Survey shows 75.9% of Japanese feel 'close' to Taiwan
Jan 22, 2022, at 12:24 am
Taipei/Tokyo: A 2021 survey has shown 75.9 percent of Japanese said they felt “close” to Taiwan, while 64.8 percent believed Taiwan to be “trustworthy,” the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan announced on Thursday.
South China Sea: US Navy warship challenges Chinese territorial claims
Jan 22, 2022, at 12:03 am
Beijing: The US Navy guided missile destroyer challenged Chinese claims of sovereignty in and around islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: PPP to launch ‘tractor trolley march’ today to support farmers
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) might soon launch the first phase of its “tractor trolley march” on Friday as they extend support to the support to the country’s farmers who have been protesting over the alleged poor agricultural policies of the government.
Pakistan refineries warn of shutting operation in next few weeks
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's oil refineries have warned the government of a looming shutdown of their operations in the next few weeks due to high and yet rising stocks of furnace oil, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents storm Kabul apartment, arrest female activist
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Kabul: An eye-witness has said Taliban insurgents stormed an apartment in Kabul, smashing the door in and arresting a woman rights activist and her three sisters.
Belt road railways: Thai traders anxious over ‘influx’ of Chinese produce
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Thai traders are increasingly growing anxious over the influx of Chinese goods and agricultural produce since the opening of the Boten-Vientiane high-speed railway in Laos.
Tibetan language advocate speaks up again following release from prison
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:09 pm
A Tibetan activist is speaking out against language restrictions after he spent five years in prison for discussing the matter with the Western media, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police assault women in Quetta with no female cop around, CM orders strict action
Jan 21, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has ordered strict action against police officials who were caught on camera assaulting three Pakistani women in Quetta city in the absence of female constables.
11 Iraqi soldiers killed in Islamic State attack
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:29 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Eleven Iraqi soldiers were killed in an attack by the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's Diyala province, the police said on Friday.
Saudi authorities prepapring to deport 2 Muslim Uyghurs back to China: HRW
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Beirut, Lebanon: Saudi authorities are apparently preparing to deport two Muslim Uyghurs back to China, where they are at serious risk of arbitrary detention and torture, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said recently.
Netherlands: VU Amsterdam returns human rights research funding from China
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Amsterdam: The VU (Vrije Universiteit) university in Amsterdam is all set to stop accepting funds from China to finance a centre for human rights following revelations by broadcaster NOS, reports Dutch News.
Pakistan: Wall collapse leaves two children dead
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:57 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Two children lost their lives after a wall of a primary school collapsed in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Friday.
Pakistan: Sindh HC directs authorities to constitute task force on enforced disappearance
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: The Sindh High Court in Pakistan recently expressed dissatisfaction over reports filed by the police in missing persons’ cases.
Woman gets death penalty in Pakistan over 'blasphemous' WhatsApp activity
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Islamabad: A Rawalpindi court has given death penalty to a Pakistani woman on blasphemy charge under section 295C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), media reports said on Friday.
Greece: Pakistani man sentenced to seven years in prison for assaulting 16 women in Crete
Jan 21, 2022, at 07:31 pm
Athens: A Pakistani national was sentenced to seven years in prison in Greece for a series of violent attacks on women in Crete, media reports said on Friday.
West Africa: Extreme poverty rises nearly 3 per cent due to COVID-19
Jan 21, 2022, at 07:27 pm
New York: Extreme poverty in West Africa rose by nearly three per cent in 2020, another fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN-backed report launched on Thursday that looks at the socio-impact of the crisis has revealed.
UNRWA condemns demolition of Palestinian home in East Jerusalem
Jan 21, 2022, at 06:50 pm
New York: The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday urged Israeli to immediately halt all evictions and demolitions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, after an entire family was forced out of their long-term home the previous day.
Ghana mining community explosion leaves 20 people dead
Jan 21, 2022, at 02:18 pm
Accra/UNI/Xinhua: At least 20 people died and many others were injured in an explosion at a mining community of Ghana's Western Region.
Canada: Quebec’s anti-corruption squad probes large number of fake vaccine passports
Jan 21, 2022, at 06:07 am
Quebec/IBNS: Various fraudulent schemes to make and distribute fake vaccine passports in the province of Quebec are being investigated by the province's anti-corruption squad with a warning that people involved could face serious criminal charges.
Beijing fines 7-Eleven retail chain for marking Taiwan as independent nation on its website
Jan 20, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Beijing: The local authorities in Beijing have fined retail chain 7-Eleven for recognizing Taiwan as an independent nation on its website.
Pakistan: Three killed, over 20 injured in Lahore's Anarkali Bazaar explosion
Jan 20, 2022, at 10:40 pm
Lahore/IBNS: An explosion ripped through roadside stalls at a paan mandi situated in the Anarkali Bazaar area of Lahore in Pakistan on Thursday, leaving at least three people dead and several others wounded, according to local media reports.
General Assembly President urges solidarity, hope, laying out 2022 agenda
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:16 pm
New York: Amid the resurgent COVID pandemic, the President of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, stressed the importance of solidarity and fostering hope, as he outlined his priorities for the remainder of the 76th session.
Palestine-Israel: UN envoy highlights urgent need for reform
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:07 pm
New York: Urgent action is required to prevent further deterioration of the economic, security and political situation across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the UN’s Middle East envoy, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:02 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to him by the African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa.
Unvaccinated Czech folk singer dies of COVID-19 after deliberately contracting virus
Jan 20, 2022, at 05:36 am
Prague/IBNS: A Czech folk singer, who was not vaccinated against COVID-19, has died after she deliberately contracted the virus to obtain a health pass that would have allowed her to visit the sauna and theatre, her family told media.
Canada welcomes over 200 Afghan refugees to Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 20, 2022, at 04:47 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Sean Fraser, Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Wednesday announced that over 200 Afghan refugees landed in Vancouver last night, marking the largest flight to date of Afghan nationals arriving in BC.
Canada's annual inflation rate rises to 4.8 pct in Dec, highest since 1991: says Statistics Canada
Jan 20, 2022, at 04:30 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The annual pace of inflation in Canada climbed to 4.8 per cent in December, the highest since 1991, says Statistics Canada.
Chinese president Xi Jinping defends 'common prosperity' crackdowns
Jan 20, 2022, at 04:21 am
Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently made a defense of his "common prosperity" policy at the world stage.
Athletes warned against speaking out against China during Beijing Winter Olympics
Jan 20, 2022, at 12:03 am
Human rights group has warned that competitors at the Beijing Winter Olympics will face an “Orwellian surveillance state” in China and could put themselves in danger if they speak out in support of the Uyghur Muslims.
Jamaat-i-Islami vows 100 sit-ins across Pakistan against mini budget
Jan 19, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Tuesday announced the launch of a country-wide protest movement to press the Pakistani government for taking back the mini-budget it recently bulldozed through the National Assembly.