Jackie Chan’s son prosecuted on drug charge

BEIJING, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Jaycee Chan, son of Chinese kung fu star Jackie Chan, was prosecuted in Beijing on Monday for allegedly providing a venue for drug users, according to the People’s Procuratorate of Beijing’s Dongcheng District. The prosecution came three months after he was formally arrested following a drugs bust at his residence […]

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Bangladesh President Visits Ajmer Dargah

Jaipur, Dec. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, today, visited the Dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishty in Ajmer, and prayed for peace and harmony in the subcontinent, the shrine’s officials said. “He (Hamid) visited the dargah at around 3.35 pm and stayed for 15-20 minutes, offering prayers,” Syed Manovar Chisty, a khadim (servitor) […]

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China joins hands with neighbors to elevate subregional development

BANGKOK, Dec. 21 ( NsNewsWire) — China and its southeast neighbors will soon embark on a series of major cooperation projects after Premier Li Keqiang wrapped up his fruitful visit to Thailand on Saturday. MAJOR BILATERAL PROJECTS China eyes deeper cooperation with Thailand and hopes for a more balanced bilateral trade and economic relationship, Li […]

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77 militants killed after school massacre in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD , Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan hanged two convicted militants on Friday — the country’s first executions in years — after the government reinstated the death penalty in response to a horrific Taliban school massacre this week that killed 148, most of them children. Pakistan also stepped up an offensive against the militants in […]

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Pakistan Moves to End Policy on ‘Good Taliban’

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 20 (NsNewsWire) — In the wake of the Peshawar school massacre, some U.S. and Afghan officials are beginning to express optimism that Pakistan may finally be changing its decadeslong policy of supporting jihadist groups. Pakistan’s military for several months has been moving away from the policy, under which these militant groups have long […]

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Children massacred in Pakistan school attack

Peshwar, Pakistan, Dec.  17 (NsNewsWire) At least 141 people, including 132 children, have been killed in an attack by Pakistani Taliban fighters (TTP) on a military-run school in Peshawar in Pakistan’s northwest. Explosions and gunfire rang out as seven armed men attacked the Army Public School on Tuesday morning, in one the bloodiest attacks in Pakistan’s […]

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China Arrests Ex-Security Chief, Zhou Yongkang, in Corruption Inquiry

HONG KONG, Dec. 6 (NsNewsWire) — China’s former chief of domestic security, who has been under investigation for months in an anticorruption inquiry, has been expelled from the Communist Party and arrested, the official state news agency announced early Saturday. The former security chief, Zhou Yongkang, is the highest-ranking party leader to be prosecuted since […]

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Int’l community hails Afghan reform agenda at London conference

LONDON, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The international community on Thursday welcomed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s reform agenda for his country at a conference in London, with more than 50 countries reaffirming their commitment to support Afghanistan’s security and development. Britain and Afghanistan co-hosted the London conference to discuss Afghanistan’s future and international support for it […]

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