Afghanistan: Gunmen kill activist and FEFA CEO Yousuf Rasheed in Kabul
Dec 23, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Kabul: An attack by unknown gunmen left the CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) dead on Wednesday morning, local media reports said.
Afghanistan: Khost roadside blast leaves four killed
Dec 23, 2020, at 09:08 pm
Kabul: At least four people were killed and eight others were hurt in a roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Khost province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Explosion in New Karachi ice factory leaves 8 killed
Dec 23, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Karachi: An explosion rocked inside a boiler room within a factory at New Karachi Industrial Area in Pakistan' Karachi city on Tuesday, leaving at least eight people killed, media reports said.
Olympic Committee accused of ignoring human rights to host Beijing Games in 2022
Dec 22, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Washington: A coalition of ethnic minorities in China has accused the International Olympic Committee of ignoring widespread human rights abuses as the nation is gearing up to host the 2022 Winter Olympic in Beijing city.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets funeral ceremony, 1 killed
Dec 22, 2020, at 03:15 pm
Kabul: A suicide bomb attack targeted a funeral ceremony in Afghanistan's Paghman district on Monday left at least one person killed, media reports said.
China: Uyghur woman resent to Xinjiang camp after sister tweets about her plight from Sweden
Dec 22, 2020, at 02:30 am
Washignton: Mayila Yakufu, a 43-year-old ethnic Uyghur, was recently released from Chinese detention camp only to be taken back again as her cousin Nyrola Elima was tweeting and campaigning for the release of her sister.
Evidence of forced Uyghur labour found within Xinjiang, other parts of China: British Minister
Dec 22, 2020, at 02:13 am
London: British foreign office minister Nigel Adams has said there is credible evidence of forced labour among Uyghur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region.
CAR: UN chief condemns escalating violence during election campaign
Dec 21, 2020, at 02:57 pm
New York: With a week to go until elections are scheduled to take place in the Central African Republic (CAR), the UN is concerned about an escalation of armed attacks, amid reports that armed groups have taken control of towns near the capital, Bangui.
Protests across Nepal against dissolution of House
Dec 21, 2020, at 04:17 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Protests erupted across various parts of Nepal against the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives on Sunday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
You will have to go home: Maryam Nawaz Sharif warns PM Imran Khan
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Islamabad: PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz on Thursday attacked PM Imran Khan and said his government will "go home" even if it manages to hold Senate elections before schedule.
Chinese Communist Party is existential threat to US security and prosperity: Pompeo
Dec 19, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Washingon; US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the challenge from the Chinese Communist Party is existential.