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Dhaka: Myanmar has identified 41,719 Rohingyas from the list provided by Bangladesh. State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr. Md. Enamur Rahman hoped that the repatriation will start in March-April with this list. more
Afghanistan: Two killed in Badghis explosion

Kabul: Two policemen were killed and another was wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan's Badghis province on Wednesday, local media reports said on Thursday.

Joe Biden takes oath as 46th President of United States

Washington: Democrat leader Joe Biden took oath as the 46th President of the United States at the 59th inauguration ceremony held in the West Front of the US Capitol.

Mike Pompeo accuses China of committing genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement on Tuesday accused China of committing genocide against Muslim Uyghurs and other minority groups.

Armed bandits kill over 20 people in Nigeria : Reports

Moscow/Sputnik: At least 24 people were killed across Nigeria over the weekend in attacks carried out by bandits and cultists, Nigeria’s Vanguard newspaper reported on Monday.

Switzerland closes two hotels in St. Moritz resort due to spread of mutated COVID-19

Zurich/Sputnik: Graubünden, a canton in the south-east of Switzerland, on Monday shut down the St. Moritz ski resort and put guests and staff on quarantine, after health authorities ...

Blast targets government official's car in Kabul

Kabul: A day after gunmen opened fire on a vehicle and killed two female judges of the Supreme Court in Afghanistan's Kabul, a car carrying a Telecommunications and IT Ministry offici ...

Some 10,000 join anti-lockdown protest in Vienna: Police

Vienna/Sputnik: Some 10,000 people are taking part in an anti-lockdown protest in Vienna on Saturday, police spokesman Markus Dittrich told Sputnik.

Malaysian authorities seize PIA Boeing 777 aircraft

Islamabad: Malaysian authorities have seized a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing-777 aircraft at Kuala Lumpur airport over outstanding lease dues.

Donald Trump amends order to address threat from securities investment in Chinese military companies

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to address the threat from securities investments that finance Chinese military companies, the White House said in a st ...