Afghanistan: Blast hits Samangan seminary, 10 students die
Dec 01, 2022, at 12:17 am
Kabul: At least 10 students died as a blast hit Al-Jihadi seminary in the provincial capital of Samangan in Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
TTP returns to warpath in Pakistan
Dec 01, 2022, at 12:12 am
Islamabad: The proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has asked its combatants to carry out attacks across the country in the wake of “unabated” operations by security forces against militants in the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, media reports said on Wednesday, a move taken by the group when the South Asian nation is witnessing a change in Army's command.
Thailand planning to cancel Submarine deal with China: Reports
Nov 30, 2022, at 11:56 pm
The Thailand government is planning to renege on a contentious submarine contract with China if the requirements of the procurement cannot be completed, media reports said on Wednesday.
China: Respect right to peaceful protest, says HRW
Nov 30, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government should respect the fundamental rights of people across China to peacefully protest the government’s draconian “zero Covid” restrictions and to call for freedom and human rights, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Each day, injuries and violence claim the lives of some 12,000 people around the world, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN health agency.
UN Forum tackles ‘digital poverty’ facing 2.7 billion people
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:08 pm
New York: The annual UN forum on Internet governance is under way this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aiming to deliver bold solutions for an open, free, inclusive and secure digital future for all, in particular for the 2.7 billion people with no Internet access.
UN envoy warns against ‘worrying and dangerous’ military escalation in Syria
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:00 pm
New York: Syria needs less military activity and more focus on the political process, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Tuesday, appealing for restraint amid a worrying trend towards escalation.
Numbers forced to flee passes 100 million; many displaced for decades: UNDP
Nov 30, 2022, at 09:56 pm
New York; Humanitarian aid alone cannot overcome record levels of internal displacement globally, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report published on Tuesday, calling for urgent action to support people uprooted by climate, conflict and crisis.
Five dead as tour bus drops off cliff in Indonesia
Nov 30, 2022, at 09:44 pm
Jakarta/UNI: A tour bus rolled off a 30-meter cliff in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, leaving at least five people dead and 12 others wounded on Monday evening, local police said on Tuesday.
300 people killed in recent unrest in Iran
Nov 30, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Tehran/IBNS: At least 300 people have been killed in recent unrest in Iran following mass protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who passed away while in police custody, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka’s debt to China close to 20 pct of public external debt, reveals study
Nov 30, 2022, at 08:35 pm
Colombo: A study has found Sri Lanka owed Chinese lenders $7.4 billion - nearly a fifth of its public external debt - by the end of last year, media reports said on Wednesday.
Russia is using sexual violence as 'a weapon: Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska
Nov 30, 2022, at 08:24 pm
Kyiv: Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska has claimed that the Russia is using sexual violence as "a weapon".
Pakistan: Suicide attack in Quetta leaves three people, including cop, dead
Nov 30, 2022, at 07:57 pm
Quetta: A suicide attack in Quetta’s Baleli area on Wednesday left at least three people, including a police officer and two civilians, dead, media reports said.
Less than half of England and Wales population is Christian, reveals census
Nov 30, 2022, at 02:44 pm
London: The Census 2021 has shown that for the first time fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian, media reports said.
Pakistan: Man slaughters wife, three daughters in Karachi
Nov 30, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Karachi: A Pakistani man allegedly killed his wife and three daughters in Karachi city, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 10 terrorists die in Balocistan
Nov 30, 2022, at 02:18 pm
Islamabad: At least 10 terrorists died during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Pakistan's Hoshab region, media reports said on Wednesday.
China sentences 28-year-old Tibetan to 2 years in prison for allegedly leaking information
Nov 29, 2022, at 12:50 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have sentenced a young Tibetan man to two years in prison for allegedly sending information to Europe and India via the Chinese social media application (Wechat), media reports said on Monday.
Australia clarifies it did not participate in China-Indian Ocean Forum on Development Cooperation
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Australia on Sunday clarified it did not participate in the "China-Indian Ocean Forum on Development Cooperation" on Nov 21.
Sri Lankan Airlines facing revival challenge as more pilots exit
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Airline's plan to revive is currently under pressure as more pilots have exited the national carrier of the Island Nation, media reports said.
Somalia: Four die in hotel siege
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Mogadishu: Somalia security forces are fighting to take control over a hotel which has been seized by terrorists in Mogadishu city, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan Govt to pay heavy price for borrowing after rate hike: Reports
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:43 pm
Karachi: The interest rate hike will cost heavily to the government as it will have to re-price the Rs 5 trillion maturity of treasury bills and Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) in the upcoming three months, media reports said on Monday.
Protests held against Pakistan in Japan, US on 14th anniversary of Mumbai attacks
Nov 28, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Tokyo/Washington: Protests were held against Pakistan's suspected involvement in Mumbai attacks in Japan and the USA on the 14th anniversary of the incident, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Police constable kidnapped, tortured in Lahore
Nov 28, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Lahore: Five persons allegedly kidnapped a police constable and and tortured him in Paksitan's Lahore city, media reports said on Monday.
Violence breaks out in Brussels after Belgium's WC match defeat against Morocco, several detained
Nov 28, 2022, at 03:14 pm
Brussels: Police resorted to tear gas shelling and used water cannons against football fans in central Brussels on Sunday after violence broke out after Belgium lost their World Cup clash against Morocco.
Two Pakistani soldiers die during clash with TTP terrorists in Lakki Marwat
Nov 28, 2022, at 03:36 am
Lakki Marwat: At least two Pakistani soldiers died and two others were hurt in a clash with outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists near Wanda Pashan area in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat district on Friday, media reports said.
China: Shanghai witnesses protests over COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 28, 2022, at 03:05 am
Beijing: Residents of China's Shanghai took to the streets on Sunday to protest tough COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns imposed by the authorities amid a record number of daily infections, a local resident told Sputnik.
Pakistan authorities arrest Imran Khan's party senator
Nov 28, 2022, at 02:43 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) on Sunday arrested Azam Khan Swati, a senator from ex-PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, for an offensive tweet about military officials.
China: Protests erupt against govt's COVID-19 measures, some demand Xi Jinping's resignation
Nov 27, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Beijing: Protests have started in different corners of China against the strict COVID restrictions imposed in the country and some even demanded the resignation of leader Xi Jinping and other Communist leaders.
'Down with the Chinese Communist Party': Shanghai witnesses anti-Covid protests after fire kills 10
Nov 27, 2022, at 06:14 pm
Shanghai/IBNS: Protests rocked Shanghai early on Sunday, as residents in several Chinese cities, angered by a deadly fire in the country's far west, protested against heavy COVID-19 restrictions nearly three years into the pandemic.
Nov 27, 2022, at 05:42 pm
Rawalpindi (Pakistan): Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday addressed the first public rally of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in Rawalpindi which is also the seat of the country’s powerful army after the assassination attempt on him earlier this month, media reports said.