China rejects renewal of American writer's contract for his Covid outbreak views
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:25 am
Beijing: An American writer, who had once voiced against China's "botched" response to the COVID-19 outbreak, has said he is returning to his nation after the Chinese university where he was teaching did not renew his contract.
Australia, NZ jointly voice concern over Chinese treatment towards Uyghur, Hong Kong
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:00 am
Australia and New Zealand have jointly expressed deep concerns over the situation that limits the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong and the Chinese government's treatment towards Uyghur Muslims.
Delay in PoK polls: PML-N rejects NCOC letter
Jun 02, 2021, at 12:17 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre has suggested postponing the polls in PoK region by two months due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Chinese blogger sentenced to 8 months in prisons for 'slandering' soldiers
Jun 01, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities have jailed a blogger, who had triggered a controversy by making comments about Chinese soldiers who died in a Himalayan border clash with Indian troops last year, for eight months, media reports said on Tuesday.
In-person classes partially resumed in Pakistan
Jun 01, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Authorities in Pakistan have allowed in-person classes at schools and colleges in some parts of the country in a move to reopen educational centers gradually. Schools in some of the districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be allowed to open in the first phase.
Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone shelled 46 times in past day: Reconciliation Center
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 46 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a briefing.
Pakistan: Ten people killed, 3 injured in rain-related incidents
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 10 people were killed and three injured in different rain-related incidents in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.
Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:21 pm
New York: In Haiti, the number of severely malnourished under-fives could more than double this year, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday. Some could die if they do not receive timely treatment.
Pakistan: Four soldiers die as two separate terrorist attacks rock Balochistan
Jun 01, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Rawalpindi: Two separate attacks in Pakistan's Quetta and Turbat areas left at least four Frontier Corps personnel dead, media reports said.
Pakistan: Robber who stole money from Chinese national dies in road mishap
Jun 01, 2021, at 02:06 pm
Lahore: A robber, who stole money from a Chinese national in Lahore, died in an accident on Monday, media reports said.
Jun 01, 2021, at 12:30 am
Washington: Ex-US Secretary of State Mike Pomepo has claimed that the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in China was engaged in military activity alongside its civilian research.
South Korea claims hundreds of Chinese fishing boats taking their catches
Jun 01, 2021, at 12:19 am
Beijing: South Korea authorities and fishermen have claimed that hundreds of of Chinese fishing boats operating illegally along the sea border between South and North Korea are decimating local catches and damaging the environment.
Jun 01, 2021, at 12:12 am
London: Activists in British universities have accused of being harassed by a student body closely linked to the Chinese Communist Party for criticising human rights abuses in Hong Kong, media reports said.
Telecom War: Ethiopia shuns China-backed consortium, favours US
Jun 01, 2021, at 12:06 am
Addis Ababa: China's attempt to establish economic dominance in Africa received a jolt recently when a U.S.-backed consortium beat out one financed by China in a closely watched telecommunications auction in Ethiopia.
Nigeria: Gunmen abduct school students in Tegina
May 31, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Abuja: Unknown gunmen have abducted many students from an Islamic school in Nigeria, media reports said.
Thailand provides medical supplies to Nepal
May 31, 2021, at 11:02 pm
The Thailand government has extended medical supplies, including surgical masks, PPE sets, face shields, rapid antigen test kits, and oximeter among others to Nepalto boost its Covid-19 response.
Former Sri Lankan PM calls for special laws to control Covid crisis
May 31, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Former Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for special legislation to control the COVID 19 pandemic, suggesting opposition leaders should also be consulted by the government on the draft.
Nepal prime minister hails progress on gender equality
May 31, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Nepal has made historic progress on gender equality and women’s participation in the country through constitutional changes since the democratic transition took place in 2005, KP Sharma Oli, the country’s prime minister claimed on Women’s Rights Day.
Sri Lankan nurses to go on two-day strike
May 31, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic, nurses in Sri Lanka have decided to go on a two-day strike from today, a move that could seriously affect the country’s Covid-19 response.
China now allows couples to have 3 children
May 31, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Beijing/UNI: China on Monday further relaxed its family planning policy, supporting couples who wish to have three children.
Security forces ‘neutralize’ man armed with knife in southern Israel: IDF
May 31, 2021, at 06:33 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: An unknown individual armed with a knife was "neutralized" in southern Israel after he attacked a security guard, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Shooter injures security officer, minor in Russia's Yekaterinburg: Interior Ministry
May 31, 2021, at 06:29 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A girl and a member of the Russian National Guard were injured in a shooting in the city of Yekaterinburg on Sunday and they are receiving medical care, according to the website of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Bangladesh extends COVID lockdown restrictions till June 6
May 31, 2021, at 05:02 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladeshi government has extended the ongoing countrywide lockdown restrictions till June 6 to curb the recent spike of Coronavirus cases.
Afghanistan: Six railway personnel die as blast rocks Herat
May 31, 2021, at 04:05 pm
Kabul: At least six railway personnel died as a roadside blast rocked Afghanistan's Herat province on Saturday, media reports said.
Tarzan actor Joe Lara presumed dead in US plane crash
May 31, 2021, at 03:45 pm
Washington: All seven passengers, including Tarzan actor Joe Lara, are presumed to have died after a private jet plane crashed in a lake near the US city of Nashville, media reports said.
Colombia: UN rights chief calls for an end to all forms of violence in Cali
May 31, 2021, at 04:55 am
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet voiced her “deep concern” at recent events in the Colombian city of Cali that include reports of several deaths and violence.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has thrown the country to the wolves: Bilawal Bhutto
May 31, 2021, at 04:47 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari targeted Imran Khan on the economic conditions of the country and said the PM is unsustainably borrowing money from international leasing agencies and this unprecedented borrowing is akin to mortgaging the country's economic integrity and freedom.
China-backed Port City told to comply with Sri Lanka‘s language policy: Minister
May 31, 2021, at 04:44 am
Sri Lanka has officially told a state enterprise of China investing in the island nation’s language policy in the Colombo Port City following controversy over a name board, a minister said.
Pakistan: Key opposition Shahbaz Sharif says no party can expel another from PDM
May 31, 2021, at 04:37 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif has said that no party has the right to kick another out from the Pakistan Democratic Movement alliance.
Bangladesh buying Chinese COVID-19 vaccines at double rate than India's Oxford-AstraZeneca
May 31, 2021, at 04:23 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh has approved the proposal to purchase 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China even by paying more than the rate the country needed to procure AstraZeneca vaccine from India, media reports said.