Beijing steps up use of combat aircraft in Taiwan sorties
Jul 12, 2022, at 01:48 am
Beijing: Beijing has steadily increased the number of combat aircraft flying into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone and further south in the Bashi Channel which analysts have described as part of its efforts to expand its reach around the island, media reports said on Monday.
Prominent former Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Gyatso dies
Jul 12, 2022, at 01:39 am
Lhasa: Jigme Gyatso, a prominent former Tibetan political prisoner, died on July 2, as per Washington-based advocacy group International Campaign for Tibet (ICT).
China may relocate labour-intensive industries to Pakistan: Reports
Jul 11, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: China might soon be relocating its labour-intensive industries like textile to Pakistan to take advantage of reduced production cost, media reports said on Monday.
Manchester bus accident: Woman dead, two critical after double-decker impact
Jul 11, 2022, at 09:59 pm
London/IBNS: A woman died and two people were seriously injured on Sunday after being hit by a bus.
Las Vegas of Asia shuts casinos amid Covid19 outbreak
Jul 11, 2022, at 09:56 pm
Macau/UNI: For the first time in more than two years, the world's biggest gambling bub -- Macau -- on Monday shut its casinos.
Japan to honour Shinzo Abe with highest national award
Jul 11, 2022, at 09:52 pm
Tokyo: The Japanese government on Monday announced it would be honouring former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, the nation's highest decoration.
Japan: Shinzo Abe's party wins big in upper chamber election
Jul 11, 2022, at 09:51 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japan's ruling party has swept the House of Councillors election held on Sunday.
Sri Lanka: Protesters claim to recover millions of rupees from prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:43 am
Colombo: The protesters, who stormed inside Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence on Saturday, have claimed to recover millions of rupees hidden inside the mansion, according to a media report.
At least 14 killed during bar shootout in South Africa: Reports
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:37 am
Johannesburg/IBNS: At least fourteen people were killed during a shootout that occurred in a bar in South Africa's Soweto township, near Johannesburg, media reports said Sunday.
Day after Lankans barge into President's home, Army chief appeals for peace
Jul 11, 2022, at 12:32 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lankan Army chief General Shavendra Silva on Sunday urged people to maintain peace in the island nation as it struggles with an unprecedented economic crisis.
Shinzo Abe death: Antony Blinken to pay condolence visit to Japan
Jul 10, 2022, at 02:53 pm
Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Japan to express his condolences on the death of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated on July 8, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.
Mexico's ex-Prez Luis Echeverria Alvarez passes away at 100
Jul 10, 2022, at 02:27 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Sputnik: Mexico’s Former President Luis Echeverria Alvarez, who led the country from 1970-1976, has died at the age of 100, country’s President Manuel Lopez Obrador has confirmed.
All updates: Lanka PM's house set ablaze, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign next Wednesday
Jul 10, 2022, at 04:50 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign next Wednesday, after months of protest against him amid an unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation.
Sri Lanka crisis: Protesters set PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's house on fire
Jul 10, 2022, at 03:44 am
Colombo/IBNS: After barging into Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence, anti-government protesters have now set Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's house on fire amid a deepening crisis in the island nation.
Jul 10, 2022, at 02:33 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence Saturday as thousands of anti-government protesters stormed into his residence demanding his resignation.
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe agrees to step down after protesters storm President's house
Jul 10, 2022, at 12:43 am
Colombo/UNI: The office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister in a statement on Saturday said Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to step down following demands by party leaders in Parliament, Khaleej Times reported.
Bangladesh observes 1-day state mourning on former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's death
Jul 09, 2022, at 10:32 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh is observing one-day state mourning on Saturday as a mark of respect to former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, who was shot during a political campaign event in Japan's Nara city on Friday.
Sri Lanka Crisis: Thousands of protesters storm Prez House demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa's ouster
Jul 09, 2022, at 08:59 pm
Colombo/UNI: Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stormed the President's House here on Saturday after overcoming stiff resistance put up by security forces, leaving an unspecified number of people injured.
Jul 09, 2022, at 08:27 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday called an emergency meeting of party leaders after thousands of protesters demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stormed the President's House here.
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's funeral on Tuesday
Jul 09, 2022, at 05:33 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Day after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot to death, his body returned to his home in Tokyo. His funeral will be held on Tuesday.
'Stunned, outraged': Joe Biden on ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe's assassination
Jul 09, 2022, at 04:16 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Friday said he was "stunned, outraged and deeply saddened" by the news of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination.
COVID-19: Chinese authorities neglecting elderly citizens amid new Omicron variant threat
Jul 09, 2022, at 04:11 am
Beijing: Elderly citizens in China are being neglected by the authorities despite the detection of the new Omicron subvariant of Covid-19 recently in the country.
Chinese aggression in South China Sea: Japan, Australia increasing military budgets
Jul 09, 2022, at 03:28 am
Beijing/Tokyo/Canberra: Amid escalating Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore are increasing their military budgets and spending as a response to the aggression they have experienced from Beijing.
Pakistan: Cop killed, 4 others injured in explosion at police check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Jul 09, 2022, at 03:02 am
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A policeman was killed and four others, including two cops, were injured in a blast that occurred inside a police check post in the Mardan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to local media reports.
Residents of PoK's Gilgit Baltistan protest over awarding mining contracts to foreign company
Jul 09, 2022, at 02:21 am
Gilgit Baltistan, PoK: The local residents of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Gilgit Baltistan staged a sit-in blocking the Karakoram Highway in Hunza's Nasirabad for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday to protest against the minerals department for permitting mining leases to an outsider company, reports said.
Japan shocked by shooting of ex-PM Shinzo Abe; World leaders condole death
Jul 09, 2022, at 02:19 am
Tokyo: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated Friday in the western city of Nara, has been hailed as a "true friend", "a great PM" and "a global leader who brought balance to the world" by the leaders across the globe as they condoled his death.
China puts pressure on Pakistan, keen on its own security companies for CPEC-related projects
Jul 09, 2022, at 01:34 am
Beijing/Islamabad: Beijing has put pressure on Islamabad in various ways to ensure the safety and security of the Chinese nationals living and working in Pakistan on CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor)-related projects.
Ex-Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79
Jul 09, 2022, at 01:06 am
Luand/UNI: Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, died aged 79, the country's presidency informed on Facebook.
Pakistan's textile sector loses $1bn export orders amid energy crisis
Jul 09, 2022, at 01:00 am
Islamabad: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Abdul Rahim Nasir has said that about 300 textile mills have been closed in the country amid a heavy energy crisis and subsequent suspension of gas supply.
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassinated
Jul 08, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Tokyo: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died Friday after he was shot twice during a campaign event in the Nara region, the hospital treating him confirmed, media reports said.