China releases Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk
Feb 03, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities have released Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk from prison.
Canada-based miner claims China trying to steal Xinjiang gold mine
Feb 03, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Vancouver: A Vancouver-based gold mining company has rejected claims that it used forced labour in its open-pit mine in China’s Xinjiang region.
Sri Lanka: Engine drivers decide to boycott operating China-made railway carriages
Feb 03, 2021, at 04:34 pm
Colombo: Engine drivers have decided to boycott operating those trains that have railway carriages made in China.
Pakistan: Report on media freedom claims 10 journalists were murdered last year
Feb 03, 2021, at 04:13 pm
Islamabad: A report on media freedom published recently said at least 10 Pakistani journalists were murdered and several others threatened, kidnapped, tortured and arrested on trumped-up charges while discharging their professional responsibilities last year.
Nepal witnesses another round of protest over Oli's decision to dissolve Parliament
Feb 03, 2021, at 04:10 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal Police used water cannons to disperse the protesting civil society members near the residence of Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli at Baluwatar on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh is performing well in economic front: Report
Feb 03, 2021, at 03:38 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh is performing well in the economic front and its export earnings are increasing rapidly at the moment, a report said.
Myanmar military creates state administrative council to assume gov't functions - Reports
Feb 03, 2021, at 06:37 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Myanmar’s military on Tuesday announced the creation of a State Administrative Council that will take on government functions during the one-year state of emergency, the media reported.
Feb 03, 2021, at 01:08 am
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday targeted PM Imran Khan and said the opposition alliance of the country will "force the removal of puppets".
Mounting tension: 7 Chinese warplanes, US aircraft entered Taiwan air defence zone
Feb 03, 2021, at 12:59 am
Beijing: Seven Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday, amid heightening tension between the two countries, media reports said.
British overseas passport process begins: Beijing targets London
Feb 03, 2021, at 12:55 am
London: Reacting to London's comment that it will not 'look the other way' after Beijing said that it would stop recognising British National Overseas BN (O) passport as a travel or identification document, China called he move “the logic of a brazen bandit”.
Tibetans demonstrate outside Chinese embassy in Paris against death of young monk Tenzin Nyima
Feb 03, 2021, at 12:41 am
Paris: The Tibetan community demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in French capital Paris recently against the death of Tibetan monk Tenzin Nyima.
Feb 03, 2021, at 12:33 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday directed authorities to move the prime accused in the journalist Daniel Pearl murder case Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh from a death cell in the Karachi Central Prison to a government rest house within the next two to three days, media reports said.
Bangladesh government rejects Al Jazeera’s desperate report on PM Sheikh Hasina
Feb 02, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The government of Bangladesh has rejected the desperate “smear campaign” instigated by extremists and their allies, working from London and elsewhere, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Afghanistan: Three blasts in Kabul leaves two dead
Feb 02, 2021, at 09:35 pm
Kabul: Three blasts rocked Kabul city of Afghanistan on Tuesday within three hours which left at least two people dead, media reports said.
Pakistan drops four places in Corruption Perceptions Index
Feb 02, 2021, at 04:32 pm
Pakistan has dropped four spots to stand at 124th position amid 180 nations in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) list released by the Transparency International.
Pakistan: Unknown gunman kills anti-terrorism official
Feb 02, 2021, at 06:06 am
Peshawar: Unknown gunman shot dead an anti-terrorism official in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
Kathmandu: Three ex-Nepal PMs protest against decision to dissolve Parliament
Feb 02, 2021, at 04:54 am
Kathmandu: Three former Nepal PMs joined a sit-in-protest at Maitighar of Kathmandu against the decision to dissolve the Parliament of the Himalayan country.
Beijing prevents activist from visiting ailing wife in US
Feb 02, 2021, at 04:41 am
Beijing: Activist Guo Feixiong has been barred from leaving China to reunite with his wife, media reports said.
China: Uyghur language removed as medium of instruction in Xinjiang
Feb 02, 2021, at 12:26 am
Beijing: One county in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) is no more offering Uyghur language to instruct students, adding one more episode of persecution by the authority on the minor population, media reports said.
EU leaders condemn coup in Myanmar, call for release of detained, respect of election
Feb 01, 2021, at 09:24 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: European Union leadership reacted in condemnation to the events unfolding in Myanmar on Monday, urging the release of those detained and compliance with the disputed election results.
Myanmar: Military announces emergency situation for a year, Aung San Suu Kyi detained
Feb 01, 2021, at 02:19 pm
Naypyidaw/UNI: Myanmar’s military announced an emergency situation in the country for the period of one year after the detention of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as President Win Myint and other members of the ruling party, the Xinhua news agency reports.
Ex-Pakistan ambassador to US Abida Hussain claims Osama Bin Laden once funded Nawaz Sharif
Feb 01, 2021, at 05:10 am
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Abida Hussain has alleged that former Al-Qaeda chief and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden had funded former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Afghanistan: Suspected terrorists kill religious scholar
Jan 31, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: Suspected terrorists killed a religious scholar inside his home in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Boris Johnson govt to open a new visa for Hong Kong BN(O) status holders
Jan 31, 2021, at 09:19 pm
London: The UK government will deliver on its commitment to open a new visa for Hong Kong BN(O) status holders on Jan 31.
US now dismisses China's threat against Taiwan
Jan 31, 2021, at 09:05 pm
Washington: A senior Pentagon official has recently dismissed the war threats made by China against Taiwan.
Daniel Pearl murder case: Sindh govt files review petition against acquittal of Omar Sheikh
Jan 31, 2021, at 08:20 pm
Islamabad: The Sindh government has filed a review petition in the Pakistan's Supreme Court against the acquittal of prime accused Omar Saeed Sheikh in the Daniel Pearl murder case, media reports said.
Pakistan: Oppn leader protests creation of national parks in Gilgit-Baltistan
Jan 31, 2021, at 08:09 pm
Islamabad: Opposition Leader in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Amjad Hussain Advocate has expressed reservations over the government's plan to create two national parks in the region, media reports said.
Pakistan: Five CAA officials arrested for issuing fake licences
Jan 31, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's top investigation agency has arrested six people, including five Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials, for being allegedly involved in issuing fake licenses to pilots.
Afghanistan: One person dies as two blasts hit Kabul
Jan 30, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Kabul: At least one person died and three others were hurt as two explosions rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Iraqi security forces arrest 7 ISIS terrorists in country's Northern Nineveh province
Jan 30, 2021, at 10:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Iraqi intelligence forces said on Saturday that they had arrested seven terrorists linked to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia), who were plotting terrorist attacks in the northern province of Nineveh.