China arm-twists local news channels in Hong Kong: Reports
May 07, 2021, at 01:01 am
Hong Kong: China is taking up a more aggressive stance against Hong Kong’s main broadcaster as there has been sudden reshuffles from the top while journalists were even removed from their positions, which experts believe is Beijing's attempt to target the local media of the region.
Is Pakistani economy sinking as the trade deficit widens to $23.8b in 10 months?
May 07, 2021, at 12:02 am
Islamabad: Pakistan seems to be struggling in the economic front and it is evident from the trade deficit as it widened to $23.8 billion and exceeded the annual target by $4.1 billion in 10 months of the current fiscal year.
Afghanistan Alert: Taliban threatens media outlets over gov’t collusion
May 06, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Kabul: Taliban terror group has warned the Afghan media outlets to halt what they called one-sided publications and broadcastings.
May 06, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad: A senior Pakistan journalist has pointed out that a large number of children in the country are sexually abused and are vulnerable to assault and this is a reality that can no longer be ignored.
Japan's ruling opposition parties agree on bill for amending referendum law: Reports
May 06, 2021, at 10:30 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party reached an agreement on Thursday to approve a modified bill on a nationwide referendum law, the Kyodo news agency reported.
Beijing indefinitely suspends China-Australia strategic economic dialogue: Commission
May 06, 2021, at 09:43 pm
Beijing/UNI: Beijing decided on Thursday to indefinitely suspend the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue over what it describes as Canberra's measures to disrupt normal exchanges and cooperation, the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said.
EU approves bringing US, Canada, Norway, into Bloc's PESCO Defence initiative
May 06, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: The Council of the European Union on Thursday approved inviting the United States, Canada and Norway to participate in the bloc's Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) defense initiative.
German broadcaster DW says China's New Silk Route is full of cracks
May 06, 2021, at 07:10 pm
Deutsche Welle, the leading German public state-owned international broadcaster and news agency, has said cracks are appearing in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
New Australian missions in the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia to counter China
May 06, 2021, at 06:43 pm
The Australian government has opened embassies in the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia on Tuesday amid rising influence and challenge from China in the Pacifric region, media reports said.
Sky News host highlights China's threat to world democracies, urge countries to stand together
May 06, 2021, at 04:20 pm
Sky News host Andrew Bolt has said all the world's democracies should stand together or they will fall separately as China is engaged in war in the grey zone where it conducts strategic operations short of an all-out war.
US report alerts: Taliban's return to power may undo women's advancement in Afghanistan
May 06, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Kabul: A US intelligence has warned in its classified report that in case Taliban forces return to power in Afghanistan then it would risk undoing the gains made in women's rights since the group's ousting nearly two decades ago.
Two-Thirds of Americans support removing US troops from Afghanistan by September: Poll
May 06, 2021, at 02:50 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Two-thirds of Americans support the Biden administration’s decision to pull US troops from Afghanistan by September, a new Charles Koch Institute poll revealed on Wednesday.
Malian woman gives birth to nine children, two more than expected
May 06, 2021, at 05:29 am
Morocco/IBNS: A 25-year-old Malian woman has given birth to nine children, two more than the seven that had been detected in the ultrasound, the country's Ministry of Health said.
Aggressive Dragon: Japan protests presence of Chinese research vessel close to Okinawa
May 06, 2021, at 04:45 am
Okinawa: The Japan Coast Guard recently chased away Chinese research vessel from its exclusive economic zone where Japanese authorities believe it was conducting research, media reports said.
Pakistan minister says govt won't follow Western advice on tackling Islamist group TLP
May 06, 2021, at 04:31 am
Islamabad: Amid its worsening ties with France over Islam, Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the government would not take any dictation (from the West) to settle internal issues, including action against the banned far-right Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
US report alerts: Taliban's return to power may undo women's advancement in Afghanistan
May 06, 2021, at 04:20 am
Kablu: A US intelligence has warned in its classified report that in case Taliban forces return to power in Afghanistan then it would risk undoing the gains made in women's rights since the group's ousting nearly two decades ago.
Pakistan records 4113 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
May 06, 2021, at 02:28 am
Islamabad: Pakistan, a country hit by COVID-19 pandemic, has registered 4,113 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday
Release jailed dissident on medical grounds, UN experts urge Iran
May 06, 2021, at 01:57 am
New York: United Nations independent human rights experts, on Tuesday, called on Iranian authorities to immediately release a political activist, said to be at risk of severe health complications and even death, if not provided with appropriate medical care.
Pakistan: Local tribal leader mysteriously killed
May 05, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: A local tribal leader has been mysteriously gunned down by unknown men in Datta Khel area of Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Three cops snatch cash from a person, booked
May 05, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Police have booked three cops in Pakistan on the charge of snatching cash from a citizen, media reports said.
British woman found dead in Pakistan
May 05, 2021, at 11:24 pm
A Pakistani-origin British woman was found dead in a house in Pakistan’s Lahore city, reported Dawn. The victim, Maya, 25, had come to Pakistan two months back to attend a marriage of her relative and been staying in the country since.
Nepal constructing 2000-bed capacity isolation facility
May 05, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Amid rising cases of coronavirus, authorities in Nepal have started the construction of an isolation facility with a 2,000-bed capacity in Geta Medical College of Kailali district, reported The Himalayan Times.
Afghanistan: Taliban digs a tunnel to ANDSF camp, over 20 killed
May 05, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Kabul: Taliban militants captured an army base in Farah’s Bala Buluk last week, media reports said.
No compromise on finality of Prophethood laws: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
May 05, 2021, at 11:18 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has made it clear that his government would not compromise on the laws pertaining to the finality of the Prophethood, media reports said.
Bangladesh reports 50 new COVID-19 deaths
May 05, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 50 COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nepal's hospitals face oxygen supply shortage
May 05, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua: Nepal's two major government-run hospitals based in capital Kathmandu have been facing oxygen supply shortage, authorities said.
Pakistan government decides to import 4m MT of wheat
May 05, 2021, at 07:24 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to import four million metric tons of wheat this year to meet the domestic consumption, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast targets bus carrying health workers, 1 dead
May 05, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Kabul: At least one person was killed and three others were injured as a blast targeted a bus carrying health workers in Afghanistan's Kalakan district on Wednesday, media reports said.
Israeli air strike on Syria's Latakia province kills civilian: Reports
May 05, 2021, at 02:42 pm
Beirut/Sputnik: A civilian was killed and two others were injured in an Israeli air strike on civilian targets in the Syrian province of Latakia, Syrian state television station Al Ikhbariya reported.
Boris Johnson, Antony Blinken discuss pandemic, Afghanistan, Iran, China
May 05, 2021, at 02:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday discussed the coronavirus vaccines rollout, Afghanistan, Iran and China, the British government said.