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China’s defense budget increase by...

China’s defense budget increase by 12 per cent, reaching 131.57 billi...

Beijing – The government announced the first day of the annual session of parliament . People’s Liberation Army of China’s military strength is considered the strongest and the number of troops is nearly 23 million . In the past two years, China ‘s defense budget has... read more »

Malala Yousafzai admits to not owning mo...

Malala Yousafzai admits to not owning mobile phone

Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, who stood up against Taliban and was shot in the head for promoting education for girls, has reportedly admitted that she does not have a mobile phone. Malala’s admission at a conference showcasing cell phone provider Vodafone’s initiatives to support... read more »

10 killed in bus accident in China

10 killed in bus accident in China

At least 10 people were killed and several others injured, including four in critical condition, after a passenger bus overturned on an expressway in northwest China’s Gansu Province on Monday. The 55-seat vehicle had 61 people on board when it veered off road and overturned in Gannan Tibetan... read more »

Bomb kills two soldiers in North West Pa...

Bomb kills two soldiers in North West Pakistan

Peshawar:  A bomb on Monday killed at least two paramilitary troops and wounded six others in a restive Pakistani tribal region bordering Afghanistan, officials said. The incident happened in Sadokhel area of Khyber tribal region where Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam militant groups are... read more »

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Musharraf rejects Pak offer of air ambulance for his ailing mother

Musharraf to file intra-court appeal with IHC against treason case

Islamabad – Former president General Pervez Musharraf has decided to file an intra-court appeal (ICA) with a two-member division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the... read more »

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffles Cabinet after resignations

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffles Cabinet after resignations

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday after three Ministers resigned amid a corruption probe, Anadolu news agency reported. Mr. Erdogan named new... read more »

Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests

Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects on Thursday at a shrine honouring Japan’s war dead in a move that drew a quick rebuke from China warning that the visit celebrated Japan’s... read more »

Rocks, tear gas fly as Thai protests escalate

Rocks, tear gas fly as Thai protests escalate

 Protesters trying to halt preparations for elections fought running battles with police in the Thai capital on Thursday, as the country’s festering political crisis again flared into... read more »

Turkish environment minister resigns over graft probe

Turkish environment minister resigns over graft probe

Ankara – Turkey’s Environment and Urban Planning Minister Erdogan Bayraktar Wednesday resigned over a major graft probe and called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to quit, media... read more »