Afghanistan to free 400 hardened Taliban prisoners
The Afghan Government has agreed to release some 400 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners, paving the way for peace talks that are expected to end over nineteen...
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to seek second term
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has formally declared her intention to seek a second term in November’s national elections. On Tuesday, seventy-five-year-old Ms. Suu...
Bombs kill 3 near Afghan prison complex
Three people have been killed and about twenty-five others injured in a bomb attack in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. The assault, which took place...
Virus-hit Vietnamese workers return home from Africa
A Vietnam Airlines passenger aircraft has returned from Equatorial Guinea to Hanoi with 140 Vietnamese workers infected with COVID-19. The specially converted plane, which was...
COVID-19: Hong Kong on brink of major outbreak
China’s semi-autonomous territory of Hong Kong has begun implementing a ban on gatherings of more than two people, in a frenzied attempt to stem a...
Ex-Malaysian PM Najib Razak found guilty of corruption
Malaysia’s former prime minister, Najib Razak, has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to jail over a multi-billion-dollar scandal. Mr. Najib was found guilty of...
Staffers vacate US Chengdu consulate as deadline approaches
Staffers of the US consulate in Chengdu, China, are making final efforts to clear the premises ahead of a Monday closure ordered by Beijing as...
103 year old Pakistani recovers from coronavirus
A 103-year-old man has survived COVID-19 in Pakistan to become one of the oldest people to do so in the world. By the feat, Aziz...
In retaliation, China orders US to close Chengdu consulate
China has told the US to shut down its consulate in the city of Chengdu. The order was issued on Friday, in response to a...
China successfully launches first mission to Mars
China has launched an unmanned probe to Mars in its first ever independent mission to another planet. The Tianwen-1 was launched on a Long March-5...