Access restored to Tigray camps sheltering Eritrean refugees
Aug 11, 2021, at 07:31 pm
New York: In Ethiopia’s wartorn Tigray region, UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals for the first time since being cut off by fighting last month.
UN rights chief condemns Afghanistan abuses as Taliban advance continues
Aug 11, 2021, at 07:22 pm
New York: Disturbing reports of Taliban violence against communities now under their control in Afghanistan have been condemned by UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who on Tuesday backed a return to peace negotiations in Doha.
Amid Taliban aggression, Afghanistan people launch social media campaign against Pakistan
Aug 11, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan people have launched a social media campaign on Monday against Pakistan to protest against Islamabad's meddling in the affairs of the country.
There is no democracy in Pakistan: Journalist Hamid Mir
Aug 11, 2021, at 06:57 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's popular journalist Hamid Mir has criticised the shrinking space for press freedom and the growing “climate of fear” for media persons in Pakistan.
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani arrives in Mazar-i-Sharif to discuss security issues
Aug 11, 2021, at 05:31 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has arrived in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of the northern Balkh province, to discuss security issues, a presidential spokesperson told Sputnik.
Canada's Spavor sentenced to 11 years by Chinese court: Reports
Aug 11, 2021, at 03:50 pm
Moscow: Canadian Michael Spavor, detained by China in late 2018, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court on spying charges, CBC reported.
US President Joe Biden says Afghan forces must fight for themselves
Aug 11, 2021, at 03:25 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: US President Joe Biden said that the Afghan troops must fight for themselves as multiple cities have fallen to the Taliban in the past few days.
Afghanistan: Acting finance minister leaves the country
Aug 11, 2021, at 02:27 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's acting finance minister has left the country amid pressure by the Presidential Palace, media reports said.
US sex trafficking survivor Virgina Giuffre sues Britain's Prince Andrew for alleged sexual abuse
Aug 11, 2021, at 04:52 am
New York: A US woman, who is a sex trafficking survivor, has filed a civil case in New York against Prince Andrew of Britain claiming she was sexually assaulted by him when she was 17 years old.
Afghanistan: 12 Taliban terrorists, including Pakistan nationals, killed in airstrike
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Kabul: As many as 12 Taliban terrorists, including two Pakistan terrorists, were killed during an airstrike conducted by the US air force in Afghanistan's Kapisa province on Tuesday, officials said.
China gives Canadian citizen death penalty on charges of drugs smuggling, Marc Garneau condemns
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Beijing/UNI: A Canadian citizen on Tuesday lost his appeal against the death sentence given to him by a court in China on charges of drug smuggling.
Bangladesh starts inoculating Rohingya refugees against COVID-19
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Dhaka/UNI/Sputnik: Bangladesh launched COVID-19 vaccination campaign for Rohingya refugees in camps near the southeastern city of Cox's Bazar, the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia said on Tuesday.
Taliban attack repulsed in Dehdadi: Reports
Aug 10, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Mazar-e-Sharif: Afghanistan security forces pushed back Taliban terrorists from Kod Barq area of Dehdadi district in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Geneva: Hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk as fighting intensifies in and around Kunduz, Lashkar Gah, Kandahar, and other Afghan cities.
Biden thanks Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for hosting Summer Olympics
Aug 10, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: US President Joe Biden thanked Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for hosting the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Shocking’ escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan: UNICEF
Aug 10, 2021, at 06:07 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed shock on Monday at the rapid escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan, following the deaths of 27 children in the country in the past 72 hours, and 136 who were injured.
Tigray: Intensified fighting across borders ‘disastrous’ for children
Aug 10, 2021, at 05:50 pm
New York: UN agencies continue to sound the alarm over the growing “humanitarian catastrophe” in northern Ethiopia, sparked by the conflict in the Tigray region, now in its ninth month.
Tory MP warns UK, US and EU of a 'very miserable century' unless they deal with China now
Aug 10, 2021, at 05:20 pm
London: Tory MP and Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, Tobias Ellwood, has said the UK, US, and European Union should work together to resolve issues with China.
Pakistan replaces its Belt and Road chief with a person loved by Beijing
Aug 10, 2021, at 05:15 pm
Karachi: The Pakistani government has replaced the head of its Belt and Road projects with an energy expert who is a favorite of Beijing, in a bid to push the stalled projects forward, an episode which is surely showing the role China is playing to manage the infrastructure plan from behind the scenes.
COVID-19 vaccine made mandatory for troops: US President Joe Biden supports Pentagon
Aug 10, 2021, at 03:36 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday said he strongly supported the effort by the Department of Defence (DOD) to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for members of the U.S. military by Sept. 15.
Taliban atrocities: Displaced families are now sleeping in open-air in Kabul
Aug 10, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Kabul: In an episode showing the helplessness of the people in distress amid Taliban insurgence, dozens of families from Kunduz, Takhar, and Badakhshan provinces sought refuge in Kabul after fleeing the fighting in the three northern provinces.
Pakistan: Man killed, four injured in explosion
Aug 10, 2021, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: A man was killed and four others were injured in a hand grenade attack on a shop in the capital city Quetta of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province late Monday night, officials and sources said.
Gunmen kill three customs officials in Pakistan
Aug 10, 2021, at 02:57 pm
Dera Ismail Khan: Gunmen shot dead thee customs officials in Pakistan's Kulachi area on Monday.
Pentagon secretary, Pakistani Army Chief discuss Afghanistan situation: Spokesperson
Aug 10, 2021, at 02:50 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US and Pakistan's top defense officials during a phone conversation discussed the ongoing situation in Afghanistan as well as regional security, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said in a readout.
Pakistan: Tourists looted at gunpoint in Swat
Aug 10, 2021, at 02:45 pm
Swat: Police said around 20 tourists were looted at gunpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat region on Monday, media reports said.
US envoy Khalilzad leaves for Doha for talks on Afghanistan: State Department
Aug 10, 2021, at 02:21 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has left for Qatari capital Doha to hold talks on Afghanistan and urge the Taliban to stop offensive, the State Department said in a statement.
ANP leader kidnap-murder case: Quetta police operation leaves five accused dead
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:46 am
Quetta: Balochistan Police have claimed to have 'resolved' the ANP Central leader MaliK Ubaidullah Kasi’s month-long kidnapping saga which had ended with his killing by the kidnappers.
Pakistan: Trade associations challenge Sindh govt's minimum wage hike
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:42 am
Karachi: Trade associations have challenged the Sindh government’s minimum wage hike in the court of the law calling it a violation of due process, sparking off yet another conflict in Pakistan.
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:39 am
Peshawar: A jirga involving veteran Pakhtun leaders has asked the Pakistan government to review its foreign policy amid a volatile situation in war-torn Afghanistan.
Afghanistan security forces arrest Pakistani terrorist
Aug 10, 2021, at 12:36 am
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces on Saturday arrested a Pakistani terrorist from Ghazni province, officials said.