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Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5Killed
Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital ...

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5 Killed

Mohamed Shattah, Lebanon’s former finance minister, has been killed by a car bomb that exploded in the centre of the capital Beirut along with at least five others, officials told Al Jazeera. The blast struck close to the government’s headquarters and parliament on Friday, injuring at... read more »

Beijing may relax birth policy in 2014
Beijing may relax birth policy in 2014

Beijing may relax birth policy in 2014

Beijing – Beijing has started to examine a draft to relax the more than 30-year-old one-child policy, authorities said Friday. The standing committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Congress is mulling an amendment to the Beijing Municipal Population and Family Planning Regulations,... read more »

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers
Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant w...

Maldives gets tough on illegal migrant workers

Male – Maldivian authorities have started to fine firms that employ undocumented expatriate workers, media reports said here Friday. Immigration Controller Hassan Ali said the initiative was re commended during this week and so far four employers have been fined for the breach, Xinhua... read more »

Hasina says Khaleda Zia would be tried for 'terrorism' in Bangladesh one day
Hasina says Khaleda Zia would be tried f...

Hasina says Khaleda Zia would be tried for ‘terrorism’ in Bangl...

Islamabad – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the country would hold the trial of main opposition leader Khaleda Zia one day for unleashing terrorism in the name of movement. Speaking at a public rally in Faridpur, Hasina said that Zia would be charged with issuing orders for... read more »

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China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft charges

China probes powerful ex-security officer over graft charges

Washington – Chinese President Xi Jinping has authorized a corruption inquiry against the powerful former head of the domestic security apparatus, Zhou Yongkang. It is the first time... read more »

Afghan Taliban unwilling to negotiate with Karzai govt, says Pak

Afghan Taliban unwilling to negotiate with Karzai govt, says Pak

Islamabad – Pakistan security adviser Sartaj Aziz has said that the Afghan Taliban militant group is unwilling to enter into negotiation with the Karzai government. Aziz said that the... read more »

Kerry extends US-Afghan security deal deadline

Kerry extends US-Afghan security deal deadline

Johannesburg – United States Secretary John Kerry has apparently extended the deadline for the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Afghanistan by saying that it could even be... read more »

Kim Jong-Un rounds up executed uncle's relatives

Kim’s aunt survives purge with appointment to state committee

Sydney – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s aunt, whose husband was executed last Friday for trying to overthrow the government, has been nominated for an ad-hoc state... read more »

Kerry likens Kim Jong Un to Saddam Hussein

Kerry likens Kim Jong Un to Saddam Hussein

Washington – United States Secretary John Kerry has said that the purge and execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle was similar to the actions taken by slain Iraqi dictator... read more »