The brides were dressed in elaborate and glittery kebayas, the Indonesian national costume. The grooms were clad in traditional wedding outfits. Both groups were all smiles as family members led them to the wedding venue Tuesday in Indonesia’s Bogor district, West Java province. The couples joined a mass wedding event held and sponsored by Sav...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Taiwan on Thursday said that at least nine Chinese military jets crossed into what the self-ruled island calls “its air space.” A statement by Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said the island nation’s air force scrambled away from the Chinese jets. “The Air Force aircraft issued radio warnings and air ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Clashes between Pakistani security forces and Afghan Taliban were reported at the Wesh–Chaman border crossing, a Taliban spokesman said Thursday. The first was reportedly opened by Pakistani forces, Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter. “Leaders on both sides have been briefed and the situation is now under ...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – FEBRUARY 24: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow on Thursday, Feb. 24, amid high tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. A brief statement by the Kremlin said the two leaders discussed “the main aspects of bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on current regional topics, inclu...
Algeria and Egypt have called on their citizens in Ukraine to stay indoors, amid a Russian military intervention in the country. In a statement, the Algerian Embassy in Kiev asked its citizens to “abide by the instructions given by Ukrainian authorities, especially those related to staying at home.” The Egyptian Embassy in the Ukrainian capita...
Lebanon has thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to carry out three suicide bombings targeting Shiite religious compounds in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the interior ministry said Wednesday. Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) said the instructions for the bomb plot came from an IS operative based in the Palestinian refug...
Rohingya Muslims in The Hague, Netherlands, gathered on Wednesday in protest against Myanmar and the junta regime as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resumed hearing of the Rohingya genocide case. The top UN court on Monday resumed the hearing of the case against Myanmar in The Hague where the junta regime represented the Southeast [&h...
New sanctions imposed by the US, UK and the European Union are targeting some names close to Russia’s president and Russian banks following Moscow’s decision to officially recognize the so-called administrations of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. While the activities of some Russian banks in international markets were restricted wit...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan left for Moscow on Wednesday for a two-day visit to Russia amid escalating tensions in the region. During his maiden trip, Khan will meet President Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders, including the deputy prime minister, as well as local businessmen and investors, the Prime Mi...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – At least three passengers were killed and one went missing after a passenger ferry capsized in a southern river in Bangladesh early Wednesday, an official said. The 28-meter-long (92 feet) wooden water vessel was carrying 45 people, including three crew members, when it collided with a big passenger ferry. The pr...
