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Indonesian militants in Papua liberate a kidnapped New Zealand pilot.
Over a year and a half ago, Phillip Mehrtens was kidnapped by the insurgent group known as the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). More than a year and a…
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Palestinian man kills one, wounds three in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: A member of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement opened fire on Sunday in Jerusalem’s Old City, killing one person…
India police charge Amazon executives over online marijuana sales
Indian police have charged directors from Amazon's original arm over claims the US retail mammoth's online gate was used to…
60pc of Afghanistan’s population facing crisis levels of hunger, warns UN envoy
Afghanistan is “ on the point of a philanthropic catastrophe” and its collapsing frugality is heightening the threat of unreasonableness,…
Modi warns bitcoin could ‘spoil’ young Indians
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advised that bitcoin presents a threat to youngish generations, sounding a hawkish tone…
Taliban invited to next meeting of Afghanistan’s neighbors
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday the Afghan Taliban would be invited to the third clerical meeting…
Taliban launch operation against IS in southern Afghanistan
The Taliban have launched a crackdown on lairs of militant Islamic State groups in southern Afghanistan, officers said on Monday,…
Israeli troops have watched, joined settlers attacking Palestinians: NGO
An Israeli rights group said on Sunday that in 183 incidents of Jewish settler violence against Palestinians, Israeli forces did…
Taliban hold a military parade with US-made weapons in Kabul in a show of strength
Taliban forces held a military cortege in Kabul on Sunday using captured American- made armoured vehicles and Russian copters in a display…
