Afghanistan: 180 people arrested in Kunduz in past three months
Jul 24, 2022, at 03:55 am
Kunduz, Afghanistan: Security officials in Kunduz province of Afghanistan have arrested 180 people from different parts of the province in the past three months on different criminal charges.
Pakistan failing to make its own COVID-19 vaccine due to lack of tech
Jul 24, 2022, at 03:39 am
Islamabad: Pakistan might be witnessing a spike in COVID-19 but the country's hope to create its own vaccine might not be possible due to lack of technical capacity.
Pakistan: Security heightened in Khyber region amid increase in attack on police personnel
Jul 24, 2022, at 03:36 am
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan have heightened security of all the checkposts after there was a spike in attacks on police personnel in the Khyber region of Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan needs to engage Kabul directly to neutralise TTP: Think Tank
Jul 24, 2022, at 03:01 am
Islamabad: A paper released by a think tank has said Pakistan will have to engage the Taliban government in Kabul directly to neutralise the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as the group continues to pose threats to Pakistan’s internal security and western borders.
Pakistan govt seeks US support for reviving economy
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:58 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi told US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman that Islamabad views the United States as an ‘important partner in its efforts to revive” the country’s ailing economy.
Chinese police stop students from offering flowers on first anniversary of Henan floods
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:54 am
Beijing: Chinese Police have prevented students from offering flowers to Henan Flood victims on the first anniversary of the calamity.
CIA chief says China rethinking on strategy to attack Taiwan following Russian invasion of Ukraine
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:48 am
Washington: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns has said China appears determined on using force in Taiwan, with Russia’s experience in Ukraine only affecting Beijing’s calculations on when and how – rather than whether – to invade.
Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe accused of media bullying
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:35 am
Harare: The Media Alliance of Zimbabwe has condemned the action of the Chinese Embassy here for threatening a weekly newspaper after it published articles on violations by Chinese mining companies.
Syria to receive Chinese communications equipment soon
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:05 am
Damascus: Syria will soon receive communications equipment from China as part of an ongoing aid to the war-hit nation, media reports said on Saturday.
Explosions rock Ukraine port a day after grain deal
Jul 24, 2022, at 12:39 am
Kyiv: Explosions hit a major Ukrainian port just a day after Kyiv and Moscow reached a deal to allow the resumption of grain exports, media reports said on Saturday.
Blast kills Afghan child, injures 3 others in Helmand province
Jul 23, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan/UNI/Xinhua: One child was killed and three were injured after an explosive device went off outside the provincial capital Lashkar Gah, the provincial director of information and culture said Saturday.
Hunger still rising across East Africa, says new UN-backed report
Jul 23, 2022, at 10:41 pm
New York: Over 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year, according to a new study backed by the World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Two US citizens killed in Donbas
Jul 23, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Two US citizens, who are believed to have been fighting for the Ukrainian forces, have been killed in Donbas, a spokesperson for the Department of State said.
Black Sea grain exports deal ‘a beacon of hope’ amid Ukraine war - Guterres
Jul 23, 2022, at 10:30 pm
New York: An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea amid the ongoing war is “a beacon of hope” in a world that desperately needs it, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the signing ceremony in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Friday.
Lebanon: At ‘a crossroad between rebound or collapse’
Jul 23, 2022, at 08:14 pm
New York: The dire impact of Lebanon’s unrelenting socio-economic crisis prompted the UN Special Coordinator to warn the Security Council behind closed doors on Thursday, that the country stands at “a crossroad between rebound or collapse”.
UN condemns election-related violence across Papua New Guinea Highlands
Jul 23, 2022, at 07:59 pm
New York: The UN on Thursday “unequivocally” condemned the recent escalation of violence across the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea (PNG) which has erupted during the ongoing two week period of staggered voting for national elections.
Bangladesh: Deputy Speaker Md Fazle Rabbi Miah dies in US
Jul 23, 2022, at 06:20 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Deputy Speaker Md Fazle Rabbi Miah has died in the United States, media reports said on Saturday.
Canada’s Conservative Party to hold third leadership debate over Erin O’Toole's successor
Jul 23, 2022, at 04:32 am
Toronto/IBNS: The Conservative Party of Canada announced that it will hold a third leadership debate for the candidates looking to succeed Erin O’Toole as the party’s official leader.
UK: Truss advances ahead of Sunak in new pre-poll survey
Jul 23, 2022, at 12:49 am
London: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has gained 28 points over British-Indian ex-minister Rishi Sunak in the race to be the UK's next Prime Minister, Khaleej Times reported on Friday.
Taliban detained, abused and threatened me: Australian female journalist
Jul 22, 2022, at 11:48 pm
London: A female journalist has claimed that the Taliban forced her to publicly retract some of her reports about Afghanistan by threatening that she will be prisoned.
Taliban bans unsubstantiated criticism of govt officials
Jul 22, 2022, at 07:53 pm
Afghanistan/UNI/Sputnik: The leader of Taliban, Hibatullah Akhundzada, forbade to make accusations against government officials without sufficient evidence, media reported.
At least 18 people killed in police operation in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro
Jul 22, 2022, at 07:26 pm
Brasilia/UNI/Sputnik: At least 18 people have been killed during a large-scale police operation against a gang of car thieves and robbers in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, media reported.
Sri Lanka Crisis: Anti-government protests continue after military crackdown
Jul 22, 2022, at 07:20 pm
Colombo: Two days after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka, 14 people including one woman were hospitalised on Friday when the security forces and police forcibly dispersed them from the protest area around the President's office.
Dinesh Gunawardena takes oath as new PM of Sri Lanka
Jul 22, 2022, at 06:08 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena took oath as the new Prime Minister of the economic crisis-hit country on Friday.
Donald Trump ignored pleas to condemn Capitol attack
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Washington/UNI: The committee hearing the case relating to the Capitol riots has been told that former US President Donald Trump watched the entire event on TV at the White House, ignoring his children and aides who "begged him" to rebuke the mob, BBC reported.
Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill head of charity organization
Jul 22, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen killed a head of a charity organization in Afghanistan's Farah province, media reports said on Friday.
Sri Lanka: Security forces raid main anti-government protest camp in Colombo
Jul 22, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday raided the main anti-government protest camp in Colombo city and even started pulling down tents.
Jul 22, 2022, at 06:43 am
Beijing: Amid ongoing talks with India to resolve all outstanding border issues, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently carried out a military exercise with attack helicopters over disputed Pangong Lake, a video telecast by the Chinese state media network CCTV shows.
China planning to build military base in Indian Ocean region in Madagascar
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:43 am
Beijing: China is expanding its defence cooperation and making incursions into the Western Indian Ocean Region, where India traditionally has a significant presence, and it is eyeing a military base in Madagascar.
China's financial crisis: Tanks roll on Henan streets to 'protect' banks amid protests
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:33 am
Zhengzhou, China: In a grim reminder of the horrific Tiananmen Square massacre, Chinese tanks were seen rolling on the streets of Henan to 'protect' banks amid large-scale protests as the country's financial crisis worsens.