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KABUL, May 4 (Xinhua) — Gulbudin Hekmatyar, leader of Afghanistan‘s Hizb-e-Islami, or Islamic Party, is due to return to Kabul on Thursday, ending decades of exile and fighting against the government, said a statement released by the presidential palace. “President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is scheduled to deliver a speech at the ceremony to welcome Hekmatyar,” […]
Read MoreTEHRAN, May 4 (Xinhua) — At least 35 miners were killed in a coal mine explosion in the northern Iranian province of Golestan on Wednesday, Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei was quoted by Tasnim news agency as saying Thursday. The accident occurred at 12:45 p.m. local time (0815 GMT) in Zemestan […]
Read MoreLONDON, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — British Prime Minister Theresa May made her most stinging remark so far against European Union (EU) “bureaucrats” in Brussels, accusing them of trying to ruin Brexit talks. May was speaking outside 10 Downing Street after meeting with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday on the day British parliament was […]
Read MoreTALUQAN, Afghanistan, May 4 (Xinhua) — At least seven Taliban fighters including the group’s key commander Mawlawi Qadir had been killed in northern Afghanistan, local police said Thursday. According to police chief Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani in the northern Takhar province, five villages have also been cleared from the Taliban insurgents over the period. More than […]
Read MoreDHAKA, May 4 (NsNewsWire) — Banglalink, one of the leading digital communications service providers of Bangladesh, in its commitment to provide digital services for all has brought a budget smartphone with exciting bundle offer for the customers nationwide. To connect the unconnected to the digital world and to create value beyond connectivity, Banglalink is also […]
Read MoreDHAKA, April 30, (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh and its South Asian neighbors can make their container ports more efficient by boosting private sector participation, improving governance and encouraging competition in order to grab a bigger share of international trade and create more jobs, says a new World Bank report. While noting that Bangladesh and South Asia […]
Read MoreNEW YORK, April 27 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road Initiative is a very positive project that helps boost sustainable economic development in the world, especially in ill-connected Asia, a former U.S. diplomat has said. “I think it’s a very important project. I think the idea of reconnecting Asia is very important,” Marc Grossman, vice […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, April 27 (Xinhua) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed during an operation in Afghanistan against the Islamic State (IS) militants, the Pentagon said Thursday. “Two U.S. service members were killed in action last night in southern Nangarhar, Afghanistan, during an operation against ISIS Khorasan,” Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said, referring to the group’s affiliate […]
Read MoreBISHKEK, April 27 (Xinhua) — Kyrgyzstan has launched joint command and mobilization exercises in case of emergency, the press service of the country’s General Staff of the Armed Forces reported Thursday. The main purpose of the exercises was to mobilize the management bodies of ministries and departments, state administrations and local governments to carry out […]
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