MV-X Pearl Press ship, which caught fire off Sri Lankan coast, is now sinking
Jun 03, 2021, at 02:40 am
MV-X Pearl Press, the Singapore flagged container ship that caught fire two weeks ago in Sri Lankan waters, is now sinking, the Sri Lankan Navy said in a statement on Wednesday. The ship still contains oil containers; however, there is no report of the oil spill so far.
Afghanistan: Jalalabad blast leaves 2 civilians dead
Jun 02, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Kabul: A blast targeting a security force envoy in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday left at least two civilians dead and 10 others hurt, media reports said.
Not a dumping ground for Chinese 'garbage', says Sri Lanka
Jun 02, 2021, at 11:01 pm
After facing heat from opposition leaders on vaccine procurement, the Sri Lankan government has said that the country was not a dumping ground for "Chinese garbage", a report in Daily Mirror says.
China, Afghanistan, Pakistan to discuss Afghan Peace Process: Beijing
Jun 02, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The foreign ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan will discuss the peace process in Afghanistan during a meeting on Thursday, Wang Wenbin, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said on Wednesday.
Jun 02, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Washington: Major American meat producer JBS USA has said the company suffered a cyberattack on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Explosion targets buses, 8 die
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Kabul: At least eight people died as an explosion, which targeted buses, hit Sar-e-Karez area of PD3 in Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Canada to recommend a combination of AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, or Moderna shots interchangeably
Jun 02, 2021, at 05:04 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada is changing its guidelines and will advise Canadians to combine either the AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech, or Moderna shots interchangeably in certain situations.
Pakistan: NGO report reveals 2960 children sexually abused in 2020
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:46 am
Islamabad: An NGO report has found 2,960 children were sexually abused in Pakistan during the year 2020,
Pakistan: Police baton charge protesting teachers, 21 arrested in Peshawar
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:35 am
Islamabad: Police resorted to baton charge and lobbed teargas shells to disperse a protest rally organized by teachers in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday.
Sri Lankan president directs officials to get 600,000 doses of Astra Zeneca at any cost
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:20 am
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapksa has ordered his officials to get 600,000 Astra-Zeneca vaccines at any cost for the people who had already received their first dose and are now waiting for a second jab.
Targeting PM Imran Khan, PDM announces new anti-govt drive in Pakistan
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:17 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has started putting pressure on Imran Khan as it declared restarting a campaign against the government.
Bilawal Bhutto slams Imran Khan govt for giving military bases to US
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:13 am
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has slammed PM Imran Khan-led government for agreeing to give military bases to the United States in the country.
Pakistan: PPP calls for action against 'water injustice' in Sindh
Jun 02, 2021, at 02:10 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh president Nisar Ahmed Khuhro has called for immediate action to deal with the alleged injustice being meted out to Sindh by the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) and the Centre.
China opposes Australia-NZ government's remark on Hong Kong, Uyghur issues
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:48 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has expressed concern over the statement issued by New Zealand and Australian PMs over the Hong Kong and Uyghur issues.
Taiwan, excluded from World Health Assembly, blames Chinese interference
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:33 am
Taiwan: The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) of Taiwan recently protested and expressed deep displeasure over the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities’ 'continued suppression and obstruction' of Taiwan's participation in this year's virtual World Health Assembly (WHA).
China rejects renewal of American writer's contract for his Covid outbreak views
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:25 am
Beijing: An American writer, who had once voiced against China's "botched" response to the COVID-19 outbreak, has said he is returning to his nation after the Chinese university where he was teaching did not renew his contract.
Australia, NZ jointly voice concern over Chinese treatment towards Uyghur, Hong Kong
Jun 02, 2021, at 01:00 am
Australia and New Zealand have jointly expressed deep concerns over the situation that limits the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong and the Chinese government's treatment towards Uyghur Muslims.
Delay in PoK polls: PML-N rejects NCOC letter
Jun 02, 2021, at 12:17 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre has suggested postponing the polls in PoK region by two months due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Chinese blogger sentenced to 8 months in prisons for 'slandering' soldiers
Jun 01, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities have jailed a blogger, who had triggered a controversy by making comments about Chinese soldiers who died in a Himalayan border clash with Indian troops last year, for eight months, media reports said on Tuesday.
In-person classes partially resumed in Pakistan
Jun 01, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Authorities in Pakistan have allowed in-person classes at schools and colleges in some parts of the country in a move to reopen educational centers gradually. Schools in some of the districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be allowed to open in the first phase.
Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone shelled 46 times in past day: Reconciliation Center
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone 46 times over the past 24 hours, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a briefing.
Pakistan: Ten people killed, 3 injured in rain-related incidents
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 10 people were killed and three injured in different rain-related incidents in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.
Haiti: funding gap threatens the lives of nearly 86,000 children
Jun 01, 2021, at 05:21 pm
New York: In Haiti, the number of severely malnourished under-fives could more than double this year, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday. Some could die if they do not receive timely treatment.
Pakistan: Four soldiers die as two separate terrorist attacks rock Balochistan
Jun 01, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Rawalpindi: Two separate attacks in Pakistan's Quetta and Turbat areas left at least four Frontier Corps personnel dead, media reports said.
Pakistan: Robber who stole money from Chinese national dies in road mishap
Jun 01, 2021, at 02:06 pm
Lahore: A robber, who stole money from a Chinese national in Lahore, died in an accident on Monday, media reports said.
Jun 01, 2021, at 12:30 am
Washington: Ex-US Secretary of State Mike Pomepo has claimed that the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in China was engaged in military activity alongside its civilian research.
South Korea claims hundreds of Chinese fishing boats taking their catches
Jun 01, 2021, at 12:19 am
Beijing: South Korea authorities and fishermen have claimed that hundreds of of Chinese fishing boats operating illegally along the sea border between South and North Korea are decimating local catches and damaging the environment.
Jun 01, 2021, at 12:12 am
London: Activists in British universities have accused of being harassed by a student body closely linked to the Chinese Communist Party for criticising human rights abuses in Hong Kong, media reports said.
Telecom War: Ethiopia shuns China-backed consortium, favours US
Jun 01, 2021, at 12:06 am
Addis Ababa: China's attempt to establish economic dominance in Africa received a jolt recently when a U.S.-backed consortium beat out one financed by China in a closely watched telecommunications auction in Ethiopia.
Nigeria: Gunmen abduct school students in Tegina
May 31, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Abuja: Unknown gunmen have abducted many students from an Islamic school in Nigeria, media reports said.