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Four Athletes sent back home from Asian Games over prostitution scandal
JAKARTA – Four Japanese basketball players have been sent home from theAsian Games in disgrace for allegedly paying prostitutes for...
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President Ashraf Ghani makes new pledge with Afghan Taliban
KABUL – President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday evening announced a ceasefire withTaliban. He said the ceasefire would start on Monday...
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Turkish-made helicopter prototype ready for flight test
ANKARA: The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has built the country’s first prototype of a new generation, twin-engine multi-purpose helicopter that...
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Afghan Taliban preparing to attack capital Kabul: Report
KABUL – Afghan Taliban are planning to attack Kabul, the capital ofAfghanistan. Ahmad Zia Massoud, a former special envoy to...
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani makes a new offer to Taliban
KABUL – Afghanistan was waiting Monday for a Taliban response to PresidentAshraf Ghani’s suggestion of a three-month ceasefire, an offer...
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Ritual of changing Ghilaf-e-Kaaba held
The ritual of changing Ghilaf-e-Kaaba was held early this morning. The new Ghilaf has been prepared at a cost of...
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Beijing ponders upon Trump’s grand strategy to thwart China’s rise as global power
BEIJING – In Chinese government offices and think tanks, universities andstate-run newsrooms, there is an urgent debate underway about what...
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US welcomes Afghanistan s latest ceasefire offer to Taliban
Washington: The United States on Sunday welcomed the announcement by Kabul of a provisional ceasefire with the Taliban, saying the...
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New Zealand Minister sets a new record after she biked to hospital to deliver her first child
NEW ZEALAND – New Zealand’s Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter has takenthe cycle of life to a whole new...
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Trump lashes out at Russia probe as McCarthyism
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday angrily denounced the federal probe of Russia’s 2016 election meddling as “McCarthyism at...