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MOC lauds Culture Points results

The Ministry of Culture Jan. 22 lauded positive results from the Culture Points initiative, underscoring government success in encouraging the younger generation to pursue cultural experience and support art...

Taiwan, US stage high-level education dialogue

The fifth high-level dialogue under the Taiwan-U.S. Education Initiative was held Jan. 22 in...

First trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine meeting will take place in Abu Dhabi – Putin aide

Yury Ushakov made the announcement after President Vladimir Putin spoke with American envoys in...

Malnourished North Korean soldiers collapse during winter exercises, face abuse not medical care

Gear-laden North Korean soldiers trudging through the woods as part of their yearly winter...

China’s fake snow hysteria for Beijing Olympics disrupts water supplies

A few weeks before the world's skiers and ice skaters landed in Zhangjiakou, the capital of the Beijing Winter Olympics, a dozen machines frantically...

Taliban urges Muslim nations to recognise New Afghan govt

KABUL: Taliban appointed Afghanistan prime minister Hassan Akhund urged Muslim countries on Wednesday to be the first to formally adopt the Taliban government, as...

Pakistan Murree tragedy: 15 officials suspended, identifying “gross negligence”

LAHORE: The Punjab government has identified "gross negligence, lack of cooperation and team performance and risk assessment" as the reasons leading to the deaths...

Hong Kong: Sin Kwok Lam film producer and kung fu master to contest election

HONG KONG, Jan 19 - Hong Kong filmmaker and kung fu master Sin Kwok Lam said on Wednesday that he intends to enter...

China may Snoop Olympic athletes, leave phones at home to avoid spying in China

Aside from the numbers of the omicron and gold medals, athletes who arrive in Beijing for the Winter Games next month may have one...

Novak Djokovic detained in Australia ahead of deportation court hearing

Novak Djokovic has been arrested in Australia ahead of a trial that will determine whether an unvaccinated tennis star can stay in the country. The...

Russian troops to exit from Kazakhstan in two days, says president

NUR-SULTAN, Jan 11 - Russian-led troops will begin withdrawing from Kazakhstan two days after stabilizing the Central Asian country in the aftermath of...

Pakistan: At least 16 tourists died freezing and stranded in their vehicles

KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan 8 - At least 16 tourists have died from freezing temperatures after being trapped in their cars in northern Pakistan, where...

Kazakhstan Government resigns as emergency declared amid violent protests

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says "calls to attack government and military offices are absolutely illegal". Police spent tear gas and bombing to expel hundreds of protesters in the...

Pakistan-AfghanTaliban forces clash at Border Durand Line over fencing issue

For the second time in a week, Taliban and Pakistani troops clashed at the Durand Line border after troops tried to extend a barbed...

Indonesia to allow 100 Rohingya refugees on boat after protest, instead of towing it into Malaysian waters

Indonesia on Wednesday said it would release dozens of Rohingya refugees to the coast following protests by local residents and the international community over...

Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from traveling long trips without male escort

The Taliban said Afghan women who wanted to travel long distances by road should not be allowed to travel unless they were accompanied by...

Philippine’s Friendly approach has not reduced Chinese Aggression in the South China Sea

For more than five years, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Beijing did not end China's voyage to the South China Sea - and the...

Bangladesh ferry fire: Dozens killed near Jhalakathi in Crowded Ferry Fire

At least 37 people were killed and about 100 others injured when a full-blown boat caught fire in southern Bangladesh, local officials said. The three-story...

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