India approves world’s first Covid-19 DNA vaccine
NEW DELHI, India: The drug regulatory authority in India has granted emergency approval for Zydus Cadila’s Covid-19 vaccine, the world’s first DNA shot against the...
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Game over: Taliban retakes Kabul as US lowers flag on embassy
KABUL, Afghanistan: The Taliban has declared an end to the war in Afghanistan the group entered into the capital to retake Kabul as conqueror after...
Taliban gains control of nine Afghan provincial capital in five days
KABUL, Afghanistan: The Taliban has captured nine out of 34 provincial capitals in Afghanistan in less than a week. The group has captured nine provincial...
Three more Afghan provincial capitals fall to Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan: The Taliban has captured three more provincial capitals, as they take their fight to the cities after seizing much of the countryside in...
Taliban captures Nimruz province’s capital
KABUL, Afghanistan: The Taliban has captured the city of Zaranj in Afghanistan’s Nimruz province on Friday, making it the first provincial capital the group has...
Protests continue as minor girl raped, murdered, cremated in Indian capital
NEW DELHI, India: Protests continued in the Indian capital on Wednesday for the fourth day straight, as outrage continues to build over the rape and...
16 killed as lightning strikes at wedding party in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh: Several lightning bolts have hit a wedding party in Bangladesh killing at least 16 people and injuring the groom. The group had just...
Four killed as Afghan defence minister’s house attacked in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan: At least four people have been killed in an armed attack at the residence of the Afghan defence minister. Bismillah Khan Mohammadi was...
African student’s death in police custody sparks protest in India
NEW DELHI, India: A Congolese student who was arrested in an alleged drug case, died in police custody in India’s southern city of Bengaluru, leading...
China court sends outspoken businessman behind bars for 18 years
BEIJING, China: A Chinese court has sentenced a prominent businessman to 18 years in prison for criticising the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and...