KABUL -- A local Afghan Pashto Television Channel Shamshad TV on Sunday launched a news service to broadcast China-related news.
Local Shamshad TV will broadcast the 15-minute news service from 05:00 p.m. local time to 05:15 p.m. daily. (Afghanistan-China-TV)
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FAIZABAD, Afghanistan -- At least one person was killed and two others injured after a roadside bomb struck a police van in Khash district of northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province on Sunday, a local official said.
"A roadside bomb launched by terrorists struck a police vehicle in Khash district today afternoon killing one person and injuring two others," the official told Xinhua but refused to be identified. (Afghanistan-Bomb Attack)
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MANILA -- The Islamic State (IS)-linked militants are putting up fierce resistance as Philippines forces continue its bloody offensive to retake southern Philippine city of Marawi, an army commander said on Sunday.
Col. Romeo Brawner expressed hope that the Marawi siege will end "very soon." In a news conference in Marawi, Brawner said, "We are trying our best (to meet the military's self-imposed Oct. 15 target). Our troops are fighting hard." (The Philippines-Terrorism)
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HANOI -- Landslides and floods caused by torrential rain this week in Vietnam's northern and central regions have killed 60, left 37 missing and injured 31 others, the country's Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Sunday.
The victims included 20 people in northern Hoa Binh province, 15 in central Thanh Hoa province, and nine in central Nghe An province. (Vietnam-Flood Casualties) Enditem
