Taliban militants attack army base in S. Afghanistan, leaving casualties

Mar 1,2019
Several Afghan soldiers and militants were killed and injured after Taliban militants stormed a national army's main base in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand early Friday, a local source said.
Pakistan to free captured Indian pilot
Mar 01
Pakistan says it will release an Indian pilot who was shot down and captured after his fighter jet crossed the de-facto border in the disputed Kashmir region on Wednesday.
56 caught for drug trafficking in Shenyang
Mar 01
Police in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, apprehended 56 drug dealers and seized 44.72 kg of methamphetamine.
Vietnam posts bigger export, import in January, February
Mar 01
Vietnam made export turnovers of roughly 36.7 billion U.S. dollars in the first two months of this year, up 5.9 percent year-on-year, and import turnovers of nearly 36.8 billion dollars, up 7.5 percent, seeing a trade deficit of 80 million dollars, General Statistics Office said Thursday.
Albania launches campaign to boost tourism
Mar 01
Albanian Ministry of Tourism and the Environment launched on Wednesday a campaign: Tourism 2019 "Be taken by Albania" in a bid to boost the country's tourism and economic development.
Mini miracle: 'Record-breaking' preemie leaves Tokyo hospital
Mar 01
A baby born in Tokyo weighing the same as a large onion has gone home healthy, becoming the smallest newborn boy in the world to leave hospital safely.
US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son
Mar 01
The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeing him as an emerging face of extremism.