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Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan border guards exchange fire

India, Central Asian States to Consider Joint Counter-Terrorism Training - New Delhi

Pakistan can utilize Kazakhstan's natural resources to accelerate its economy: Kistafin

Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kistafin on Thursday said that Pakistan could utilize Kazakhstan's natural resources to accelerate its economy

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan border guards exchange fire

Kyrgyzstan accused Central Asian rival Tajikistan of firing on its troops Thursday in an outbreak of violence that comes after clashes at their contested border left dozens dead last year

Locals in Kyrgyz Villages Evacuate Amid Border Conflict With Tajikistan - Eyewitnesses

Locals in Kyrgyz villages in the border area with Tajikistan are evacuating after a shooting between border forces of the two Central Asian countries started on Thursday, eyewitnesses told Sputnik

Kazakh President Invites Indian Communication Companies to Enter Kazakh Market

Indian communication companies are welcome to launch operations in Kazakhstan and share their experience, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Thursday

Pakistan, Singapore hold Bilateral Political Consultations; multiple cooperation discussed

Pakistan and Singapore Thursday virtually held Bilateral Political Consultations in which the two sides discussed the entire gamut of bilateral relations covering cooperation in political, economic, defence and security

KP Karate players producing international stature players: Khurshid Khan

President Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Karate Association Khursheed Khan Thursday said that he is taking all possible steps for the promotion and development of Karate for producing world class players at international

Glacier lakes accelerate disappearance of permanent ice: study

Glaciers are retreating faster globally due to climate change but they melt more quickly when they flow into a lake than when they end on land, with consequences for water supplies, a new study found on Thursday

China turns over Indian who illegally entered Chinese territory

The Chinese border defense troops have turned over an Indian who illegally entered Chinese territory to Indian side after providing humanitarian aid, the Chinese military said on Thursday

Indonesia jails poachers over killing of 5 Sumatran elephants

China's Yunnan Province sees blooming flower export in 2021

Yunnan Province, the main supplier of flowers in China, reported robust export of fresh-cut flowers in 2021, the local customs authority said

National Women's Baseball C'ship next month

The 16th National Women's Baseball Championship under the auspices of Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB) would be staged at the Gujranwala Cricket Stadium, Gujranwala from February 7 to 11

Singapore Grand Prix gets green light for next seven years

Singapore will host the Formula One night race for another seven years from 2022 to 2028, organisers said Thursday, after the coronavirus pandemic scuppered the event for two years running

Medicines donated to FIC

Philippines logs 18,191 new COVID-19 cases

Unique Exhibition of South Korean Artists Work Opens in Moscow

Japan's starters in FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier against China

China's starters in FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier against Japan

More than 200 new species found in Mekong region: WWF

Scientists discovered more than 200 new species across the greater Mekong region in 2020, according to a WWF report, despite the threats posed by climate change and human activities such as logging

Cambodia launches campaign to revive pandemic-hit tourism industry

A campaign named "Cambodia: Safe and Green Tourism Destination" was launched here on Thursday, aiming at reviving the COVID-19-hit tourism industry, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said

OIC Secretary-General Discusses Cooperation with United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari

Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr Hissein Brahim Taha on Tuesday 25 January 2022 in his office in Jeddah, received Mr Khaled Khiari, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific

CPEC Western Route development strategically significant: Chinese scholar

With 486 attacks, 2021 was "most violent year" for Indian Christians: UCF report