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Afghan orphans grieve families killed in U.S.-led war

© Provided by Xinhua "When I see other boys with fathers, I wish I had my father here as well," ...


Iranian FM says enemy forces cannot sour Iran-Afghanistan ties

TEHRAN, June 1 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian foreign minister stressed that the historical ties and commonalities between Iran and Afghanistan ...


"The Times": Bulgaria to help Rishi Sunak stop Illegal Immigration

Bulgaria will help Rishi Sunak to stop illegal immigration - under this headline, the newspaper "Times" informs about a new ...


As Russia's Influence Wanes in Central Asia, China and US Step In

Washington - China and the United States are putting a new focus on diplomacy in Central Asia, a region where ...


No. 6 Coco Gauff cruises at French Open

Sixth-seeded Coco Gauff made quick work of Julia Grabher in second-round action of the French Open on Thursday in Paris. ...


Rights Group: Iran Executed 142 People in May

washington - Iran carried out 142 executions in May, marking the highest number of people put to death in one ...


US: Republican Senators propose bill to impose new sanctions on Taliban for human rights abuses

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): Several Republican Senators in the US have proposed a bill that would subject the Taliban ...


Taliban intensify repression of Afghan women, girls: Human Rights Watch

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): Human Rights Watch has said that on the one hand, the Taliban continues to beg ...


Australia's most-decorated soldier loses war crimes case

A court has deemed that the reporting on alleged war crimes was sufficiently accurateAustralia's most-decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, lost ...


Afghanistan: Women selling second-hand clothes in Kunduz ask Taliban to provide training, jobs

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): Women who sell second-hand clothes in Afghanistan's Kunduz complain about the bad economic situation and ...


Iran's Interior Minister asks Taliban to maintain peace, security and avoid further border conflicts

Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has asked the Taliban authorities to advise their security forces ...


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Remains identified of US pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that 2nd Lt. James Litherland of South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, an Army ...

ACC sues Dr. Yunus, 12 others over embezzlement of $2,351,758

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 13 members of Grameen Telecom's board of directors, ...

Washington coordinates 14-country supply chain agreement

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department has said that trade ministers from 14 countries have taken part in the US-led ...

Injuries at Churchill Downs sees 12 horses dead in month

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky: Two horses that succumbed to their injuries at Churchill Downs have become the 11th and 12th fatalities over ...

Musk's Neuralink to begin trial human brain implants

FREMONT, California: Brain implant company Neuralink announced that it has received approval from US regulators to begin human brain implant ...

Indiana funeral director faces jail after police find unburied bodies

JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana: Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to more ...

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India readies graft charges against BAE, Rolls-Royce for jet trainers

NEW DELHI, India: Indian federal police documents indicate that the country has filed a graft case against the UK's BAE ...

U.S. stock markets rally on debt ceiling bill advance

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rallied sharply on Thursday after the House of Representatives passed the controversial bill ...

Nvidia says will build AI supercomputer in Israel by end 2023

SANTA CLARA, California: Nvidia Corp, the world's most valuable listed chip company, said that to meet soaring customer demand for ...

Record $95 million taken in at 'Little Mermaid' weekend opening

BURBANK, California: Over the US Memorial Day weekend, Disney's live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic, "The Little Mermaid," brought ...

At 6 million viewers per night, CBS most-watched tv network in US

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The Nielsen company said that CBS has again claimed the title of most-watched television network ...

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Ex-Punjab CM Parvez Elahi arrested by anti-corruption staff in Lahore

LAHORE, Pakistan - On Thursday, anti-corruption officials arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi near his Lahore residence. Anti-corruption staff ...


Opium cultivation has increased by 39% in Shan State, bordering China, Thailand, Laos

YANGON, Myanmar - Opium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar increased 33% last year, reversing a six-year downward trend, according to a ...


Dahal, Modi agree to expand trade, build Siliguri-Jhapa Petroleum Pipeline

NEW DELHI, India - Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal met with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in ...


Woman scout of resistance group in Sagaing executed by junta troops

SAGAING, Myanmar - According to a local resistance group leader in Sagaing Region's Ayadaw Township, a woman was captured and ...


ACC sues Dr. Yunus, 12 others over embezzlement of $2,351,758

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 13 members of Grameen Telecom's board of directors, ...


Washington coordinates 14-country supply chain agreement

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department has said that trade ministers from 14 countries have taken part in the US-led ...


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