Pakistan President Arif Alvi signs ordinance for open balloting in Senate elections
Feb 09, 2021, at 04:10 am
Islamabad: President Arif Alvi on Saturday signed the Elections (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 which will pave the way for Senate elections to be held via an "open and identifiable ballot", a move opposed by the opposition leaders of the country.
Pakistan: PTI lawmaker booked for disrupting anti-encroachment drive
Feb 09, 2021, at 04:06 am
Islamabad: A lawmaker of Pakistan's ruling PTI was booked for attempted murder, interference in government duties, and disruption during an anti-encroachment drive carried out at his Malir farmhouse a day prior, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Magnetic IED blast in Kabul leaves two hurt
Feb 08, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Kabul: A magnetic IED blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday left at least two people hurt, media reports said.
Feb 08, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad: Former special assistant to the prime minister on health Dr Zafar Mirza has said he felt 'furious' that COVID-19 vaccines were given to influentials at the cost of frontline health workers.
Chinese tycoon's daughter to buy stake in Hong Kong media firm
Feb 08, 2021, at 04:05 pm
Hong Kong: Kwok Hiu-ting, the daughter of China's Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. chairman, has agreed to procure the stake in prominent Hong Kong media firm Sing Tao News Corp. for about HK$370 million ($48 million), media reports said.
Chinese govt is now promoting education drive to make boys more 'manly'
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:56 pm
Beijing: China's education ministry's recent notice has triggered a controversy as it suggested that young Chinese men have become too "feminine".
Japan, British ministers exchange views on China's decision to change Coast Guard Law
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:51 pm
Tokyo: Japan and British ministers recently raised concern over China's decision to change Coast Guard Law.
Beijing 2022 Olympics: Activists call to boycott event over China's record on human rights abuse
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:45 pm
Beijing: A group of activists, who are campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uygurs, have called for boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:33 pm
Washington/Beijing: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in his talks with China's Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi has said Washington will continue to stand up for human rights and democratic values.
Australian Education Minister Alan Tudge accuses China of spreading 'disinformation'
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:18 pm
Canberra: Australia's Education Minister Alan Tudge has alleged that China is spreading “disinformation” after Beijing warned students against studying in Australia.
Nepal govt unveils road constructed with Indian grant assistance
Feb 08, 2021, at 03:01 pm
Nepal has unveiled a road connecting the Indian border with several areas of the Himalayan nation, a project which also received grant assistance from New Delhi.
China: Population data released by certain provinces hint decline in newborn birth rates in 2020
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Beijing: China, which is the world's most populous nation, is probably facing a growing population crisis, according to local birth statistics released recently.
China calls BBC report on Uighur as 'unjust and irresponsible'
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:37 pm
Beijing: China has called BBC's recent report on Uighur camp in Xinjiang as 'unjust, subjective and irresponsible'.
Protests against Myanmar coup go into day 2 as Junta restores internet access
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:27 am
Nay Pyi Taw/Sputnik: Myanmar saw a second day of mass protests against the military on Sunday, with tens of thousands taking to the streets of the country's biggest city Yangon to denounce the coup, media said.
Maldives Foreign Minister visits Bangladesh
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:24 am
Dhaka/UNI: Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid is scheduled to pay an official visit to Bangladesh on February 8-11, upon invitation of Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen.
Iranian spiritual leader says US must lift sanctions for Tehran to return to nuclear deal
Feb 07, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Tehran/Sputnik: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that the United States would have to lift all sanctions for his country to return to its nuclear commitments.
Myanmar: Respect right to peaceful assembly, UN human rights office says
Feb 07, 2021, at 10:37 pm
New York: The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people’s right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and that demonstrations are not subjected to reprisals.
Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan
Feb 07, 2021, at 10:20 pm
New York: A mother in Afghanistan has been talking about the hopes and fears for her unborn daughter in a country where the birth of a girl can often be a curse rather than a blessing.
Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
Feb 07, 2021, at 09:40 pm
New York: The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of society, to protect millions of girls and women at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) every year.
Iraqi police capture 13 suspected IS militants in Baghdad countryside
Feb 07, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Baghdad/Sputnik: The Iraqi interior ministry announced Sunday that 13 people believed to be members of the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) were captured near Baghdad, according to media reports.
Israel gradually emerging from nationwide lockdown over COVID-19: Reports
Feb 07, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Israel began loosening coronavirus-related restrictions on Sunday, gradually emerging from a nearly 40-day-long nationwide lockdown, national media reported.
US: One dead, several injured in shooting at suburban Chicago hotel
Feb 07, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Washington/UNI: One person was killed and several others were wounded in a shooting at a suburban Chicago hotel, police said on Saturday.
Ofcom: Chinese state broadcaster loses UK licence
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:35 am
Beijing: Chinese broadcaster CGTN has now lost its broadcast licence in Britain after Ofcom concluded that the news network was controlled by the Chinese Communist party, media reports said.
Blasphemy: Christian nurse allegedly tortured by mob in Pakistan hospital
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:25 am
Islamabad: A Christian nurse has been allegedly tied up, stripped and tortured by a mob inside a hospital in Pakistan after a Muslim colleague had falsely accused her of blasphemy, media report said.
US lawmakers now nominate Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for Nobel Peace Prize
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:19 am
Beijing: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, reports South China Morning Post.
Challenging Imran Khan govt: Pakistan's key opposition alliance PDM to start long march on Mar 26
Feb 07, 2021, at 05:17 am
Islamabad: The key opposition alliance of Pakistan-Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)- this week announced that it will jointly contest the coming Senate elections and “start” its anti-government long march to Islamabad on Mar 26, media reports said.
Pakistan: Separate blasts target 'Kashmir Day' rallies in Quetta, Sibi, 2 dead
Feb 07, 2021, at 05:02 am
Islamabad: At least two people died and four others were hurt in an explosion near the DC office on Inscomb Road in Quetta on Friday, media reports said.
Myanmar: Thousands join protests in Yangon after military coup
Feb 07, 2021, at 12:08 am
Nay Pyi Taw/Sputnik: Several thousand people took to the streets in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon on Saturday to participate in the first mass protest against the military rule since the recent coup, media reported.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves three people, including a Hindu, dead
Feb 06, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Kabul: At least three people, including a Hindu person, were killed as a blast rocked Afghanistan capital city Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Military shuts down internet again after Myanmar coup
Feb 06, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Myanmar went into its second nationwide internet shutdown in a week’s time on Saturday after the military seized power and arrested the Southeast Asian country’s civilian leaders.