CCP is now turning Hong Kong into East Berlin of yesteryear: Mike Pompeo
Dec 21, 2020, at 03:47 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has compared Chinese Communist Party's treatment towards Hong Kong to "East Berlin of yesteryear".
Washington adds China’s SMIC to entity list, restricting access to key enabling U.S. technology
Dec 21, 2020, at 03:43 am
Washington: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the Department of Commerce (Commerce) added Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) of China to the Entity List.
China's decision to ban Australian coal backfires
Dec 21, 2020, at 03:32 am
Beijing/Canberra: China's trade war with Australia seems to have backfired and left Beijing in trouble especially with the ban imposed on Australian coal.
China using ‘dibao’ social safety net to silence dissent: Researcher
Dec 21, 2020, at 03:24 am
Washington; A US-based social scientist has claimed that the role of China’s social safety net programme, known as dibao, has shifted over time from providing support to the poor and vulnerable to being used partly as a tool to repress dissent.
Afghanistan: Kabul bombing leaves lawmaker hurt
Dec 21, 2020, at 02:24 am
Kabul: Parliamentarian Khan Mohammad Wardak was hurt in a car bomb blast in Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
Italy suspending UK-bound flights over new COVID-19 strain: Foreign Minister
Dec 21, 2020, at 02:05 am
Rome/Paris/Sputnik: Italy is set to suspend flights to the United Kingdom due to the new strain of the coronavirus that threatens to spread far more rapidly than its other variants, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.
Nepal political crisis: 7 ministers in KP Oli's Cabinet quit
Dec 21, 2020, at 02:02 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Seven ministers in the KP Sharma Oli Cabinet owing loyalty to the Dahal-Nepal faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have tendered their resignation as a protest against PM Oli's decision to dissolve the house.
Nepal Communist Party may initiate disciplinary action against Prime Minister KP Oli
Dec 21, 2020, at 01:46 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Standing Committee of the Nepal Communist Party may initiate disciplinary action against party chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
Iraqi security forces discover IS Terrorists' Arms Depot North of Baghdad: Military
Dec 21, 2020, at 01:11 am
Cairo/Sputnik: The Iraqi security forces have discovered a large ammunition depot belonging to the Islamic State terrorist group north of Baghdad, the country's defense ministry said on Sunday.
Belarusian police disperse protest rally in Minsk, confirm multiple detentions
Dec 21, 2020, at 12:47 am
Minsk/Sputnik: Security forces have dispersed anti-government demonstrations in the Belarusian capital on Sunday, with the Minsk police confirming to Sputnik multiple detentions.
Nepal political trouble: Parliament dissolved, fresh elections to be held next year
Dec 21, 2020, at 12:42 am
Kathmandu/UNI: In fast changing political developments in Nepal, the Himalayan country's Parliament was dissolved on Sunday by President Bidya Devi Bhandari following a recommendation by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli earlier in the morning.
Explosion at Chinese chemical plant leaves at least 3 killed, 4 injured
Dec 21, 2020, at 12:27 am
Beijing/Sputnik: At least three people died and four others were injured as a result of an explosion at a chemical plant in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang, local media reported on Sunday.
COVID-19: Rules tightened for Christmas for England, Scotland and Wales
Dec 21, 2020, at 12:11 am
London/UNI: The British government announced on Saturday that it has decided to scrap the planned relaxation of COVID rules for Christmas for large parts of south-east England and cut to just Christmas Day for the rest of England, Scotland and Wales.
In a surprise move Nepal's PM KP Oli dissolves parliament
Dec 21, 2020, at 12:00 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has recommended the dissolution of the country's parliament after he was pressured by his dissidents within the ruling Nepal Communist Party over a contentious ordinance, said media reports.
Chinese Communist Party is still spreading disinformation regarding COVID-19 virus: Pompeo
Dec 20, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has slammed the Chinese Communist Party for spreading disinformation regarding COVID-19 virus.
Pakistan government cancels licenses of 50 pilots after scrutiny
Dec 20, 2020, at 11:39 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The federal government in Pakistan informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday that as per the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the authorities after reviewing the licenses of all 860 commercial pilots in the country decided to cancel 50 of those licenses.
Austrian Special Forces capture 2 suspects linked to November Vienna attack: Reports
Dec 20, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Austria's Cobra counter-terrorism unit has detained two people suspected of involvement in last month's deadly attack in the capital city of Vienna, the Kronen Zeitung newspaper reported on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill three civilians including a woman
Dec 20, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Gardez: Unidentified gunmen have killed three civilians, including a woman, in Gardez region of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.
French police arrest four Pakistani-origin men over Paris meat cleaver attack
Dec 20, 2020, at 06:48 am
Paris: French police officials have arrested four people in connection with the Sept 25 meat cleaver attack in Paris, outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, media reports said.
Explosion at Chinese chemical plant leaves at least 1 person killed, 4 injured: Reports
Dec 20, 2020, at 12:04 am
Beijing/Sputnik: At least one person died and four others were injured as a result of an explosion at a chemical plant in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday, citing local authorities.
Bangladesh registers 1267 new COVID-19 cases, 25 new deaths
Dec 19, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has registered 1267 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours,media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Helmand blast leaves two dead
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Kabul: A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Saturday left at least two people killed and four others wounded, media reports said on Saturday.
UK PM Boris Johnson does not rule out new lockdown after holidays, stresses need to open schools
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he does not rule out another lockdown in England after Christmas as the rates of COVID-19 infections in the country continue their upward trend.
Nawaz Sharif's tirades has generated 'anger in the army', says Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that the verbal attacks of PML-N supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his party against the top military leadership has created "a lot of anger" within the army over, but that the COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa was tolerating all this for the sake of democracy in the country.
US Bagram airbase in Afghanistan hit by at least 4 rockets
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Bagram airbase, the largest US military base in Afghanistan, has come under rocket fire, Wahida Shahkar, a representative for the governor of Parwan province, said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Three people, including child, found murdered in Herat
Dec 19, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Kabul: Three people, including a child and a woman, have been found murdered under mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan's Injil district of Herat province, media reports said.
Dec 19, 2020, at 09:58 pm
New York: The UN chief on Friday welcomed the release of more than 300 schoolboys forcibly taken from their school in northwest Nigeria a week ago, although others reportedly remain missing.
COVID-19: Avoid ‘nationalistic footrace’ in choosing vaccines
Dec 19, 2020, at 09:56 pm
New York: As governments move to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, choosing these treatments should not be viewed as “some kind of nationalistic footrace”, with some countries winning and others losing, a senior official with the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Friday.
Dec 19, 2020, at 09:39 pm
Islamabad: Netizen came down hard on Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after the latter tried to troll India with a post related to cricket on Saturday.
Afghanistan issue: US-Taliban to meet on Jan 5, says Qureshi
Dec 19, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said the next rounds of talks between the US and Afghan Taliban over the issue of establishing peace in Afghanistan will be held on Jan 5.