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Mar 14, 2023

Clashes erupt in Pakistan as police try to arrest Imran Khan

Clashes have erupted in Pakistan after police tried to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan from his home in the eastern city of Lahore

Mar 12, 2023

Oil giant Saudi Aramco has profits of $161B in 2022

Oil giant Saudi Aramco says it earned a $161 billion profit last year

Mar 12, 2023

Oil giant Saudi Aramco makes a historic $161B profit in 2022

Oil giant Saudi Aramco says it earned $161 billion last year, claiming the highest-ever recorded annual profit by a publicly listed company and drawing immediate criticism from activists

Mar 10, 2023

Erdogan sets May 14 election date as he seeks to extend rule

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally set the country’s parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14

Mar 10, 2023

Iraq's crackdown on booze, social media posts raises alarm

Iraq’s new government is suddenly enforcing a long-dormant law banning alcohol imports and arresting people over social media content deemed morally offensive

Mar 7, 2023

Sri Lanka leader says IMF deal imminent after China's pledge

Sri Lanka’s president says China has given crucial debt restructuring assurances that mean the bankrupt nation could get its bailout package approved soon

Mar 6, 2023

A month after quake, survivors need shelter, sanitation

A United Nations official says one month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people continue to have “extensive humanitarian needs,” including shelter and sanitation

Cargo ship runs aground in Suez Canal, traffic not impacted

Mar 5, 2023

Egyptian authorities say a cargo vessel ran aground in the Suez Canal but traffic through the global waterway was not impacted

Mar 2, 2023

India's top court orders probe of Adani business group

India’s top court has ordered an investigation into any regulatory failures related to the Adani Group after the conglomerate's shares plunged due to allegations of wrongdoing by a U.S. short-selling firm

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey; more buildings collapse

Feb 27, 2023

An official says a magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey causing some damaged buildings to collapse