BEIJING, Mar 13(AP): Attempts to block Beijing's goal of bringing Taiwan under its control are like "stretching out an arm to block a car," China said in its latest rhetorical broadside against the self-governing island republic's independence-minded president.The statement issued late Tuesday takes aim at Tsai Ing-wen's recent announcement of...
Read moreMAPUTO, Mar 13(AFP): At least 66 people have been killed and 141,000 affected after heavy rains deluged central and northern Mozambique, the government has said as it appealed for funds to manage the crisis."The government has decreed a red alert due to the continuing rains and the approach of the...
Read moreSEOUL, Mar 13 (Al Jazeera): South Korea on Wednesday ramped up its firepower in its battle against pollution, passing a set of bills that designate the problem a "social disaster" and which could unlock emergency funds to tackle the issue.Pollution in Asia's fourth-largest economy has been exacerbated by factors including...
Read moreHONG KONG, Mar 13(AFP): Long-term exposure to harmful smog particles increases the risk of diabetes, a new study in China has shown, providing evidence for a link between the country's air pollution and the disease.China is facing the largest diabetes problem in the world with around 11 percent of its...
Read moreISLAMABAD, Mar 13(AP): Pakistan's air force says one of its fighter jets successfully test-fired a locally developed missile, described as a "smart weapon."The announcement follows recent skirmishes with rival India over disputed Kashmir during which Pakistan said it shot down two Indian planes and captured a pilot, who was later...
Read moreBAGHDAD, Mar 13(Xinhua): Up to 300 Islamic State (IS) militants and their family members are sheltering in a mountain in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday.The 300 are sheltering "in Qara-Chokh Mountain near the town of Makhmour, about 60 km southeast of Nineveh's provincial capital...
Read moreHEJERE, Mar 13(AP): The black box from the Boeing jet that crashed and killed all 157 people on board will be sent overseas for analysis but no country has been chosen, an Ethiopian Airlines spokesman said on Wednesday, as much of the world grounded or barred the plane model and...
Read moreKABUL, Mar 13(AP): An Afghan journalist who has long received death threats was seriously wounded in a bombing in the country's south, while in the western province of Farah, the Taliban stormed an army checkpoint and killed 10 soldiers, officials said on Wednesday.Also in Farah, a local official was gunned...
Read moreUS-backed Syrian forces pushon as IS militants fight back BAGHOUZ, Mar 13: US-backed Syrian forces say Islamic State militants are putting up a desperate fight against their advances and have staged a counterattack from the tiny speck of land the extremists still hold in eastern Syria. A commander with the...
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