Vietnam’s sea police ship launched

Vietnam’s sea police ship launched

(VNA) - A company under the Defense Ministry on Tuesday launched the DN 2000 ship, one of the most advanced ships used by the Vietnamese marine police
Gunmen Kill 7 Shi'a In Balochistan

Gunmen Kill 7 Shi'a In Balochistan

Gunmen have shot dead seven Shi'ite Muslims in two separate incidents in Pakistan's troubled southwestern province of Baluchistan. Police say that in the first incident, four gunmen riding two motorbikes intercepted a...
Pakistan: 11 killed in car bombing in northwest

Pakistan: 11 killed in car bombing in northwest

A powerful car bomb ripped through a market in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people. The explosion in Mattani bazaar near the city of Peshawar injured another 20 people...

39 dead in oil refinery blast in Venuzela

At least 39 people were killed and many others injured in a powerful gas explosion at an oil refinery in western Venezuela early yesterday/ on Saturday. The situation at Amuay oil refinery has been put under control...
Syria: Battles continue to rage in Damascus

Syria: Battles continue to rage in Damascus

(VOV) Fierce battles continue to rage in the south of Damascus, leaving 37 dead on Wednesday alone. Syria’s news agency SANA, quoted official sources, as saying that the government army...
47 killed in Baghdad bombings

47 killed in Baghdad bombings

Two car bombs and a roadside bombing shook the Iraqi capital of Baghdad yesterday, claiming 47 lives and wounding 105 others
Series of blasts leave 110 dead in Iraq

Series of blasts leave 110 dead in Iraq

Iraqi security officials said a wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday killed nearly 110 people and wounded 200 others, making it the deadliest day in more than two years
Huge rally in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Huge rally in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

(VOVworld) – Thousands of people yesterday gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to protest a new constitutional amendment, dissolution of parliament, and a possibility of forming a new constituent committee
Lên Đồng or “Going into a trance” Ritual

Lên Đồng or “Going into a trance” Ritual

(VOVworld) – Worshipping the Mother Goddess – Mother of the Universe - has been a time-honoured spiritual practice in Vietnam since prehistoric times. The ancient Vietnam people initiated the practice of communicating with the...
Shaky future in Syria

Shaky future in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Syria. Annan praised the “positive spirit” of the coordination between the...
Senior Afghan peace negotiator killed

Senior Afghan peace negotiator killed

Arsala Rahmani, senior Afghan peace negotiator, was shot dead in Kabul on Sunday. Rahmani was a consultant of President Hamid Karzai and also a key member of Afghanistan's High Peace...
Bomb blasts in southern Thailand

Bomb blasts in southern Thailand

Three car bombs exploded in a downtown area of Yala city in southern Thailand's Yala Province on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 110 others
Consequences of Korans burning

Consequences of Korans burning

(VOVworld) Relations between the US and Afghanistan have become tense since US soldiers at the Bagram military base in Afghanistan burned a number of Korans. The case has created headaches...