Pakistani forces rescue kidnapped Iranian soldiers
ISLAMABAD, Mar 21: Pakistani security forces recovered four kidnapped Iranian soldiers from the border region in southwestern Balochistan province, the military said early Thursday. The army's media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the security forces conducted a successful intelligence-based operation at Amori area in district Chaghai, Balochistan about 3-4 km from Pakistan-Afghan border. — Xinhua
Australia says tensions with Turkey ease
SYDNEY, Mar 21: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday tensions between his country and Turkey had eased after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office said comments by the Turkish leader that sparked the row had been taken out of context. A diplomatic dispute flared over Erdogan's comments in the wake of Friday's gun massacre in which 50 people were killed at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, attacks for which an Australian white supremacist has been charged with murder. — AP
Giant sunfish washes up on beach
SYDNEY, Mar 21: Pictures of a giant, odd-looking fish have gone viral after it washed up on a beach in South Australia. Identified as an ocean sunfish by experts, the 1.8m (6ft)-long specimen was first spotted by a group of fishermen driving along the sand. Ocean sunfish, or Mola mola, are the world's heaviest bony fish species and can be found in temperate marine waters globally. One expert said the found fish appeared to be a smaller example of its species, which can grow over 4m (13ft) tall and weigh more than 2.5 tonnes (2,500kg). "It's probably an average-sized one, they can get nearly twice as big as that," Ralph Foster from the South Australian Museum told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. — BBC
Nicaragua will free all jailed protesters
MANAGUA, Mar 21: President Daniel Ortega's administration promised Wednesday to free within 90 days all demonstrators arrested in the year since protests erupted against the Nicaraguan government. The release of an estimated 640 opposition protesters had been the main demand of the opposition for continuing talks with the government. In return, the government is asking for the lifting of sanctions imposed on Ortega's government. — AP
Albania opposition calls for early election
TIRANA, Mar 21: A few thousand opposition protesters have gathered in front of Albania's parliament building calling for the government's resignation and an early election. Thursday's rally is part of the center-right Democratic Party-led opposition's protests over the last month accusing the leftist Socialist Party government of Prime Minister Edi Rama of being corrupt and linked to organized crime. The government denies the allegations. -- AP
Blast rocks east China chemical plant
BEIJING, Mar 21: A chemical plant in eastern China was rocked by an explosion on Thursday, local officials said, as authorities checked for any casualties. The blast occurred at a chemical facility run by Tianjiayi Chemical in Yancheng, Jiangsu province, city officials said. Video footage published by state-run Beijing News on China's Twitter-like Weibo, showed an enormous explosion, with flames engulfing the top of the chemical plant. — AFP
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