Pakistan PM Imran Khan says Taliban can’t win over whole of Afghanistan
Jun 23, 2021, at 12:49 am
Islamabad: The Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, can’t take over the whole of Afghanistan, said Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, adding any attempt to do so will lead to a long civil war.
Nepal PM claims yoga originated in Nepal; says ‘there was no country like India then’
Jun 23, 2021, at 12:46 am
Kathmandu: In what seems yet another contentious claim, Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli has said on Monday that yoga originated in Nepal and “there was no country like India in the past”.
Hong Kong: Opposition Civic Party loses two-thirds of its district councillors
Jun 23, 2021, at 12:13 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s opposition Civic Party lost two-thirds of its district councillors as they resigned just ahead of the new oath-taking rule, giving a jolt to the political setup of the region.
Hong Kong: Apple Daily may halt production
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Hong Kong: Days after a police raid was conducted in the office of Apple Daily in Hong Kong, the pro-democracy print newspaper said it could stop publishing on Saturday.
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said Pakistan Army and the country's intelligence agencies should remain away from election process.
Apple Daily raid incident sent shudders through media industry: Hong Kong journalist
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Washington: A senior Hong Kong-based journalist has said the raid conducted by police in the Apple Daily newsroom last week sent shudders through the media industry.
BNM demonstrates against Pakistan Army in Germany
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Gottingen: Baloch National Movement's (BNM) Germany Zone members recently demonstrated in Germany's Gottingen town against the targeting of families of political and social activists in Balochistan by the Pakistan Army and intelligence agencies.
Bangladeshi, Indian migrants arrested in Malaysia for violating movement control
Jun 22, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Malaysian immigration department arrested 309 migrants, including 102 Bangladeshis and two from India, for staying in violation of the movement control restrictions during an operation carried out at a settlement near a construction site in Dengkil town of Selangor state on Monday.
Taslima Nasreen slams Pakistan PM Imran Khan over his alleged sexist remark
Jun 22, 2021, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi: Writer Taslima Nasreen on Tuesday slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan over his recent remark on women's clothes which has triggered a controversy.
Nepal: New mutant of Delta variant found
Jun 22, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Authorities in Nepal have confirmed the prevalence of highly infectious K417N, a sub-lineage of B.1.617.2, known as the Delta variant of the coronavirus, in the country. The mutation is also known as Delta plus.
Covid-19: Pfizer to supply 13 million doses of vaccine to Pakistan
Jun 22, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan has entered into an agreement with Pfizer Pakistan under which the company would supply 13 million doses of the American vaccine to the country.
Slow progress, stubborn cycles of violence, as South Sudan turns 10
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:12 pm
New York: South Sudan, the UN’s youngest Member State, is marking its tenth anniversary of independence amid languishing political progress and a range of humanitarian challenges, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told Security Council members on Monday.
Human Rights Council urged to support UN chief’s call for a 'new social contract' after COVID-19
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:52 pm
New York: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Monday urged UN Member States to promote a more inclusive post-pandemic recovery to help the world’s most vulnerable recover from the impact of COVID.
Pandemic ‘rolled back’ sustainable development funding for weak economies: UNCTAD
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:45 pm
New York: Financial assistance to the world’s 83 weakest economies fell by 15 per cent in 2020, to $35 billion as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, UN trade and development experts UNCTAD said on Monday.
Grave violations against children in conflict ‘alarmingly high’, latest UN report reveals
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:35 pm
New York: More than 19,300 boys and girls affected by war last year were victims of grave violations such as recruitment or rape, and the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult for experts to reach them, the UN said in its annual report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), published on Monday.
EU, UK expand sanctions on Myanmar military
Jun 22, 2021, at 03:24 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: The European Union and the United Kingdom announced on Monday fresh sanctions on Myanmar’s officials and companies with ties to the military, which seized power in February.
Egypt: Train-bus collision leaves 2 dead, 6 injured
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Cairo/Xinhua: Two people were killed and six others injured on Monday in a train-bus collision in Helwan City near the capital Cairo, Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement.
Rwanda bars movements to capital city amid spike in COVID-19 infections
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:37 pm
Kigali/Xinhua: The Rwandan government announced that movements between the capital city Kigali and the rest of the country will be prohibited from Wednesday except for essential services and goods transportation, as a response to the recent rise of COVID-19 infections.
US: Shooting in Colorado leaves 3 dead
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Washington/Xinhua: Three people were killed Monday in a shooting in the City of Arvada, U.S. state of Colorado, authorities said.
Two Chinese coast guard ships enter Japanese waters
Jun 22, 2021, at 05:03 am
Beijing: Two China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese waters around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, an episode which may trigger tension between the two nations.
Countering China: US planning to build combat-ready standing force on Australia's doorstep
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:54 am
Beijing: The US is looking to set up a combat-ready standing force on Australia's doorstep, an effort seen as a move to counter China's increasing presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Popular newspaper editorial slams China over treatment towards Hong Kong
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:46 am
China’s assumption of direct control over Hong Kong affairs, contravening binding undertakings made at the 1997 handover, is increasingly blatant, a major international newspaper slammed Beijing in its editorial on Monday.
Tik Tok changes privacy policy, to soon start collecting American’s faces and voices
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:25 am
Beijing: Tik Tok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has recently changed its privacy policy for American users last week.
Pakistan-China border closed over 20 months: Traders demonstrate in Islamabad
Jun 22, 2021, at 04:14 am
Islamabad: Traders recently demonstrated against the decision taken by the administration to keep the Pakistan-China border closed for the past 20 months.
Scantily clad women would have an impact on men: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has courted controversy over his comments on rape during a television interview, where he said a scantily clad woman would have an impact on men “unless they’re robots”.
Pakistan foreign minister refuses to call bin Laden a terrorist
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:28 am
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has refused to call slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a terrorist.
Afghan President Ghani, peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah to meet US President Biden
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:22 am
Amidst the intensified fighting in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani and chief peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah will visit the United States this week and meet US President Joe Biden, the White House said in a statement.
Nepal government pushes for shift to electric vehicles
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:20 am
Nepal plans to shift from light vehicles, running on petroleum products, to electric ones by 2031 as part of its strategic plan to lower fuel imports and reduce pollution,
Foreign forces leaving us in total ‘disgrace’ and ‘disaster’: Former Afghan president Karzai
Jun 22, 2021, at 02:08 am
US and NATO forces came to Afghanistan to fight extremism and bring stability and they are leaving almost two decades after having failed at both, said former Afghan president Hamid Karzai, calling the legacy of foreign forces a "total disgrace and disaster" for the war-ravaged country.
Maldives struggles to bring back children of Maldivian ISIS terrorist stuck in Afghanistan
Jun 22, 2021, at 01:40 am
Saifiu and his wife, both Maldivian nationals, were arrested by Afghan authorities in 2018 from eastern Nangarhar province, where they had joined ISIS. Since then, they, along with their children, are in an Afghan prison. The Maldivian government despite making several efforts have failed to repatriate their children.