BANGKOK -- Thai Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Charnvirakul said Friday that the new government will strengthen all-round cooperation with China.
Anutin made the remarks during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Zhang Jianwei. (Thailand-China-Ties)
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KABUL -- At least 17 civilians, including three cricket players, were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in eastern Afghanistan's Paktika province on Friday night, the local TOLOnews reported on Saturday, citing security sources.
The attack occurred at around 8:30 p.m. local time in Khandaro village of Argun district, where a Pakistani jet targeted a house. The airstrike also injured 16 others, including women and children, according to the sources. (Afghanistan-Pakistan-Airstrikes)
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ISLAMABAD -- A high-level Pakistani delegation will hold discussions with representatives of Afghanistan in Doha to address ongoing issues between the two sides, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
The ministry said that the Pakistani delegation, led by the country's Minister of Defense Khawaja Asif, will seek measures aimed at ending cross-border terrorism and restoring stability along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Talk)
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NEW DELHI -- At least eight people were killed and 28 others injured, 15 of them critically, on Saturday after a pickup vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, the state broadcaster All India Radio said.
The accident took place near Chandsaili Ghat of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra. (India-Road Accident) ■
