New Zealand reports 1 new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation
Jun 14, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation and no new cases in the community on Monday.
Afghanistan: Pakistan Embassy in Kabul closes its consulate section amid rising COVID cases
Jun 14, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Kabul: The Pakistani Embassy in Kabul city has closed the consular section due to rising COVID-19 cases.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to delay England's final COVID-19 lockdown easing
Jun 14, 2021, at 09:19 pm
London/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to delay the easing of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England for another four weeks from June 21, following warning from scientists and government advisers that the highly infectious Delta variant first identified in India risks a third wave of the disease, UK media reported on Monday.
European Parliament adopts resolution calling for repealing terror act in Sri Lanka
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:46 pm
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, calling for the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
Maldives launches counter-terrorism operation in prisons
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:22 pm
Maldives has launched a counter-terrorism operation in its prisons in the capital Male and Mafushi in connection with the failed assassination bid on the archipelago’s former president Mohammad Nasheed.
Bhutan’s capital goes into three-day lockdown amid suspected community transmission
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:18 pm
Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital, has gone into a three-day lockdown, starting from Sunday evening, as a child tested positive for Covid-19 on an antigen test, raising fear of suspected community transmission.
World Bank to provide $60 million for Nepal’s higher education
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:07 pm
The World Bank will provide $60 million to Nepal to improve the quality of Nepal's higher education, scale up online learning, and expand access to academic institutions for underprivileged and vulnerable students. The lender’s board of executive directors approved funding for it.
World Bank assures Afghanistan of continued assistance
Jun 14, 2021, at 05:58 pm
The World Bank has assured the Afghan government of its continued assistance within the framework of the commitments made ar last year’s Geneva conference. The assurance came after Hartwig Schafer, the World Bank Vice-President for the South Asia region, met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani early this week.
Pride Parade to be held virtually this year in Nepal
Jun 14, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Nepal Pride Parade this year will be organized virtually, organizers announced in the wake of the Covid-19 situation and the travel restriction in the capital, Kathmandu. Many events, campaigns will also be organized on social media platforms.
Pakistan’s apex court comes to rescue of Hindus; saves dharmsala from demolition
Jun 14, 2021, at 04:33 pm
Pakistan Supreme Court has issued an order staying all demolition activities at an almost 90-year-old dharmsala, a community place of minority Hindus, in the port city of Karachi in Sindh province. The court also ordered the Karachi commissioner to take over the possession of the premises.
Canada to donate 100mln COVID-19 shots as part of G7 supply plan to developing states
Jun 14, 2021, at 04:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that the country's portion in the G7 common initiative of coronavirus vaccine supplies to the world's developing nations would be 100 million doses.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists seize Aliabad
Jun 14, 2021, at 03:52 pm
Kabul: Local officials have said Aliabad region of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province has fallen in the hands of Taliban militants, media reports said on Monday.
Benjamin Netanyahu ousted after 12 yr-rule; Naftali Bennett new PM of Israel
Jun 14, 2021, at 05:29 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: The opposition in Israel has managed to stitch an alliance and oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's prime minister of 12 years, and replace him with Naftali Bennett, according to news agency AFP.
US President Joe Biden says G7 infrastructure project is an alternative to China's BRI
Jun 14, 2021, at 02:34 am
London/UNI: US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the G7's new infrastructure initiative would be a better option for developing countries than China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Beijing says global decisions cannot be made by handful of countries as G7 wraps up summit
Jun 14, 2021, at 12:02 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The days when global decisions were made by a few powerful nations are over, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom said on Sunday, as G7 is concluding its summit in Cornwall.
EU says G7 agrees to co-operate on cybercrime cases
Jun 13, 2021, at 11:53 pm
London/UNI: The G7 nations have agreed to step up cooperation and information sharing on issues related to cybercrime, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday.
Beijing gifts 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Kabul: Reports
Jun 13, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A batch of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccines has been handed over to Afghanistan during an official ceremony in Kabul, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Pakistan: 18 cops in Sindh test COVID-19 positive
Jun 13, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Islamabad: 18 more policemen in Pakistan's Sindh region have tested COVID-19 positive, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban militants kill Islamic cleric
Jun 13, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Kabul: Suspected Taliban militants killed an Islamic cleric in Pul-e-Alam city of Afghanistan's Logar province on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.
China: Wuhan gas explosion leaves 12 dead
Jun 13, 2021, at 08:44 pm
Wuhan: A gas explosion in central China's Hubei Province on Sunday morning left at least 12 people dead, media reports said.
More than 50 people killed by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria: Reports
Jun 13, 2021, at 01:49 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 53 people were killed by armed cattle thieves in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, The Kuwait Times reports citing police.
One dead, 9 injured in Chicago shooting: Reports
Jun 13, 2021, at 12:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: One person was shot dead and nine people sustained injuries in a shooting in the US city of Chicago, the ABC 7 Chicago broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing police.
11 killed, 140 injured after toxic gas leak in China's Guizhou province
Jun 13, 2021, at 12:25 pm
Beijing/UNI-IBNS: At least 11 people were killed and over 140 were injured in a gas explosion in the Chinese province of Hubei, China Central Television reports.
Jun 13, 2021, at 12:14 pm
New York/IBNS: Indian origin journalist Megha Rajagopalan along with two other contributors has won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting that revealed vast infrastructure of prisons and mass internment camps secretly built by China for confining hundreds of thousands of Muslims in its Xinjiang region.
Cleric arrested in Pakistan for threatening Malala Yousafzai
Jun 13, 2021, at 06:02 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani cleric was arrested after he delivered a hate speech against Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai recently, media reports said.
5 G: Romania passes anti-Huawei bill dealing blow to China
Jun 13, 2021, at 05:54 am
Bucharest: Romanian senate recently passed a draft law initiated by the government regarding the 5G security regulations, which could remove Huawei from the list of suppliers of hardware and software used in Romanian 5G networks, giving a blow to China.
Japanese PM calls Taiwan as a country, upsets China
Jun 13, 2021, at 05:50 am
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga recently referred to Taiwan as a country, drawing ire from China which considers the region as a rebel province.
Health Indicators: Economic Survey shows Pakistan lags behind other nations in the region
Jun 13, 2021, at 05:44 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's health indicators, including COVID-19 vaccination, lag behind other countries in the region, including Afghanistan, according to the Economic Survey of Pakistan.
US, Taiwan officials discuss trade during virtual meet
Jun 13, 2021, at 05:36 am
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai recently met virtually with Taiwan Minister-Without-Portfolio John Deng.
China, Britain exchange barbs over 'Six-monthly Report' on Hong Kong
Jun 13, 2021, at 05:27 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has condemned the British government's move of releasing a 'Six-monthly Report' on Hong Kong.