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Zimbabwe Gov't, Opposition Blame Each Other for Fuel Protests' Violence, Call For Peace

As protests over the rise in Zimbabwe's fuel prices continue to flare up across the country, both the government and the main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), have blamed each other for the violent turn that the demonstrations have taken, simultaneously calling for a peaceful resolution

Women’s achievements within Dubai’s energy sector highlighted

Kuril islands: strategic chain at heart of Russia-Japan dispute

Strong 6.1-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia

12 reports of different bodies presented in the Senate

Twelve reports of different issues were presented in the Upper House of the Parliament by the chairmen of relevant Standing Committees on Monday

Chairman Senate for extending specialized management courses on Parliamentary Services

Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani Monday said that the specialized management courses on parliamentary services would be extended across the country

Uncovered dumpsters posing environmental hazards in Islamabad

Despite repeated public complaints, the civic agencies are still at their loggerheads to move totally generated garbage out of the city's area and the residents of the federal capital are compelled to brave teasing odor of the solid waste dumped in installed waste dumpsters by them daily

31 Rohingya in limbo on Bangladesh-India border

Thirty-one Rohingya Muslims including 17 children remained stranded on the India-Bangladesh border after three days, Dhaka officials said Monday, as both sides refuse to accept them

Next Launch From Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome Slated for Summer - Space Center Director

The next launch from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome is scheduled for summer, Vostochny Space Center director Valinur Agishev said on Monday

E&P firms pursuing target to drill 90 wells, achieve 33.50 mbbl oil, 1.473 tcf gas production

Exploration and Production (E&P) companies, operating in different potential areas across the country, are working on ambitious targets of drilling 90 wells and achieving production of 33.50 million barrel (mbbl) crude oil and 1.473 trillion cubic feet (tcf) natural gas during the current fiscal year

Unmanned Launch of US SpaceX Dragon 2 to Int'l Space Station Delayed Until Feb 16 - Source

The unmanned launch of a Dragon 2 spacecraft, developed by US aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed until February 16 and may be postponed further, a Russian space industry source told Sputnik on Monday

Russia Refuses to Participate in Warsaw Conference on Middle East- Polish Foreign Minister

Russia refused to participate in the upcoming ministerial-level meeting on the Middle East organized by the United States in Warsaw, Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz said on Monday

31 Rohingya stranded between India, Bangladesh border

Some 31 Rohingya refugees have been living in inhuman conditions between the Bangladesh and India border for the last three days, according to local media reports on Monday

Colombia's ELN rebels claim police academy attack

Colombia's leftist ELN rebels claimed responsibility on Monday for the bombing of a police academy in Bogota that killed 20 people as well as the attacker, and derailed peace talks being held in Havana

Lahore-Abdul Hakeem motorway to open on February 15