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Indonesia landslide kills 15, dozens feared missing

Shawdesh Desk: At least 15 people were killed and dozens feared missing after torrential rains and landslides battered one of Indonesia’s outermost islands bordering the South China Sea, disaster officials

NK to take interception during missile tests as declaration of war

Shawdesh desk: North Korea warned Tuesday that it would be a ‘clear declaration of war’ if its missiles were shot down during their test launches over the Pacific Ocean. The

Grocery essentials in UAE will cost much lesser for Ramadan

Shawdesh Desk: Grocery prices in the UAE will drop this month after the government announced a seven per cent reduction in diesel prices for March. Even as petrol prices went

At least 12 killed in jihadist-hit Burkina

Shawdesh Desk: Between 12 and 14 people were killed last week in northern Burkina Faso, a region that has been battered by jihadist insurgents, local inhabitants said Monday. “A group

Imran Khan’s speeches banned on Pakistani channels

Shawdesh Desk: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has imposed a ban on broadcasting “live and recorded” speeches and press conferences of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

South Korea to compensate Japan wartime forced labour victims

Shawdesh Desk: South Korea announced plans on Monday to compensate victims of Japan’s forced wartime labour, aiming to end a ‘vicious cycle’ in the Asian powers’ relations and boost ties

Nine police officers killed in Pakistan suicide bomb attack

Shawdesh desk: A suicide bomber killed nine police officers and wounded 16 others on Monday in an attack on their truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. Security forces have been

Ukraine says survived its ‘most difficult winter’

Shawdesh Desk: Ukraine said it had survived a months-long winter onslaught of Russian strikes on water and energy infrastructure, as it marked the first day of spring Wednesday. But Kyiv