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Magnitude 6.1 quake kills five in Iran

At least five people were killed by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit by two later strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude, reports Reuters. "Five people have...

India bans single-use plastic

India on Friday imposed a ban on single-use plastics on...

Thailand scrambles fighter planes after Myanmar jet ‘violates’ airspace

Thailand scrambled fighter jets near its border with Myanmar on...

China urges US to fulfill climate duties after Supreme Court ruling

The United States must meet its international obligations on climate...

Japan govt asks citizens to cut power use

The highest temperatures for the season since record-keeping began have...

India court says Prophet row 'set country on fire'

India's top court has rebuked a former spokesperson of the...

North Korea blames 'alien things' near border with South for COVID outbreak

North Korea claimed on Friday that the country's first COVID-19...

Landslide kills 14 in eastern India, nearly 50 others feared dead

At least 14 people have died and another four dozen...

Philippines begins new era of Marcos rule

The son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was...

Taliban to exclude women at its ‘gathering for unity’

A large gathering organised by the Taliban of Afghanistan's religious...

Hindu man killed in India, Muslim man arrested after claiming responsibility

A Hindu man was killed in his tailoring shop in...

Gunmen open fire on vaccination team in Pakistan, kill three

Unidentified militants opened fire on a polio vaccination team in...

Sri Lanka rushes to find fuel as shortages hit schools, workers

A Sri Lankan government minister was in Qatar on Tuesday...

1.5pc of Syria's population killed in war: UN

The UN human rights office said on Tuesday that 306,887...

10 killed after residential building collapses in Mumbai

A four-storey residential building collapsed in India's financial capital of...

Iran applies to join BRICS group

Iran, which holds the world's second largest gas reserves, has...

Non-essential petrol sales halted for two weeks in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has suspended sales of fuel for non-essential vehicles...

Sri Lanka shuts schools, urges work from home to save fuel

Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people...

Political crisis worsens in India's richest state

The ongoing political crisis in India's richest state, Maharashtra, is...

Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights

Japan's government has urged people in Tokyo and its surrounding...

Bangkok's market fire kills at least 2

A huge blaze in Bangkok torched buildings and cars in...

Sri Lanka struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies: minister

Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a...

Health official warns of disease outbreak among Afghan earthquake survivors

Thousands affected by a deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan are...

Indonesia president to visit Ukraine, Russia on peace-building mission

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Sunday he will urge...

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