Bangladesh: 166 new death recorded due to COVID-19
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh continues to witness the fury of COVID-19 pandemic as 166 people lost their lives in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Friday.
Tigray: As famine looms, first WFP humanitarian flight arrives
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:25 pm
New York: Lifesaving assistance arrived for the beleaguered Tigray region of Ethiopia on Thursday as the first UN World Food Programme (WFP) plane carrying humanitarian workers touched down in the capital Mekelle.
FAO head urges G20 to invest in a healthy planet for healthy food
Jul 23, 2021, at 10:58 pm
New York: The head of the UN food relief agency called on the world’s richest nations on Thursday to invest more in sustainable living, to feed the world’s growing population.
WHO’s Tedros backs Tokyo Olympic Games ‘power to inspire’
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:50 pm
New York: The head of the UN World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has welcomed the start of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as a chance to spread “hope to the world”.
Hong Kong protests: 2 students imprisoned for rioting over Chinese University clash
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:33 pm
Hong Kong: Two students of Hong Kong were jailed after they were found 'guilty' of rioting at the Chinese University campus two years ago.
China tries to find opportunities as Syrian economy lies in ruins
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:06 pm
The Chinese government is trying to find some opportunities in the Syrian economy which is fast crumbling.
China: Uyghur research scientist found detained after remaining missing for several months
Jul 23, 2021, at 08:39 pm
Beijing: A Uyghur research scientist at a Chinese university in Shanghai, who had suddenly gone silent in April after an active presence on social media, has been detained, media reports said.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani says Taliban has 'deep ties' with Al-Qaeda, other groups
Jul 23, 2021, at 08:22 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has claimed that Taliban has “deep ties" with Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and the group wants Afghanistan “to become a haven for insurgents.”
Afghanistan: 36,000 families displaced in last 4 months, says MoRR
Jul 23, 2021, at 06:39 pm
Kabul: Amid the advances of Taliban, Afghanistan's Ministry of Repatriation and Refugees on Thursday said nearly 36,000 families have been internally displaced in the last four months as a result of fighting between security forces and insurgent groups.
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman to visit China on July 25
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:38 pm
Washington: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman will travel to China from July 25 to 26 and to Oman July 27.
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:30 pm
Kabul: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan has expressed deep concern over the continuation of unprofessional remarks by Pakistan’s Interior Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi regarding the abduction of the daughter of Ambassador in Islamabad.
Pakistan: Police deployed at Luari Sharif shrine following sectarian tension
Jul 23, 2021, at 05:27 pm
Amid tension between two rival groups, police personnel were deployed at sensitive places within the Luari Sharif town in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Chitral residents claim PTI leader is grabbing govt land
Jul 23, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Chitral: The residents of Yurjogh village in Lot Koh valley of Pakistan have alleged that the government is supporting a local leader of ruling PTI in a land grabbing incident.
Bangladesh starts strict lockdown to tackle COVID-19 surge
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:53 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh government imposed strict 'lockdown' in the country from Friday after ending their nine-day break for Eid-ul-Azha celebration.
Pakistan is witnessing surge in support for Taliban: Report
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Islamabad/Quetta: Videos are now emerging from cities like Quetta where Pakistani citizens could be seen holding Taliban flags and chanting Islamist slogans at rallies to show support for the Afghan insurgents.
Ashraf Ghani slams Taliban, says the group has no will for 'peace'
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:15 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani has slammed the Taliban group and said their deeds showed that it has "no will" for peace.
US, Iraq set to agree in withdrawal of US troops by end of this year
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States and Iraq are expected to agree on the pullout of US forces by the end of 2021, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Gaza explosion leaves 1 dead, 10 hurt
Jul 23, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Gaza: At least one person was killed as an explosion rocked the Gaza region on Thursday.
Taliban controls 80 pc of Afghan-Tajik border : Tajik security source
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:34 pm
Dushanbe/Sputnik: The Taliban controls 80 pc of the Afghan-Tajik border, a source in Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security told Sputnik on Thursday.
Floods expose the crumbling infrastructure in China
Jul 22, 2021, at 06:28 pm
Beijing: The bubble seems to be bursting for China which has always boasted about its state of art infrastructure and more recently took unkind jibes at the USA over the Miami condo collapse. The ongoing floods in China actually exposed the crumbling assets as dams collapsed and citizens suffered or died amid rising waters.
Nations pillory China for unleashing seamless cyber attacks
Jul 22, 2021, at 01:13 am
Despised for its continued policy of aggrandizement and its role over the spread of coronavirus worldwide, China is now facing the wrath of several nations for hacking activities and cyberattacks by its nationals.
Sri Lankan Cabinet clears proposal to bring Muslims under common laws for marriage and divorce
Jul 22, 2021, at 12:30 am
The Sri Lankan Cabinet this week approved an amendment to the Civil Procedure Code, allowing Muslim marriages and divorces under the common law governing marriage and divorce of citizens of Sri Lanka.
China: 12 die as heavy rains lash Henan province
Jul 22, 2021, at 12:07 am
Beijing: As many as 12 people died as record-breaking rainfall flooded underground railway tunnels in China's Henan province, media reports said.
Pakistani terrorist arrested in Afghanistan, says official
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Kabul/UNI: A Pakistani terrorist, who slipped into Afghanistan with fake immigration papers, was detained by Afghan security forces, an official at the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Ex-diplomat's daughter killed in Islamabad
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad: Daughter of a former Pakistani diplomat was killed in Islamabad city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Hong Kong: Police arrest ex-Apple Daily senior editor
Jul 21, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Police arrested a former editor of now-defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper on Wednesday, media reports said.
Iraq: Bomb attack on eve of Eid al-Adha, ‘terrorism knows no bounds’
Jul 21, 2021, at 10:55 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned the “horrific bomb attack targeting civilians” at a busy market in the north-east of the Iraqi capital, just before the Eid al-Adha holiday.
Pakistan: Telecom regulatory authority blocks TikTok
Jul 21, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday blocked access to popular video-sharing app TikTok, for its failure to remove "inappropriate content".
CCP video: China threatens to nuke Japan over Taiwan
Jul 21, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party recently aired a video which warned Japan of a nuclear response and "full-scale war" if the island nation interferes in its handling of Taiwan.
China: Two dams collapse as heavy rains lash Hulun Buir City, no casualty
Jul 21, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Beijing: Heavy rains led to the collapse of two dams in Hulun Buir City in North China's Inner Mongolia on Saturday, media reports said.