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The launches followed a separate round of North Korean cruise missile tests last week and a Jan. 14 test-firing of the country’s first solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile.

Nine Pakistani workers were gunned down and three others were injured by unidentified attackers who opened indiscriminate fire on them in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province near the border on Saturday.

As heavy fighting sent more people fleeing south towards the Egyptian border, the row over the UNRWA aid agency for Palestinian refugees deepened.

The deal inked by Thai foreign minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi allows people from the two nations to travel to one anothers' country visa-free from March 1.

Pakistan's independent human rights commission has said there is little chance of a free and fair parliamentary election next month because of 'pre-poll rigging'.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops killed nine suspected Muslim militants in the volatile south, including two key suspects in a bomb attack last month that left four Christian worshippers dead, the army said Saturday. Four…

Palestinians are fleeing the fighting, adding to the number already crowded into Rafah, near the Egyptian border, where the United Nations says most of Gaza's estimated 1.7 million displaced have converged.

The PML-N manifesto also stated that India-Pakistan relations should be anchored in mutual respect and a shared vision for regional stability and economic growth.

The United States has suspended funding, followed by several other countries, including Britain, Italy and Finland.

HONG KONG/WASHINGTON: US national security adviser Jake Sullivan pressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks in Thailand to use China's influence with Iran to ease tensions in the Middle East. The officials also agreed to work…

International Court of Justice demanded that Israel try to contain death and damage in its military offensive in the tiny coastal enclave.

Russian Ambassador in Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan' s comments came in the backdrop of the US envoy here saying that she was concerned about the potential impact of the bill.

UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said the bombardment was a "blatant disregard of basic rules of war".

Unlike their ballistic counterparts, the testing of cruise missiles is not banned under current UN sanctions against Pyongyang.

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BEIJING: China and Nauru formally restored diplomatic relations Wednesday after the tiny Pacific island nation cut its ties with Taiwan earlier this month, in a further move by Beijing to isolate Taipei's democratic government. Chinese…

On Monday, hostages’ family members disrupted a committee meeting in Israel’s parliament, yelling, “You won’t sit here while they are dying there!”

Two hundred rescue workers have been dispatched to the scene as well as dozens of fire engines and other equipment.

It was the deadliest single attack on Israeli forces in Gaza since the ground operation began.

Out of 225 legislators, 83 voted in favour of holding the debate while 50 voted against it.