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China urges employers to make Friday Half Day to boost Tourism
Shanghai, Aug 12: China is urging employers, including government agencies, to give their staff Friday afternoons off during the summer months in a bid to boost tourism, a media report said.
A state council circular said on Tuesday that…
Islamic State Militants release 22 abducted Christians
Damascus, Aug 12: A total of 22 abducted Syrian Assyrians were released by the Islamic State (IS) militants, who kidnapped them along with tens of Assyrians last February, Assyrian activists said.
The released Assyrians reached on…
Hillary Clinton unveils $350-bn Plan for Students
Washington, Aug 11: The US Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has unveiled a $350 billion higher education plan aimed at cutting college tuition and easing debt burdens for college loanees, the media reported on Tuesday.…
US credibility at stake over Iran Nuclear Deal: Obama
Washington, Aug 9: President Barack Obama on Sunday warned that a scuttling of the Iran nuclear deal would fray international unity, but would not say if it may lead him to use military force to prevent Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon.…
United Nations Mission slams Deadly Attack in Kabul
United Nations, Aug 8: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned what it called " indiscriminate attack" in Kabul, which has killed at least eight civilians and injured more than 200 others, a UN spokesman said here.…
Five People killed in Terror Attack on Mali Hotel
Bamako, Aug 8: At least five people, including soldiers, have been killed in a terror attack on a hotel in Mali's central town of Sevare, media reported on Saturday.
Gunman have taken an unknown number of people as hostages at the Byblos…
MH370 Wreckage to be found in Aussie Search Area: Bishop
Canberra, Aug 7: Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Friday said that the wreckage from missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 will be found in Australia's search zone in the southern Indian Ocean.
Bishop said this week's news of…
Hiroshima marks 70th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing
Tokyo, Aug 6: The residents of Japan's Hiroshima city on Thursday commemorated the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb dropped by a US aircraft on this day in 1945.
The crowd observed a minute of silence at 8:15 a.m., the exact time…
Debris found on Reunion Island from MH370: Malaysian PM
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 5: Verification has confirmed that the debris found on Reunion Island belongs to the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced here on Thursday.
"Today, 515 days since the…
Unidentified Gunmen fire at Wasim Akram in Karachi
Karachi, Aug 5: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at former Pakistan skipper and pace legend Wasim Akram here on Wednesday, but he survived the assassination attempt, the media reported.
The attack took place on Shah Faisal Road near…