Sri Lankan prime minister assures actions against those responsible for Easter attacks
Apr 22, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that those responsible for the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks would be brought to justice, reported Colombopage. He was speaking on the second anniversary of the gruesome attack which killed 259 people in the island nation.
4 killed, dozen injured in Pakistan as explosion hits luxury hotel in Quetta
Apr 22, 2021, at 09:51 pm
At least four people, including a police officer, were killed and a dozen injured when an explosion rocked the Serena Hotel on Wednesday night in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, reports say. The Tahreek-e-Taliban Pakistan( TTP), commonly known as Pakistan Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Malaysian police bust bitcoin mining ops for power theft, arrest two Chinese nationals
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:18 pm
Serdang: Malaysian Police have arrested two Chinese nationals and seized 297 bitcoin mining machines and none blowers worth about RM100,00 after raiding several premises believed to be stealing electricity.
Afghanistan: Security forces free 28 civilians from Taliban prison
Apr 22, 2021, at 06:53 am
Kabul: Afghanistan commandoes have freed 28 civilians from Taliban prison in Helmand province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves four dead
Apr 22, 2021, at 06:37 am
Quetta: At least four people have died as a blast occurred in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Balochistan's capital Quetta on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan shares debt management plan with World Bank
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:55 am
Pakistan has shared with the World Bank a revised outline of the Circular Debt Management Plan that seeks rationalization of taxes, negotiated takeover of old independent power plants (IPPs) and closure of all old public sector plants to increase electricity tariffs, Dawn reported.
Chinese carmakers struggling after chip shortage
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:52 am
Beijing: Car production in China is badly hit due to shortage of semiconductors, media reports said.
Pakistan: Senior Pakistani journalist Absar Alam shot in Islamabad
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:42 am
Islamabad: Senior Pakistani journalist Absar Alam was shot at in a suspected targeted attack incident recently in Islamabad, media reports said.
WHO COVID-19 report was focused on 'pleasing' Beijing: Ex-US official
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:38 am
Washington: A former US National Security Council's senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense has said the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing.
Pakistan: Sikh community traders in K-P complain they are receiving calls from extortionists
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:18 am
Islamabad: The Sikh community in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) of Pakistan is facing troubles as the members of the community are once again receiving calls from extortionists, media reports said.
Apr 22, 2021, at 05:09 am
Ontario/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford went into isolation in Toronto after he came in close contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19 last evening, said Ford's office late Tuesday night.
China’s Exim Bank may fund $6.8 billion rail project in Pakistan
Apr 22, 2021, at 04:17 am
The Chinese government has sent a final funding proposal for Pakistan’s $6.8 billion modern rail project, ML-1, to the Exim Bank of China, as per a report in The Express Tribune. Officials expect to start civic work once the lender approves the funding request.
UAE to roll over $2 billion loans given to Pakistan
Apr 22, 2021, at 04:14 am
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will roll over its $2 billion loans that it had earlier given to Pakistan in 2018 as part of the bailout package, a statement issued by Pakistan’s Foreign Office said.
Bangladesh elected to UN commission on narcotics drugs
Apr 22, 2021, at 04:09 am
Bangladesh has won an election for the membership of a key drug body of the United Nations. The country’s three-year term for the Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) will begin in January next year.
Apr 21, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government is committing crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Pakistan should either choose friendship or enmity with Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani
Apr 21, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has sent a strong message to Pakistan and said it is time for the neighbouring nation to decide to be eight a friend or an enemy.
TLP calls off protests in Pakistan; group to remain banned
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:41 pm
The Pakistan government has decided not to lift the ban on the Tahreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the radical Islamist group responsible for recent violent protests. The government, however, was of the view that the group should approach the court for delisting.
24.5 million new poor in Bangladesh, finds survey
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:34 pm
The number of new poor people in Bangladesh is estimated at around 24.5 million, roughly 14.7 percent of the total population, find a survey reported in Dhaka Tribune. The situation, however, improved in comparison to June last year when they were reported to be around 21 percent of the total population.
Russia proposes manufacturing its Sputnik-V vaccine in Bangladesh
Apr 21, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Officials of Russia and Bangladesh are in talks regarding manufacturing Russian Sputnik-V Covid-19 vaccines in Bangladesh, as per a report in the Daily Star. This comes after Russia proposed local manufacturing in Bangladesh of its vaccines.
USA: Shackling of aged and infirmed inmate, Mumia Abu-Jamal, ‘deplorable’ say UN rights experts
Apr 21, 2021, at 06:40 pm
New York: A group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns on Tuesday over the treatment and wellbeing of an African American prisoner who has been reportedly shackled to his hospital bed, and denied visits from his family, or access to lawyers.
UNICEF reports sharp rise in migrant children in Mexico
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:28 pm
New York: The number of migrant children reported in Mexico has increased sharply, jumping from 380 to nearly 3,500 since the beginning of the year: a nine-fold rise, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, reported on Tuesday.
World Food Programme reaches deal to supply food to 185,000 children in Venezuela
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:23 pm
New York: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has signed an agreement with the Government of Venezuela to begin operations to provide the most vulnerable children in the South American country with nutritious school meals, it announced on Tuesday.
‘No end’ to conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, warns UNICEF
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:11 pm
New York: Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, nearly six months since conflict erupted, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Human rights experts demand UAE provide ‘meaningful information’ on Sheikha Latifa
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New York: United Nations independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded that the United Arab Emirates provide “meaningful information” on the fate of Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Al Maktoum as well as assurances regarding her safety and well-being, “without delay”.
Thousands flee fresh clashes in Central African Republic: UN agency
Apr 21, 2021, at 04:56 pm
New York: Recent fighting between government forces and rebels in northern Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 2,000 refugees into neighboring Chad over the past week, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
Clean up or go home: Bilawal Bhutto targets Imran Khan over TLP episode
Apr 21, 2021, at 04:52 pm
Islamabad: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has targeted Imran Khan over the situation of the country following clashes with the banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and said it is a 'mess' created by the Pakistan PM.
Apr 21, 2021, at 04:46 pm
Hague: A new revelation has now emerged that Chinese telecom equipment supplier Huawei was able to monitor all calls made on one of the Netherlands’ largest mobile phone networks, according to a confidential report seen by the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, as reported by The Guardian.
Joe Biden spoke with Floyd family after verdict announcement: White House
Apr 21, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Washington/Sputnik: President Joe Biden spoke with the late George Floyd's family after a US jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder charges, the White House said in a statement.
US: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in George Floyd murder case
Apr 21, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Washington/UNI: A US jury in the state of Minnesota on Tuesday found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the African-American George Floyd murder case.
Former Nepal king Gyanendra tests Covid positive
Apr 21, 2021, at 05:41 am
Former Nepal king Gyanendra Shah and ex Queen Komal Shah have both tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s health ministry said.