Rain, landslides kill 17 in Sri Lanka
Jun 08, 2021, at 12:54 am
At least 17 people have been killed and over 270,000 people are affected in Sri Lanka due to landslides and heavy rains. Ten districts are mostly worst affected by continuous rain.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan applauds Chinese President Xi's leadership on climate change
Jun 08, 2021, at 12:51 am
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for the message the latter delivered on World Environment Day, which was hosted by Pakistan this year.
Saudi Aramco to issue inaugural dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, says source
Jun 07, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia's state oil and gas company Saudi Aramco is planning to offer several tranches of dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, called sukuk, due in three, five and 10 years, a source in the financial sector told Sputnik on Monday.
Pakistan: 40 passengers die as two trains collide in Ghotki
Jun 07, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Islamabad: As many as 40 passengers died as two trains collided in Pakistan's Ghotki region on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh registers 30 new COVID-19 deaths
Jun 07, 2021, at 09:40 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the South Asian nation that is struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic like many other neighbours, registered 30 fresh deaths due to the virus, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: 30 killed, 50 injured as two passenger trains collide in Sindh
Jun 07, 2021, at 06:24 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 30 people were killed and 50 others injured after two passenger trains collided in the Ghotki district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Monday, local authorities said.
Pakistan: 30 killed, several injured as two passenger trains collide in Sindh
Jun 07, 2021, at 06:02 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 30 people were killed and several others injured after two passenger trains collided in the Ghotki district of Pakistan’s Sindh province on Monday, local media reported.
China: Coal and gas outburst in coal mine leaves 8 missing
Jun 07, 2021, at 05:53 pm
Harbin: A coal and gas outburst in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has left eight miners missing, media reports said on Sunday.
Manchester lab: Tech deal with China may be axed over national security fear
Jun 07, 2021, at 05:17 pm
A technology partnership between Britain and China is to be shut down amid fears over national security on sharing nuclear secrets, media reports said.
Chinese Atrocities: Uyghurs 'treated worse than dogs' in Xinjiang camps, hears independent tribunals
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:59 pm
London: An independent "people's tribunal" has heard that Uyghur Muslims are treated "worse than dogs" in Chinese camps in Xinjiang, media reports said.
Chinese boats suspected to be conducting illegal fishing in Argentina’s waters
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:33 pm
Beijing: Hundreds of boats, most of them Chinese, have hidden their movements close to Argentinian waters in the past three years, media reports said.
Pakistan: Peshawar teachers continue protest, leaders visit camp
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Political leaders and representatives of civil society paid a visit to the protest camp in Peshawar city of Pakistan where academic and non-academic staff of different universities demonstrated for the fifth consecutive day.
Pakistan: Authorities launch action against China salt provider
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:25 pm
Nowshera: Different government departments in Pakistan have launched a joint action against the manufacturers of the China salt by seizing the product, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two trains crash in Dharki, 30 killed
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:46 pm
Ghotki: At least 30 people died and 50 others were injured as two passenger trains collided close to Pakistan's Dharki city on Monday, media reports said.
Nigerian troops thwart police station attack, 5 gunmen killed
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Abuja/Xinhua: Five gunmen were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops and police special forces thwarted an attack on a police station in the southern state of Imo, said a spokesperson for the army.
Prince Harry, Meghan welcome baby girl
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:18 am
London: Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a baby girl.
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:04 am
Days after several Gulf and Middle Eastern countries refused to acknowledge the Sinoharm vaccine certificate, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan took up the matter with the leaders of those countries. Saudi Arabia is among the few countries that don't recognize vaccination certificates of Chinese vaccines despite the fact that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has now registered at least two Chinese-manufactured vaccines — Sinopharm and Sinovac.
Community transmission of Delta variant of coronavirus in Bangladesh
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:40 am
Bangladesh researchers have confirmed community transmission of the Covid 19 Delta variant, which was first detected in India, and also found one unidentified category of coronavirus.
Burkina Faso village attack: Death toll touches 132
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:31 am
Ouagadougou: The death toll due to the attack by armed men in a village in northern Burkina Faso has touched 132, media reports said.
Facebook removes nearly 100 Pakistani fake accounts
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:19 am
Facebook has removed close to 100 Pakistani fake accounts and pages involved in suspicious activities including misleading domestic audiences by posing as international news entities through fake social media handles.
Bangladesh govt extends COVID lockdown till June 16
Jun 07, 2021, at 12:44 am
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government on Sunday extended the COVID-19 restrictions by 10 more days till June 16 to keep COVID-19 cases in the country under control.
Financial Action Task Force's regional arm retains Pakistan on 'enhanced follow-up' list
Jun 06, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) Asia Pacific Group (APG) has retained Pakistan on "enhanced follow-up" status after releasing it second follow-up report.
Armed attack in Northern Burkina Faso claims 11 lives : Source
Jun 06, 2021, at 09:57 pm
Rabat/Sputnik: At least 11 people were killed in an armed attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, a source familiar with the situation told Sputnik on Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur illegal gambling syndicate: 4 Chinese nationals detained
Jun 06, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Kuala Lumpur: Security officials in Kuala Lumpur have detained four Chinese nationals for being involved in a gambling syndicate, media reports said on Friday.
New York: Subway system was targeted by Chinese-linked hackers
Jun 06, 2021, at 04:20 pm
New York: A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) document has revealed that New York’s subway system was targeted by hackers with links to the Chinese government in April, media reports said.
Budapest to rename four roads to protest against building Chinese university
Jun 06, 2021, at 04:10 pm
Budapest: China is facing yet another heat from Budapest as the Mayor of the Hungary capital has decided to rename streets in protest to plans to build a Chinese university in the city.
UAE-Pakistan flight restrictions disturb travel plan of expats
Jun 06, 2021, at 04:03 pm
Pakistani expats in the UAE are either cancelling or altering travel plans to their home country due to the travel ban imposed and the uncertainties prevailing over flight services amid COVID-19.
Pakistan province Sindh to block salary of unvaccinated govt employees
Jun 06, 2021, at 03:55 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani province has announced that no government employee will receive their salary if they refuse to take the COVID-19 jab.
Donald Trump blames Joe Biden administration for ‘humiliation’ US currently faces
Jun 06, 2021, at 03:30 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Former US President Donald Trump has blamed the administration of Joe Biden for an array of issues the country is currently facing, saying at the Republican Party convention in North Carolina that the US is being "demeaned and humiliated."
Pakistan: Punjab may miss vaccination target due to 'dead slow' process
Jun 06, 2021, at 02:33 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab region might miss the deadline of vaccinating all 67 million ‘eligible’ people by the end of December due to 'dead slow' vaccination process, media reports said.