Taiwan: Survey voices concern over Chinese port investments
Oct 06, 2021, at 04:30 am
A poll conducted by the New Power Party (NPP) has revealed that the majority of respondents want authorities to crack down on Chinese investment in Taiwan’s science parks and ports, media reports said.
Chinese investments in Coal based power projects boomerang: Hong Kong Newspaper
Oct 06, 2021, at 04:15 am
China is facing yet another challenge as it is losing billions of dollars shelving coal-fired power projects in countries that are members of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project, media reports said.
Oct 06, 2021, at 04:07 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Monday indicted former Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) leader Mufti Azizur Rehman and his five sons in a case of sexually abusing a student of his madressah, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Heavily armed men vandalise Kabul gurdwara, tie up guards
Oct 06, 2021, at 01:36 am
Kabul/New Delhi/UNI: A group of heavily armed people vandalised the Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Taliban-ruled Kabul and took three guards there into custody before smashing the CCTV cameras and leaving the premises, an Afghan Sikh gentleman told UNI from Kabul.
Chinese police tortured Uyghurs in Xinjiang, reveals ex-cop
Oct 06, 2021, at 12:33 am
A former Chinese police detective has shared chilling information on how hundreds of police officers armed with rifles went house to house in the Uyghur inhabited far western region of China and pulled people out of their residence to handcuff and hood them.
Kabul: Unidentified men vandalize Karte Parwan Gurdwara
Oct 06, 2021, at 12:22 am
Kabul: President Indian World Forum Puneet Singh Chandhok on Tuesday claimed that unidentified armed men entered Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Afghanistan capital Kabul and vandalized the Gurdwara.
Afghanistan: UK diplomats hold talks with Taliban in Kabul
Oct 05, 2021, at 11:31 pm
Kabul/UNI: Two senior British diplomats travelled to Afghanistan on Tuesday to hold talks with the Taliban, in the first such interaction since the UK’s withdrawal from Kabul.
Oct 05, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Islamabad: A research analyst at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has warned the religious schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan are turning into breeding grounds for terrorists.
Pakistan opposition leader demands Imran Khan's resignation over Pandora Papers
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Ahsan Iqbal has demanded country's Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s resignation over Pandora Papers.
Afghanistan: Taliban to begin issuance of NIDs, Passport
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has said that they will sooner begin issuance of the National IDs and passports in the country.
Pakistan registers 1,308 new COVID-19 cases, 54 more deaths
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan on Monday confirmed 1,308 new COVID-19 cases and 54 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday.
UN looks to address ‘unprecedented catastrophic levels’ of food insecurity
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:30 pm
New York: The world currently faces unprecedented catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity, according to UN agencies, and around $6.6 billion is needed urgently, to support 41 million in danger of sliding into famine.
At UN trade meeting, Guterres urges ‘quantum leap in support’ for vulnerable nations
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:26 pm
New York: Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must be sustainable and inclusive, Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to a major UN trade conference which opened on Monday in Barbados, unveiling “an urgent four-point debt crisis action plan.”
Libya: War crimes likely committed since 2016, UN probe finds
Oct 05, 2021, at 06:42 pm
New York: War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including by external actors, a Human Rights Council-appointed probe said on Monday.
70 percent media outlets stopped working in Afghanistan amid Taliban takeover: Reports
Oct 05, 2021, at 05:33 pm
Kabul: National Association of Journalists (NAJ) in Kabul has said in Afghanistan 70 percent of media outlets have stopped working due to financial problems as the Taliban took over the country on Aug 15.
Afghanistan: Airspace revenue drops, airline industry struggles amid Taliban takeover
Oct 05, 2021, at 05:02 pm
Experts say the recent suspension of flights has harmed the airline industry and the closing of Afghan airspace has caused revenue to plummet.
Afghanistan: Displaced mom sells infant to treat sick daughter
Oct 05, 2021, at 04:53 pm
Kabul: A displaced Afghan mother, who is driven by poverty, was forced to sell her infant to treat her 13-year-old daughter who is sick.
Oct 05, 2021, at 04:40 pm
Brussels: Belgian senator Philip Dewinter recently said the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan allegedly with the help of Pakistan is a 'big military and security threat' to the world.
More people than usual used the platform, Twitter tells users following outrage
Oct 05, 2021, at 02:43 pm
New York: The problems that Twitter users experienced earlier on Monday have been caused by an unusually high number of people using the social media company's services after a score of US social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, went down.
Sorry for the disruption today: Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook outrage
Oct 05, 2021, at 02:04 pm
New York: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Monday night said 'sorry' to the users of the popular social media platform as it went down for several hours.
Pandora Papers Leak: Over 700 Pakistanis, including names from Pak PM Imran Khan's Cabinet, feature
Oct 05, 2021, at 12:36 am
Islamabad: Names of over 700 Pakistanis have come up in the latest leak called Pandora Papers, which features a huge tranche of leaked data on offshore companies that is larger in size and scope than the Panama Papers.
Japan's Fumio Kishida takes charge as new PM
Oct 04, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Tokyo: Japan's Fumio Kishida on Monday took charge as the new Prime Minister of the country at a time when he will need to fight to recover the nation from COVID-19 pandemic challenge.
Oct 04, 2021, at 11:15 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Sunday said he was committed to ensuring that the Organisation is a place where “youth voices are heard, and their ideas lead”, as he spent the day in Barbados which tomorrow hosts a major UN conference on trade and development, focused on the need to build a global green economy and recover equitably from the COVID-19 pandemic.
UN chief condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali
Oct 04, 2021, at 10:59 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has condemned an attack against peacekeepers in Mali on Saturday which left one Egyptian ‘blue helmet’ dead, and four others seriously injured.
Fumio Kishida becomes new Japan PM
Oct 04, 2021, at 06:52 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Former Japan Defence Minister Fumio Kishida became the new Prime Minister of the country, succeeding Yoshihide Suga.
China's Evergrande suspending Hong Kong stock exchange trading
Oct 04, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: China's second largest property developer, Evergrande Group, is suspending trading in its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Prophet Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks dies in road mishap: Reports
Oct 04, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Stockholm: Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who is known for his sketch of the Prophet Muhammad that had earlier triggered controversy, has died in a traffic accident, media reports said.
US expresses concern over China’s 'provocative military activity' near Taiwan
Oct 04, 2021, at 12:55 am
Washington: The US government on Sunday expressed concern over China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan.
Afghanistan: Blast hits near Kabul mosque, many casualties feared
Oct 04, 2021, at 12:35 am
Kabul: Many people are feared to have died as a blast occurred close to the gate of Eid Gah Mosque in Afghanistan capital city Kabul on Sunday afternoon, said deputy minister for Taliban government's culture and information ministry Zabihullah Mujahid.
UyghurGenocide: More than 2000 people demonstrate in Paris against China
Oct 04, 2021, at 12:14 am
Paris: More than 2000 people gathered in Fench capital Paris on Saturday to raise their voice against the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party.