LAHORE, Feb 6 - Extravagantly coloured kites dueled above Lahore and cries of victory rang out from rooftops on Friday, as the city celebrated the lifting of an 18-year ban on a spectacular three-day traditional Punjabi kite-flying festival.
The three major parties hoping to lead Thailand’s next government made their final pitches to large crowds of supporters in Bangkok on Friday (Feb 6), as the country prepares to head to the polls this weekend.
The summonses amounted to RM25.3 million (S$8.15 million).
Almost 170 were injured in the explosion, which took place during Friday prayers in the capital Islamabad.
Beijing cancelled flights on 49 air routes to Japan after PM Takaichi's remarks on Taiwan angered it.
Police said he had been summoned but did not name him as a suspect in any offence.
The Royal Australian Mint has defended the design of the coins, which mark 100 years since Queen Elizabeth II's birth.
The blasts wounded almost 170 other people.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 - A suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and wounded almost 170 others during Friday prayers in a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's capital Islamabad, police and government officials said.
The cessation of violence is "the most basic thing" that the grouping will look at, said the Philippines.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 - A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people during Friday prayers in a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, two police officials said.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 6 - An explosion ripped through a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad on Friday killing several worshippers, police said.
SEOUL, Feb 6 - A United Nations committee has approved exemptions from wide-reaching sanctions against North Korea to allow fresh humanitarian aid to reach the country, a diplomatic source said on Friday, amid a push by Seoul and Washington to engage Pyongyang.
JAKARTA, Feb 6 - An Indonesian comedian who became the first from his country to air a special on Netflix was called in for questioning on Friday after police said they had received complaints that some of the material in the show was insulting and blasphemous.
The New START treaty, the last remaining agreement constraining Russian and US nuclear weapons, lapsed on February 4. There are no negotiations to extend the terms of the treaty, either. As US President Donald Trump said dismissively in a recent interview, “if it expires, it
The student had just arrived in Mumbai to visit a relative when the balloons were being delivered for a birthday celebration in the same building.
Hong Kong prides itself on being a first world city. So how did such a thing like the Tai Po fire happen?
GENEVA, Feb 6 - The U.S. on Friday called for a new arms control agreement after the treaty that set caps on Russia and the U.S.'s strategic nuclear weapons deployments for more than two decades expired on Thursday.
The move would the provision of aid such as medical equipment and water purification systems.
China’s latest high-power microwave (HPM) breakthrough, a powerful truck-mountable system described by Chinese researchers and Chinese media as a potential counter to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations such as Starlink, signals a shift toward non-kinetic weapons designed to
The incident occurred at 11.29am on Feb 6 and the Indonesian victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Japan’s political equilibrium is on the ballotScott Foster reports that Japan’s February 8 election will decide whether the LDP regains one-party dominance or remains
Taiwan’s defence ministry has warned any delay could postpone much-needed weapons deliveries.
TOKYO — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s party looks set to strengthen its hold on parliament in Sunday’s election, which, if so, will free her to pump new waves of stimulus into Japan’s underperforming economy. Voters appear jazzed by the prospect of reopening those fiscal
HONG KONG, Feb 6 - A fire engulfing eight vehicles outside a Hong Kong wholesale food market was put out on Friday, according to the fire services department, after plumes of black smoke could be seen rising above the western part of the city's Kowloon peninsula.
BEIJING, Feb 6 - China said on Friday it was open to dialogue with Lithuania after the Baltic nation's prime minister described as a \"mistake\" its 2021 decision to let Taiwan set up a de facto embassy in the capital of Vilnius.
BEIJING, Feb 6 - China said on Friday that it was open to dialogue with Lithuania - remarks that come after Lithuania's prime minister described a 2021 decision to let Taiwan set up a de facto embassy in its capital Vilnius as a \"mistake\".
MOSCOW, Feb 6 - A senior Russian officer, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, was rushed to hospital after being shot in Moscow on Friday, officials said.
LONDON/WASHINGTON, Feb 6 - The Trump administration's plan to unleash a wave of small futuristic nuclear reactors to power the AI era is falling back on an age-old strategy to dispose of the highly toxic waste: bury it at the bottom of a very deep hole.
Indonesia Foreign Minister Sugiono made the remarks after accompanying President Prabowo Subianto to a meeting with more than 40 Islamic leaders and representatives from Islamic organisations.
Bali has been grappling with a growing waste crisis in recent years.
Analysts say the rare same-day calls on Wednesday (Feb 4) were a calculated move by Beijing to assert its centrality and maximise leverage as great-power politics hardens.
For the first time in decades, her Awami League party’s “boat” symbol is absent.
The reality is that whoever wins government will inherit an economy with little fiscal or monetary room.
The code has been under discussion for years, but the talks have stalled repeatedly over disagreements on its scope, enforcement and legal status.
The LDP has governed Japan for all but four years since its founding seven decades ago.
The controversial incident took place on Nov 23, 2025, but was not listed as an official reason for punishment despite public criticism.
The driver apparently lost control while reversing the Perodua Viva car just after 8am on Feb 3. Security camera footage of the incident circulating online sparked safety concerns.
The action star is reportedly receiving treatment for gallbladder cancer. A source close to him shared that he was diagnosed in 2024 and has been undergoing chemotherapy.
A report saying the Trump administration has decided to approve humanitarian sanctions exemptions for Pyongyang.
GOPALGANJ, Bangladesh, Feb 6 - For the first time in decades, the image that once defined the hometown of Bangladesh's ousted premier Sheikh Hasina during elections, her Awami League party's \"boat\" symbol, is absent.
The medical team monitoring Dr Mahathir’s progress are satisfied with his recovery.
His case fell apart after his lawyer at the time fed information to police while supposedly defending her clients.
Media reports of psychiatric institutes locking up patients - including people without mental illness - as part of an insurance scam triggered a nationwide review.
