming elections only solution to Iraq's problems

3 years ago

BAGHDAD, Sept. 12 Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Saturday that the upcoming legislative elections on Oct. 10 are the only solution to Iraq's problems, urging Iraqis to vote...

5 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in ELN attack in Colombia

3 years ago

BOGOTA, Sept. 12 : At least five soldiers were killed and six were wounded on Saturday in an attack by guerrillas from the National Liberation Army (ELN) in a rural...

Heavy downpour causes 12 deaths in NW Pakistan

3 years ago

ISLAMABAD, Sept. 12 : Twelve people were dead and two others injured due to heavy downpour in Mansehra district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, local media reported. ...

Bangladesh schools reopen after 18-month Covid shutdown

3 years ago

DHAKA, Sept. 12 : Children in Bangladesh flooded back into classrooms on Sunday as schools reopened after 18 months, one of the world's longest coronavirus shutdowns. The resumption came...

Kabul airport women brave fears to return to work

3 years ago

KABUL, Sept. 12 : Less than a month after the Taliban rolled into the Afghan capital, Rabia Jamal made a tough decision -- she would brave the hardliners and return...