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Historic move: UAE to get its first Jewish house of worship by 2022

Interestingly, In August 2015, during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first official visit to the region, the UAE government announced a decision to provide land for the construction of a Hindu mandir in Abu Dhabi.

Aug 26, 2020

India exposes PAK's lies on cross-border terrorism, Al-Qaeda decimation & more

Pakistan has once again stirred its pot of lies to cook up some old and some new allegations against India. But the facts are here.

Aug 25, 2020

Journalist asks Brazilian Prez a 'question', Jair Bolsonaro wants to punch him in return

Queiroz and Flavio Bolsonaro are under investigation for a scheme that allegedly swindled pay from government employees when the younger Bolsonaro was a regional lawmaker in Rio de Janeiro, and before Jair Bolsonaro became president in January 2019.

Aug 24, 2020

Breaking: Fire breaks out in Philippines's Mandaluyong, no casualties

A fire broke out in Mandaluyon city in Philippenes on Monday. The incident took place near Boni Avenue in a residential-commercial area. The fire was eventually contained.

Aug 24, 2020

Philippines twin blasts: 10 killed, several injured in bombings in southern Philippines

The military said the first explosion occurred at around 12 noon in front of a grocery store along a busy street in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province.

Aug 24, 2020

Trove of 1,000-year-old gold coins unearthed in Israel

Israeli youths have unearthed hundreds of gold coins stashed away in a clay vessel for more than a thousand years.

Aug 24, 2020

Explainer: What do we know about the health of Japan's Shinzo Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a Tokyo hospital on Monday for the second time within days, fanning further speculation about the state of his health.

Aug 24, 2020

Pakistan sanctions Taliban, Haqqani Network to evade global financial blacklisting

Pakistan government has issued a statutory notification, ordering imposition of sanctions on those Afghan Taliban leaders and groups, including the Haqqani Network, who are on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanction list.

Aug 22, 2020

After Hagia Sophia, Turkey's historic Chora church also switched to mosque

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconverted the historic Chora church, one of Istanbul's most celebrated Byzantine buildings, into a mosque on Friday, a month after opening the famed Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship.

Aug 21, 2020

UK government debt hits £2 trillion for first time

The UK government debt has increased above 2 trillion pounds ($2.6 trillion) for the first time amid heavy spending to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed on Friday.

Aug 21, 2020

Japan ship deviated from shipping lane before Mauritius impact, data shows

The Japanese-owned bulk carrier that ran aground off Mauritius and spilled oil over pristine waters and fragile coral reefs diverted more than 100 kilometres from a regular shipping lane, data from a maritime analysis firm showed.

Aug 21, 2020

Israel vs Gaza tensions: Israel bombs Hamas sites following rocket attack

On Thursday night, Israel bombed Gaza in response to the latter's rocket fire on, in the latest rise in tensions between the two territories.

Aug 21, 2020

Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Pakistan, kills 24, injures 5 others

At least 24 people were killed as heavy rains lashed Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, officials said.

Aug 21, 2020

COVID-19: Hong Kong's jobless rate down slightly in May-July

Hong Kong's jobless rate edged down during the May-July period, ending a gaining streak for nine three-month periods, but still remained at a relatively high level as the COVID-19 epidemic continued to weigh on the economy.

Aug 20, 2020

Mali's President announces resignation to avoid 'bloodshed' after rebel troops launch coup

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned on Tuesday and dissolved parliament hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint, plunging a country already facing a jihadist insurgency and mass protests deeper into crisis.

Aug 19, 2020