ISLAMABAD, Nov 5 (Agencies): Pakistani and Russian troops have concluded their two-week joint anti-terrorism military exercises, the military said on Monday.The exercise focused on counter terrorism training of the Special Operation Forces of Pakistan and Ground Forces of Russian Federation while exchanging mutual counter terrorism experiences, an army statement said.Pakistani...
Read moreKABUL, Nov 05 (Agencies): An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked a checkpoint in eastern Ghazni province, killing at least 13 soldiers and policemen.Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor, says seven soldiers and six policemen were killed. Four soldiers were also wounded in the early Monday attack at...
Read moreANKARA, Nov 05 (Agencies): Saudi Arabia sent a toxicologist and a chemical expert to its consulate in Istanbul after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed, a senior Turkish official has told the BBC.The Saudis admit the journalist was killed there last month, but their accounts have wavered on what happened.Turkish investigators...
Read moreCOLOMBO, Nov 05 (AFP): Thousands of supporters of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse headed for the capital on Monday to rally in support of his controversial nomination as prime minister, as the island's constitutional crisis deepened.Sri Lanka has been gripped by political turmoil since President Maithripala Sirisena sacked his...
Read moreYANGON, Nov 05 (Reuters): Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) expects to have won only seven of 13 seats up for grabs in by-elections, a spokesman said on Sunday, conceding that Myanmar's ruling party needed to do more for voters from ethnic minorities.The polls, held on Saturday,...
Read moreBollywood actress Anushka Sharma is unveiling her wax figure at the IIFA Awards Experience at Madame Tussauds Singapore on November 19.She is the latest addition to the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards Experience at Madame Tussauds Singapore, according to a Media OurReach statement on Monday.Her figure is Madame Tussauds...
Read moreJAKARTA, Nov 05 (AFP): Indonesia is to launch a "special audit" of Lion Air's operations in the wake of last week's deadly crash that killed 189 people, the government said Monday.The budget carrier has been a regular target of complaints about poor service, unreliable scheduling and safety issues, including a...
Read morePalestinian gov't slams Israeli bill on death penalty RAMALLAH, Nov 05: The Palestinian Authority (PA) slammed on Monday the Israeli decision to advance a bill that would allow Israeli military courts to punish Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israelis by death penalty. Yousef Al-Mahmoud, Palestinian government spokesperson, said in a...
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