China bans import of Taiwanese Grouper fish
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:15 am
Beijing: Taiwan has started taking up contingency measures in a bid to save its farmers from the impact of Beijing’s ban on Taiwanese grouper imports.
Chinese officials asking foreign banks to share executive pay details: Reports
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:09 am
Beijing: Chinese officials are making things tough foreign investment banks by asking them to share the pay details of senior executives.
Veteran Chinese human rights lawyers to face trial soon
Jun 18, 2022, at 05:58 am
Beijing: Two Chinese human rights lawyers, who have been held for several years, might soon face trial, media reports said on Friday.
12 killed, 30 injured in Afghanistan mosque blast
Jun 18, 2022, at 01:03 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Twelve people were killed and 30 others were injured in an explosion in a mosque in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, a source told Sputnik.
Sri Lanka: WFP ramps up emergency support, beginning with pregnant mothers in need
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:42 pm
New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in underserved districts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, marking the start of the UN agency’s emergency response in the country, which is facing its gravest political and economic crisis since independence.
Blast rocks mosque in Afghanistan, several injured
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Kabul: A blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz province on Friday.
Sri Lanka is planning to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka, a nation facing a severe economic crisis, is planning to import 50,000 tonnes of rice from India.
Afghanistan facing ‘the darkest moments’ in a generation
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan people are experiencing some of “the darkest moments” in a generation the UN human rights chief told Human Rights Council on Wednesday.
TV anchor sells food on street in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, story goes viral
Jun 17, 2022, at 05:44 am
Kabul/IBNS: It is quite a wide known fact that Afghanistan is facing a lot of economic and political turmoil since the Taliban took control of the country but a recent Twitter post by Kabir Haqmal, who earlier worked with the Hamid Karzai government, depicts the poor condition of many talented professionals in the nation.
Balochistan rights group condemns violent attack of Pakistani forces on peaceful vigil in Karachi
Jun 17, 2022, at 05:33 am
London: The UK-based Balochistan rights group, Free Balochistan Movement (FBM), in a statement to the media, has condemned the violent attack of the Pakistani forces on the peaceful vigil of the families of forcibly disappeared persons and other peaceful protesters in Karachi.
Pakistan Human Rights Commission condemns abductions of Baloch students from Karachi University
Jun 17, 2022, at 05:30 am
Lahore, Pakistan: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the recent incidents of abductions and manhandling of Baloch students from Karachi University.
Afghanistan: Taliban compel shopkeepers in Kandahar to install white flag in shops
Jun 17, 2022, at 05:27 am
Kandahar, Afghanistan: The Taliban have reportedly forced shopkeepers in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city to install their group’s white flag in their shops and buildings, while health clinics and public baths have too been asked to follow the suit.
China's policy destroying Tibet's environment: Report
Jun 17, 2022, at 05:14 am
Lhasa,Tibet: China, for its own benefit, is shattering and destroying the nature-bound systems of Tibet, while Beijing is not even giving an iota of thought to the inhabitants, reports said.
Jun 17, 2022, at 05:00 am
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed new rules governing “non-war” military operations which will allow the country's military to undertake “special military operations” abroad.
47 nations voice concern over Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Jun 17, 2022, at 04:51 am
Geneva: As many as 47 countries have voiced concern about China's Uyghur repression and Beijing's abuses in the country’s far-western Xinjiang region.
Nepal cancels 2-day weekly holiday after month-long trial
Jun 15, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Kathmandu/UNI/Xinhua: Nepal will resume a one-day weekly holiday from this week after experimenting with Saturday-Sunday holidays for a month, an official said on Wednesday.
Sri Lankan govt workers now given extra day off a week to grow food
Jun 15, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has announced that it is giving its officials an extra day off a week to encourage them to grow food, amid fears of a food shortage engulfing the country, BBC reported on Wednesday.
Myanmar: Cycle of ‘human rights violations and abuses’ continues, warns Bachelet
Jun 15, 2022, at 05:08 pm
New York: Still suffering from the devastating consequences of the February 2021 military coup, the UN rights chief said on Tuesday that the people of Myanmar remain “trapped in a cycle of poverty and displacement, human rights violations and abuses”.
Cutting Chai: Pakistani Minister asks people to reduce tea consumption
Jun 15, 2022, at 03:24 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani minister has urged people to cut down their habit of consuming tea as the nation is battling a ballooning import bill draining forex reserves.
Afghanistan: World Bank provides $150 million lifeline to stem rural hunger
Jun 15, 2022, at 12:00 am
New York: A critical $150 million dollar lifeline for rural families in Afghanistan was announced by the World Bank on Monday, part of an overall package of $195 million, for critical livelihood and life-saving assistance, the UN agriculture agency FAO, said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Taliban forces kill ISIS commander
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Kabul: The Taliban operated security forces have killed a key ISIS commander in Afghanistan's Bagrami district, media reports said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka to tap Russia for oil
Jun 14, 2022, at 03:07 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia, the country’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said but not before he first looks to other sources.
Afghanistan: Journalist in Kapisa goes missing, RSF asks Taliban to give 'explanations'
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:48 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistani journalist from Kapisa province of the country has gone missing, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: PTI, PML-N exchange barbs over economic mess
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:22 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and ousted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) recently exchanged barbs over the economic mess in the country.
COVID-19: China describes lab leak theory as 'politically motivated' as WHO calls for further probe
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:16 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has rejected the theory which states that COVID-19 virus might have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory.
China warns US that any attempt to make Taiwan independent will trigger military action
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:49 am
Beijing: China has warned the US that any attempt to make Taiwan, a region which has been engaged in a dispute with Beijing for a long time, independent will trigger military action.
China's halt of Taiwanese grouper violates trade rules: COA chief Chen Chi-Chung
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:26 am
Taipei: Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) Chief Chen Chi-Chung on Saturday said China has violated international trade rules after it decided to suspend the imports of grouper fish from his country.
Former Chinese top general's daughter slams Xi Jinping administration over Zero-COVID Policy
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:18 am
Beijing: Daughter of a former top Chinese general has targeted President Xi Jinping-led government over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pakistan: Protest held in Sindh against 'missing' Baloch students
Jun 14, 2022, at 12:37 am
Islamabad: A protest was held outside the Sindh Assembly on Sunday over the alleged kidnapping of two Baloch students of University of Karachi by law enforcement agencies.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Kunar leaves one Taliban member dead
Jun 13, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Kunar: An explosion rocked Kunar province in Afghanistan left a Taliban dead and six others injured, media reports said on Monday.