Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin's close ally dies in car explosion
Aug 21, 2022, at 07:51 pm
The daughter of a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has died in a car explosion close to Moscow city, media reports said on Sunday.
Flood kills 10, destroys scores of houses in east Afghanistan
Aug 21, 2022, at 06:23 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 10 people lost their lives and scores of houses were destroyed in a flash flood in the Afghan eastern province of Logar on Saturday, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Sunday.
China to hold new military drills in East China Sea
Aug 21, 2022, at 06:15 pm
Beijing: Beijing will hold new live-fire military exercises in the East China Sea not far from Zhejiang province in the country's east on August 22, the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) said on Sunday.
US Senator introduces bill which aims to ban Chinese investment in agribusiness
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:06 am
Washington: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation that would blacklist China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from investing in, purchasing or otherwise acquiring land or businesses involved in agriculture.
Pakistan's weekly inflation rate touches all-time high of 42.3pc
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:04 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday stated that the inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) has moved up sharply in the previous week to touch 42.3 percent year-on-year basis in August.
Pakistan: TTP warns nationalists against levelling allegations
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:02 am
Islamabad: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned 'secular' and nationalist groups to stop levelling allegations against the banned outfit.
Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb demands arrest of Imran Khan
Aug 21, 2022, at 05:01 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) should arrest Imran Khan like the PML-N leaders who were apprehended on the basis of mere accusations.
US business group in Taiwan finds limited impact from China’s recent military drill: Survey
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:30 am
New York: In a survey of its member companies following the recent tensions in the Taiwan Strait, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (AmCham Taiwan) found that over three-quarters of the respondents said they had not been significantly impacted by the Chinese military exercises in the Taiwan Strait.
Experts believe new submarines could help Taiwan build strong deterrence against China
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:26 am
Taipei: Amid heightened tension between China and Taiwan in the backdrop of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-governed island, defence experts have said a new fleet of modern submarines could help Taipei build strong deterrence against Beijing.
Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua sentenced to 13-years in prison
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:21 am
Hong Kong: Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua has been sentenced to 13-years in prison, media reports said on Saturday.
Death toll in Somali Hotel attack rises to 15
Aug 21, 2022, at 04:07 am
Mogadishu: The death toll from the attack on Hayat Hotel here has risen to 15, while dozens of people have been injured, as gunfire between security forces and al-Shabaab terrorists is ongoing, media reported on Saturday.
Japan suspends multi-mission V-22 Osprey aircraft
Aug 20, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japan has grounded flights of V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft temporarily stationed in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo for security checks following a decision by the US air force to suspend the operation of its CV-22 Osprey aircraft due to technical faults, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday, citing the Japanese Defense Ministry.
34 fishermen missing as 11 trawlers capsize in Bay of Bengal
Aug 20, 2022, at 11:18 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Eleven fishing trawlers carrying at least 150 fishermen have capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Kuakata Patuakhali District in Bangladesh due to rough weather.
Don't believes relations with China will go into crisis: US Ambassador to China
Aug 20, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Beijing/UNI: The United States does not believe that there will be any crisis in relations between Washington and Beijing due to the recent visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan despite an "overreaction" of the Chinese authorities, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said in an interview with CNN.
Montenegrin PM ousted after losing no-confidence vote
Aug 20, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Belgrade/UNI: The Montenegrin government led by Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic lost a no-confidence motion at the parliament on Saturday.
WFP scales up support for millions who ‘cannot wait’ for food aid amid Horn of Africa drought
Aug 20, 2022, at 10:13 pm
New York: As the threat of famine looms in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday that it is scaling up operations to support millions going hungry who “cannot wait” for assistance.
Pakistan: Security forces kill two terrorists during operation in North Waziristan
Aug 20, 2022, at 10:08 pm
Rawalpindi: Security forces have gunned down two terrorists in North Waziristan regin of Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia: UN calls for release of woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting
Aug 20, 2022, at 09:22 pm
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with following and retweeting so-called dissidents and activists.
Aug 20, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for wealthier countries to help developing nations purchase Ukrainian grain as supplies begin returning to global markets, in an appeal from the Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday, World Humanitarian Day.
UN releases $5 million for humanitarian needs triggered by gang violence in Haiti
Aug 20, 2022, at 06:17 pm
New York: UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths allocated on Friday, $5 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to respond to humanitarian needs triggered by gang violence in Haiti.
Sweden: Man dies in shooting at Malmo shopping mall
Aug 20, 2022, at 03:42 pm
A shooting incident at a shopping mall in Sweden has left a man dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Somalia: Terrorists storm hotel in Mogadishu, kill 8
Aug 20, 2022, at 03:22 pm
Mogadishu: At least eight people died as suspected terrorists attacked a hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu.
Beijing announces new military drills off south coast on Aug 23
Aug 20, 2022, at 05:48 am
Beijing: China’s maritime safety authority in Guangdong province said Friday that a fresh military exercise will be held on August 23 between Macao and Hong Kong, off the southern coast.
Pilots fall asleep while flying at 37,000 feet, miss landing at Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa
Aug 20, 2022, at 04:00 am
In a bizarre incident, two Ethiopian Airlines pilots fell asleep while flying a plane on way from Sudan's Khartoum to Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, leaving them to miss their landing.
Taliban have not lived up to its commitments: US
Aug 20, 2022, at 01:08 am
Washington: The United States has said it does not believe that the Taliban are capable of implementing the pledges they made in Doha.
Returning criminals: UK-Pakistan ink deal
Aug 20, 2022, at 01:04 am
Islamabad: The United Kingdom government has signed a deal with Pakistan under which foreign criminals and immigration offenders from the UK can be returned to Pakistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban seizes $7 b US military equipment after seizing power
Aug 20, 2022, at 12:56 am
Kabul: The United States provided more than $7 billion worth of military equipment to the former Afghan government and now they have ended up in the hands of the Taliban, media reports said on Friday.
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin expresses anger over leaked party video footage to media
Aug 20, 2022, at 12:35 am
Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said she is angry that her 'partying' footage, which went viral, was leaked to the media.
Chinese warship detected near Taiwan's zone of missile tests
Aug 20, 2022, at 12:26 am
Beijing: A Chinese guided-missile destroyer was detected in the danger zone of Taiwan's missile tests several hours before the drills began, Taiwan's official Central News Agency (CNA) reported on Friday, citing an unnamed military source.
Afghanistan: Taliban adds more compulsory religion classes for university students
Aug 20, 2022, at 12:18 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban regime has said university students will need to attend compulsory Islamic studies classes.