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Senior US Diplomat Hale to Visit Japan, 3 Other Asian Countries Next Week - State Dept.

London Book Fair announces Sharjah as 'Market Focus 2020'

Over 110,000 measles cases reported in Q1 2019: UNICEF

More than 110,000 measles cases were reported worldwide in the first quarter of 2019, UNICEF revealed today, adding that these figures represent a 300 percent hike from the same period last year

Pak to host two international softball events

Softball Federation of Pakistan (SFP) would host the two international events this year to groom its technical officials and establish the game on modern lines of coaching

Tropical forest the size of England destroyed in 2018: report

Boeing Takes $1Bln Hit Amid Grounding of 737 MAX Planes - CFO

Deliveries of Russian Arms to Indonesia Under New Deal to Be Completed by 2020 - Official

Indonesia expects that the deliveries of Russian BT-3F amphibious armored personnel carriers and BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles under a new deal will be finalized by 2020, Brig. Gen. Sunaryo, the director for international cooperation at the Indonesian Defense Ministry, told Sputnik on Wednesday

Nahyan bin Mubarak opens 2nd OIC Festival

Manila 'Not Afraid of US Sanctions' for Russian Arms Imports - Defense Undersecretary

The threat of US sanctions will not deter the Philippines from purchasing Russian weapons, while Washington risks losing allies if it ignores their right to pursue an independent foreign policy, the Philippine defense undersecretary, Cardozo M. Luna, told Sputnik in an interview

Philippines Considers Buying a Small Russian Submarine by 2027 - Defense Undersecretary

The Philippines is considering buying a small Russian submarine for the third stage of the modernization program of the country's armed force, from 2022 to 2027, Philippine Undersecretary of National Defense Cardozo M. Luna told Sputnik in an interview

Sleepless nights for Indonesia's election 'losers'

Political hopeful Yayat Abdurahman bet that he would be a winner among some 245,000 candidates in Indonesia's huge election last week, but his dreams of public office are fading fast as the votes get tallied

Saudi Arabia releases Indonesian maids on death row for witchcraft

Two Indonesian domestic workers sentenced to death for practising witchcraft against their employers' families in Saudi Arabia returned home Wednesday after their sentences were commuted, Indonesia's foreign ministry said

Russia Exported Over $2.5Bln Worth of Weaponry to Indonesia Over 26 Years -Rosoboronexport

Since 1992, Russia has exported arms worth over $2.5 billion to Indonesia, Russia's Rosoboronexport state arms exporter said in a statement Tuesday

Russia Signed Contract for Supply to Indonesia of BT-3F, BMP-3F Vehicles - Rosoboronexport

Russia has signed a contract for the supply to Indonesia of BT-3F amphibious armored personnel carriers and BMP-3F infantry fighting vehicles, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said in a statement Tuesday

Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry for taking business community on board on tax amnesty scheme

President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ahmed Hassan Moughal said that government was working on introducing a new amnesty scheme to broaden the tax base and bring undeclared assets into the formal economy