Two Chinese ships enter Japanese territorial waters near disputed Senkaku islands : Reports
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Two Chinese patrol ships have entered Japan's territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday citing maritime security forces.
No rush to recognize Taliban govt in Afghanistan: US
Kabul: White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said the US and its partners are yet to recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
US blocks solar panel imports from China to oppose forced labour
Washington: The US government has started blocking the import of solar panels that they believe could be products of forced labor in China, an issue which might once again trigger conflict between two nations, media reports said.
Bangladesh records 80 new deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a country that recorded a severe COVID-19 pandemic, registered 80 new deaths due to Coronavirus and 3,436 new cases between 8am Friday and 8am on Saturday, media reports said.
UN entities condemn 'abhorrent' terrorist attack at Kabul airport
New York: The UN Security Council on Friday underlined the importance of combatting terrorism in Afghanistan following the deadly attack at the airport in the capital, Kabul.
We need to talk about Pakistan, says expert as Afghanistan witnesses rising conflicts
Kabul: Terming Pakistan as a 'state sponsor of terror', terrorism analyst Kyle Orton has said the South Asian nation should be held accountable for the condition in Afghanistan, which is witnessing conflicts ever since Taliban overrun the nation,
Time to hold Pakistan accountable: US geopolitical expert Danielle Pletka
Kabul: A geo-political expert has said Pakistan is responsible for destabilizing Afghanistan and delivering it into the hands of Islamist extremists.
Kabul: A border official has said people crossing through Pakistan's South-western Chaman border has increased significantly ever since the Taliban overrun Afghanistan.
Women face uncertain future in Afghanistan: Geo-political expert
New Delhi: Afghan women are most likely to face an uncertain future in Afghanistan as Taliban overran the country after a period of 20 years, said a geo-political expert.
Afghanistan intel had informed US about Kabul airport blasts and role of ISIS: Reports
Kabul: Top sources in the National Directorate of Security in Afghanistan, the country’s national intelligence and security service, have said that the agency had forewarned the United States about the twin blasts that took place in Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International airport which left over 100 people dead and disrupted further the peace in a nation already battered by conflict and Taliban takeover.
Afghanistan: Antonio Guterres condemns Kabul blasts
Kabul: United Nations Secretary of State Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the blasts in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left over 100 people dead.
Bangladesh is role model in birth control: Health Minister Zahid Maleque
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has shown remarkable progress in population control since its liberation from Pakistan in 1971. Health Minister Zahid Maleque told the official news agency BSS that the country has made remarkable progress in population control and it is now a role model in the world.
Bangladesh plane makes emergency landing in Nagpur after pilot suffers heart attack
Nagpur/UNI: A Biman Bangladesh plane going from Muscat to Dhaka made an emergency landing at Nagpur on Friday after the pilot suffered a heart attack, an airport official said.
Pakistan: Karachi factory fire leaves 15 people dead
Karachi: A fire broke out at a factory in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday which left at least 15 people dead, media reports said.
Amrullah Saleh says Taliban have links to Islamic State
Kabul: Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself Afghanistan’s caretaker President, said that the Taliban's denying links to the Islamic State (ISIS) is identical to Pakistan's denial on the Quetta Shura, a militant group composed of leaders of the Afghan Taliban based within the city of Quetta in Balochistan province.