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Sri Lanka to add 49 official tourism zones
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 30: Sri Lankan government has planned to designate 49 additional locations as official tourism zones, State...
Lao gov't permits school closures amid soaring temperatures
Vientiane [Laos], April 30: Laos' Ministry of Education and Sports has told school administrators to consider temporarily suspending classes if...
3 dead, 17 injured in multi-vehicle crash in...
Manila [Philippines], April 30: A speeding bus crashed into several vehicles along a busy highway in the Philippine capital on...
6 killed, 1 injured in west Afghanistan mosque...
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30: Six people were shot dead and another was injured following an attack at a mosque by...
ADB leads financing of first private sector solar...
Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 30: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a 121.55 million financing package with Dynamic U.S. dollars...
Hamas to deliver response to Israeli truce proposal...
Tel Aviv [Israel], April 30: Diplomatic efforts intensify to reach a ceasefire in Gaza as a Hamas delegation heads to...
Zelensky: Russia taking advantage of slow arms delivery
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 30: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia is taking advantage of the slow delivery of Western weapons...
Columbia students defy deadline to disband pro-Palestinian encampment
New York [USA], April 30: New York City's Columbia University has begun suspending students involved in a pro-Palestinian protest on...
Three police officers shot dead, five wounded in...
North Carolina [USA], April 30: Three law enforcement officers have been fatally shot and five others were wounded while serving...
US 'hopeful' Hamas will accept Israel's new ceasefire...
Gaza [Palestine], April 30: The US secretary of state hopes Hamas will accept what he has called Israel's "extraordinarily generous"...
Spain's prime minister averts crisis but political schism...
Madrid [Spain], April 30: On Monday morning, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced he would remain in office following several...
European Council adopts reform of fiscal rules
Brussels [Belgium], April 30: The European Council adopted three pieces of legislation that will reform the EU's economic and fiscal...
Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association elects new board of...
Sharjah [UAE], April 30: The Emirates Reprographic Rights Management Association (ERRA) convened its second ordinary general assembly meeting in Sharjah,...
Alef Group hands over 819 units at Al...
Sharjah [UAE], April 30: Alef Group, the leading real estate development company in the emirate of Sharjah, has announced the...
Iran unveils new 'kamikaze' drone
Tehran [Iran], April 29: The Iranian military on Sunday presented a new attack drone designed to fly into targets and...
Chile declares national mourning after three police officers...
Santiago [Chile], April 29: Armed assailants have ambushed and killed three police officers in southern Chile before setting their car...
Only US can halt Israel's attack on Rafah:...
Ramallah [Palestine], April 29: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says only the United States could stop Israel from attacking the...
US doctor describes pain, hunger and hopelessness of...
Chicago [USA], April 29: Sam Attar reckons he left part of his soul in Gaza. It was the part of...
Host Saudi tells global economic summit the world...
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 29: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said: "The situation in Gaza obviously...
US buys more than 80 'no longer in...
Washington [USA], April 29: Washington bought 81 out of 117 Soviet-era fighter aircraft in the above auction, according to the...
The US President clearly stated his views on...
Washington [USA], April 29: According to CNN citing an announcement from the White House, the call took place on April...
The US and South Korea strengthen the foundation...
Seoul [South Korea], April 29: Currently, the US deploys more than 28,000 soldiers permanently stationed in South Korea. Reaching a...
US presidential election survey: Mr. Trump leads Mr....
Washington [USA], April 29: On April 28, CNN announced the results of a voter opinion poll about the US presidential...
Ms. Tran To Nga's fight for justice
Paris [France], April 29: Specifically, the Paris Court of Appeal (France) plans to open a hearing on May 7 (local...
13 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah
Rafah [Palestine], April 29: Israeli air strikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed 13 people...
Ukrainian elder leads seniors in fight against Russia
Moscow [Russia], April 29: Oleksandr Taran's mobile artillery unit isn't officially part of Ukraine's military, but that hasn't stopped his...
My struggle to keep family safe while covering...
Gaza [Palestine], April 29: One of the worst moments of the past six months was the night we all slept...