Pakistan: Karachi police manhandle protesting healthcare providers
Nov 13, 2022, at 02:13 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Karachi Police on Friday used water cannons and even manhandled healthcare providers who were demonstrating in the Pakistani city.
Tibetan monk, who was once jailed for opposing Chinese rule, dies after years of ill health
Nov 13, 2022, at 02:07 am
Lhasa: A Tibetan monk, who was once jailed for six years for opposing Chinese rule in Tibet, died after his release from prison due to deteriorating health, media reports said on Friday.
Sri Lankan minister admits school children not getting adequate food
Nov 13, 2022, at 01:46 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha has admitted in the Parliament that schoolchildren were not receiving adequate food.
Nov 12, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Kabul: Shopkeepers in Afghanistan's Paktika province are saying they are now paying more taxes than they were paying under the previous government.
Displaced families face winter hardships, UN refugee agency warns
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Millions of people displaced by conflict or persecution from Ukraine, Afghanistan and across the Middle East could face a perilous winter as freezing temperatures add to the misery already that they are already suffering from spiralling prices, the lingering impact of COVID-19 and extreme weather linked to the climate crisis, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
China fights COVID-19: Central Chongqing residents asked to limit movement
Nov 12, 2022, at 04:54 am
Beijing: Residents in 11 central urban districts in Chongqing are being urged not to leave their regions, and people from outside are being asked not to come in unless necessary, Li Pan, deputy director of the Chongqing Health Commission, said at a news conference, an episode highlighting the continuing COVID-19 trouble faced by the country.
Terrorism intensifying across Africa, exploiting instability and conflict
Nov 12, 2022, at 02:34 am
New York: The growth of terrorism is a major threat to international peace and security, currently felt most keenly in Africa, the deputy UN chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Hong Kong: Woman jailed for insulting Chinese national anthem
Nov 12, 2022, at 12:10 am
A woman, who waved a colonial-era flag while the national anthem was broadcast at apm mall after Hong Kong won gold at the Tokyo Olympics, has been sent to jail for three months for insulting the song, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban detains woman activist
Nov 11, 2022, at 02:45 pm
Kabul: The Taliban Intelligence Agency has detained a woman activist who was in charge of the movement’s social media accounts, media reports said on Friday.
China: Guangzhou witnessing surge in COVID-19 cases
Nov 10, 2022, at 06:18 pm
Guangzhou: China's Guangzhou is witnessing a tough situation as the city is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases with nearly 2,000 local infections reported on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.
North Korea fires 1 SRBM toward East Sea, claims South Korea
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Seoul: North Korea launched one short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the East Sea on Wednesday, an episode which may further escalate tension between the two neighbouring nations, media reports said on Wednesday.
UN ramps up humanitarian appeal for life-saving assistance to 3.4 million Sri Lankans
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: Amidst Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence, the UN on Tuesday revised its joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, appealing for more life-saving assistance to aid 3.4 million people.
Hamid Karzai slams Pakistan over mistreating Afghan refugees
Nov 09, 2022, at 12:01 am
Kabul: Ex-Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has slammed Pakistan for mistreating Afghan refugees who had to cross the border for safety following the collapse of the government last year.
Pakistan: Unknown miscreants set girls school on fire in Diamer
Nov 08, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Unknown miscreants on Tuesday set on fire a girls school in Darel valley of Pakistan's Diamer district, media reports said.
Economy slowdown plunges fortunes of China's super-rich
Nov 08, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Beijing: China’s super-rich have seen their wealth fall by the largest amount in over two decades, as the Russia-Ukraine war, Beijing’s zero-Covid measures and falling local stock markets pummelled fortunes, an annual rich list showed.
Pakistan: Soldier dies during exchange of fire with terrorists
Nov 08, 2022, at 10:49 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani Army soldier died during an exchange of fire between the troops and the terrorists in the country's Shakas region, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: FIR lodged against gun attack on Imran Khan, PTI rejects
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:56 pm
An FIR has been lodged in the attempted assassination against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan on the Supreme Court's order, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Five cops die as bandits attack them in Sindh
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:46 am
Karachi, Pakistan: At least five Pakistani police personnel were killed as bandits attacked them in the Sindh Province of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
Attack on Imran Khan: Complaint lodged against Nawaz Sharif in London
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:35 am
London: Overseas Pakistanis have lodged a complaint here against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif over the latter’s alleged involvement in attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, media reports said on Monday.
Tibet: 200 detained in Lhasa over protesting against COVID-19
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:17 am
Lhasa: Authorities have detained 200 people over protesting against strict COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the region, media reports said.
Chinese authorities to stick to Zero COVID rule
Nov 08, 2022, at 12:26 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have said they will continue to stick to the Zero COVID rule despite growing discontent over the system.
China export suffers first drop in 2 years
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Beijing: China’s exports declined by 0.3 per cent in October compared with a year earlier, down from 5.7 per cent growth in September, it was reported on Monday.
China: iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max supply to be badly impacted due to COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Tech major Apple on Monday said COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou region of China.
Pakistan: Imran Khan to resume his match to Islamabad from Tuesday
Nov 07, 2022, at 01:41 am
Islamabad: Pakistani leader Imran Khan, who faced an assassination attempt recently, on Sunday said his party would be resuming its march to Islamabad on Tuesday.
Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria, 26 passengers rescued
Nov 06, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Dodoma: A passenger plane belonging to Tanzania's Precision Air crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land, the airlines said on Sunday.
China names Tibet-Xinjiang highway bridges after deceased Galwan soldiers
Nov 06, 2022, at 01:13 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has named several bridges, which are located along the highway that connects Tibet and Xinjiang, after four soldiers who died during the 2020 Galwan clash, media reports said on Saturday.
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe praised Indians staying in Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka known as Colombo Expats Cultural Association (CECA) for the contributions they made while the country was facing COVID-19 situation and the economic crisis.
Afghanistan registered trade surplus with Pakistan: US Monitoring agency
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Washington/Kabul: US monitoring agency SIGAr said in its report that Afghanistan registered a trade surplus of USD 79 million with Pakistan from July 2021 to June 2022.
Pakistan: One shooter left as he felt I was dead, says former PM Imran Khan
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Lahore/UNI: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he would not have survived if the two shooters he saw had "synchronised" their attack on him.
Nov 05, 2022, at 04:41 am
Lahore/IBNS: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said he was hit by four bullets in an assassination attempt by those "using the script of religious extremism" in the country's Punjab's Wazirabad town.