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3 critically endangered Sumatran tigers found dead in sling snares in Indonesia

Three critically-endangered Sumatran tigers have been found dead after being caught in sling snares in a private oil palm plantation in Indonesia's Aceh province, the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency said.

Apr 26, 2022

Prime Minister addressing a rally at Palli village of Jammu and Kashmir

PM Modi in Jammu: From projects worth Rs 20K crore to empowering youths, women, destitute [key highlights]

175 central laws are applicable in Jammu and Kashmir to empower women, the poor, the marginalized and deprived section of the society, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Apr 24, 2022

Al-Qaida commander killed in operation in Yemen

A senior commander of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch was killed in a shootout with local security forces in Yemen's southeastern province of Hadramout, a security official told Xinhua.

Apr 24, 2022

5.9-magnitude offshore earthquake jolts southern Philippines

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted Davao Oriental province in southern Philippines on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

Apr 19, 2022

Phillipines death toll due to massive landslides triggered by tropical storm Megi rises to 121

The death toll from the tropical storm that battered the Philippines over last weekend rose to 121, including 81 victims buried by landslides in central Philippine city, authorities said on Thursday.

Apr 14, 2022

Pakistan's internal situation does not affect forces guarding borders: GOC [details]

Pakistan desperately trying to sabotage ongoing peace, development activities in J&K.

Apr 13, 2022

Gangwon Fire Headquarters, a firefighter tries to put out a forest fire in Yanggu, northeastern Korea, April 11, 2022.

Wildfire burns 521 hectares of woodland equal to size of 730 football fields near inter-Korean border

A forest fire charred mountain areas the size of 730 football fields in a northeastern town close to the inter-Korean border for two days, firefighting officials said Monday.

Apr 11, 2022

China puts up sprawling Covid camps with rows of cramped metal boxes

COVID spike in Shanghai a concern; thousands of medical workers nationwide rush to aid

Around 10,000 medical workers from several regions across China have arrived in Shanghai in recent days to help the fight against Covid-19 as the city has seen surging infections, local health authorities said.

Apr 4, 2022

Restive volcano in Philippine capital Manila spews magmatic gases, steam

A restive volcano near the Philippine capital Manila spewed magmatic gases and steam on Thursday, following a phreatomagmatic eruption on March 26.

Mar 31, 2022

Plane crash: 2 black boxes of crashed China Eastern Airlines plane being decoded

The two flight recorders, or black boxes, of the China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed on March 21 are being decoded, an aviation official said on Thursday.

Mar 31, 2022

6.0-magnitude quake hits Ecuador; damages houses, hospitals [details]

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Ecuador's coastal province of Esmeraldas, damaging residences, hospitals, and public buildings, authorities said.

Mar 28, 2022

Alert level raised for Philippines' Taal volcano

Authorities in the Philippines on Saturday raised the alert level for Taal volcano near Manila due to "increasing unrest".

Mar 26, 2022

India acts big brother to Sri Lanka [Opinion]

Indian policy in the region towards smaller countries, seems to be paying dividends, as compared to China, which is more and more is being seen as a hawk, intent on taking over smaller countries natural resources, writes Asad Mirza, a political commentator.

Mar 21, 2022

Pandemic not over: Over 40% new Covid cases globally in areas neighbouring China; situation under watch

There has been a resurgence of Covid-19 cases globally in the past week with, notably, more than 40 per cent of cases appearing in areas surrounding China, according to China's National Health Commission (NHC)

Mar 20, 2022

Massive explosion in Pakistan Army's ammunition depot in Sialkot [details]

There have been unconfirmed reports that the ammunition depot was hit by an 'unidentified object.'