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Afghan airstrikes kill 21 insurgents in southern Helmand province

KABUL – A total of 21 militants have been confirmed dead as military planes struck a Taliban gathering in Nawa ...

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 10,123,778

NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,123,778 on Thursday as 24,712 new cases were registered during the past ...

US reinstates Sudan’s sovereign immunity over past terror attacks

AGENCY – US lawmakers on Monday backed legislation granting Sudan legal immunity for past militant attacks, a final step in ...

UN Security Council recognizes role of Int’l Court of Justice

AGENCY –  The Security Council on Monday recognized the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in promoting international ...

344 abducted Nigerian students released : governor

AGENCY – A total of 344 students who were kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria’s Katsina state and taken ...

India’s COVID-19 tally almost 10 million

NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally has almost touched 10 million as it reached 9,979,447 on Friday. As many as ...

No one owns Huawei but its employees

By Jiang Xisheng  CHINA – Sweden’s telecom regulator, PTS, recently excluded the country’s operators from using Huawei equipment in their ...

2 killed in blast targeting lawmaker’s vehicle in Kabul

KABUL – At least two people were killed and two others, including the brother of a national parliament member, were ...

Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll close to 179,000

SAO PAULO – Brazil on Wednesday reported 836 deaths from COVID-19 in the past day, bringing the national count to ...

Biden’s son Hunter says under investigation for tax affairs

WILMINGTON – Hunter Biden, the son of US President-elect Joe Biden and a frequent target of Republican attacks, said Wednesday ...