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Nora al-Matrooshi is one of the two Emiratis picked from thousands of applicants as Gulf nation looks to the stars

A local vet was called after the buffaloes started to 'act strangely and their mouths started frothing'

Resignations form part of a major reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of seven state elections in 2022

Gunshots heard throughout the capital after the attack, occurred amid a rising wave of politically linked violence

China leads the global count with more than 1.3 billion jabs, followed by India with 361.32 million

The attacks have accelerated as the US pulled out of its main base, effectively ending its two-decade intervention

Iraqi militia groups aligned with Iran vowed to retaliate after last month's US strikes on the Iraqi-Syrian border

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif welcomed the departure of the US in opening remarks

Afghan military officials complain they were not told in advance US forces would leave in the early hours last Friday

It is the first such agreement under a 2019 law meant to give indigenous groups more control over child welfare

New Zealand’s closed borders have helped keep Covid-19 out of the Pacific nation

The Kingdom's deputy defense minister is the highest-ranking envoy to visit Washington since Biden became president

Foreign minister says friendship between the two countries rooted deeply in the hearts of its people

Only 64% of hospital personnel have been vaccinated in the country

India's resolve to redraw borders, reallocate assembly seats raises fears of marginalisation of Muslim populace

Islamabad will extend all possible assistance to Kabul to cope with pandemic, says custom collector

We must oppose all acts of unilateralism in the name of hegemony and power politics, says Chinese president

Indian leaders have generally been circumspect about public contact to avoid upsetting Beijing

CentCom says it had officially handed over seven former US bases to Afghan security forces

Top UN human rights official deplores death in custody of Father Stan who campaigned for rights of tribal people

Lavrov will hold virtual talks with his ASEAN counterparts, during the visit to Jakarta

Iran has criticised the Gulf Arab states' close ties with Tehran's long-term foe Washington

Big debt and low income in the countryside will hold back any economic recovery

Insists his troops can hold the base from the Taliban, and that he has "quite enough" soldiers

India has officially reported 403,281 deaths out of 29.75 million people who have contracted the virus

Saleem has bid farewell to the entertainment industry but will remain in touch with it.

Aircraft was en route from regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana

Exodus of troops followed another weekend of fighting across much of the northern countryside

The pope underwent a left hemicolectomy, a procedure in which one side of the colon is removed

Spokesperson Zabihullah says peace talks will be accelerated in the coming days

The leaders of the three countries talked over the phone for over an hour

Oxygen producers had been told to allocate their stocks to the medical sector

The United States accuses Iran-backed militia groups of launching regular rocket attacks against its troops in Iraq

The crossings underscore a rapidly deteriorating situation in country as foreign troops near a complete withdrawal

Country is battling one of Asia's worst COVID-19 epidemics

The official death toll in the seaside city of Atami, southwest of Tokyo, stands at three

NSA Hamdullah Mohib says that government forces had not expected the Taliban offensive

Says constantly planning for contingencies; will adjust presence to address security challenges

Arrivals from green list destinations will only take PCR tests on arrival and on days 6 and 12

South Asian nation records 153 deaths, 8,660 cases over past 24 hours; 2,100 arrested for violating health guidelines

Sprawling military facility vacated by US amid effort for complete withdrawal from Afghanistan

It is also the first time since 2008 that Chinese astronauts have come out of their craft in space

Twenty-nine bodies were retrieved, 50 people had been taken to hospital, leaving 17 unaccounted for

The government has ordered a strict week-long nationwide lockdown in a bid to halt the spread of Covid-19

Pakistani president's daughter watched a movie here in 1972, during the meetings of Shimla agreement, recalls manager

Embassy terms reports factually incorrect; says consular sections temporarily closed due to Covid

As dominos topple and Afghan Taliban seize district after district, Ghani govt again looks for a way to blame Pakistan

Airline says decision taken in light of travel ban imposed by UAE government over Covid concerns

South Africa hit a record of 26,000 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday

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