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China opposes U.S. arms sale to Taiwan

BEIJING, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — China on Friday expressed resolute opposition after U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law legislation authorizing the sale of four Perry-class guided missile frigates to Taiwan. “This seriously violates the three China-U.S. joint communiques, particularly the U.S. commitments specified in the August 17 Communique,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang […]

China’s Ebola vaccine enters clinical trials

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (NsNewsWire) — An Ebola vaccine developed by a military research institute has been approved to enter the human test stage, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army‘s (PLA) General Logistics Department announced Thursday. The restructured vaccine, developed by the Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMC), is based on the 2014 mutant gene type and […]

Bangladesh president Mohammad Abdul Hamid visits India

New Delhi, Dec. 18, (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh president Mohammad Abdul Hamid is all set to visit India, a foreign ministry statement said on Wednesday, pointing towards increasing warmth in relations between the two neighbours. Hamid’s 18-23 December visit will be the first visit by a ceremonial head of state of Bangladesh since 1972, the ministry […]

Pakistan seeks Afghanistan’s help to track down Taliban leaders

DHAKA, Dec. 18 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan’s army chief, General Raheel Sharif, travelled to Afghanistan on Wednesday to seek help in locating the Pakistani Taliban commanders who orchestrated the massacre at a Peshawar school Tuesday in which 148 people, mostly schoolchildren, were killed. Sharif and the head of the Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, Lt. Gen. Rizwan […]

Funerals Begin for 141 Slain in Taliban Attack on Pakistan School

Islamabad, Dec. 17 (NsNewsWire) — The first funerals are being held for the victims of a Taliban school massacre in Pakistan on Tuesday that left at least 141 people dead, most of them young students. Wearing military uniforms and strapped with explosives, seven assailants attacked the military-run facility in the northwestern city of Peshawar, shooting […]

Bangladesh marks 44th Victory Day with festivities

DHAKA, Dec. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh has celebrated its 44th Victory Day, commemorating the valiant sons of the soil who sacrificed their lives for independence from the Pakistani occupation forces in 1971. A 31-gun salute heralded the occasion, with major streets, buildings and structures in the capital illuminated with national flags and colourful lights. Like […]

80 pct of smokeless tobacco users in India, Bangladesh: report

Mumbai, Dec. 16 (NsNewsWire) — The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco has found that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use the carcinogenic product. Eighty per cent of smokeless tobacco users in the world are in India and Bangladesh. The report ‘Smokeless Tobacco […]

Bangladesh president coming Dec 18 on six-day visit

New Delhi, Dec. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh President M Abdul Hamid arrives in India Dec 18 on a six-day official visit at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee. The Bangladesh president, besides meeting President Mukherjee, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the Leader […]

Gunman, two others dead in Sydney siege, police say

Sydney , Dec. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Australian authorities stormed the cafe where aself-styled Muslim cleric had been holding hostages early Tuesday, killing the gunman and ending a crisis that had paralyzed central Sydney for hours. They moved in more than 16 hours after the siege began, only after hearing gunfire inside the Lindt Chocolate Cafe, […]