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Recently graduated appointee takes charge of media in Mecca on basis on qualifications Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Islamic Affairs Abdul Latif Al Sheikh has ordered a young female employee be appointed as a media spokesperson for the ministry..
Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but e..
Woman delivers healthy baby boy at noon time, seven weeks early The Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) Flight BI008 from Dubai, initially flying 173 passengers, landed in Brunei Darussalam with an unexpected additional passenger, Borneo Bulletin reported...
Indian authorities suspended Internet services in several parts of the eastern state of Bihar in a bid to stop public gatherings and violent protests over a military recruitment plan, police officials said on Saturday. One protestor was killed and..
Fires at a large chemical plant in the Chinese city of Shanghai have killed at least one person. They broke out around 04:00 on Saturday (20:00 GMT Friday) at one of the country's largest refining and petrochemical plants. Flames could be s..
There are fears for the safety of dozens of worshippers in the Afghan capital of Kabul after a Sikh temple was hit in an explosion. The blast occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning and it is unclear if there are casualties. One local o..
Sri Lanka's government on Friday ordered public sector employees to work from home for two weeks due to severe fuel shortages as the island nation grapples with its worst financial turmoil in seven decades. Sri Lanka is scrambling to find fore..
A man left paralysed by the Manchester Arena bomb has conquered the summit of Africa’s highest mountain in his wheelchair. Martin Hibbert, 45, broke into singing and dancing as he reached the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro with his support team o..
France, Germany, Italy, and Romania support the move to grant Ukraine the status of EU candidate membership, this came in a statement made by French President Emmanuel Macron, who holds the presidency of the Federation currently. &q...