Chinese hackers attack 12 South Korean academic institutions
Jan 25, 2023, at 02:52 pm
Seoul: South Korea's internet safety watchdog on Wednesday claimed a Chinese hacking group has launched a cyberattack against 12 South Korean academic institutions, media reports said.
Balochistan: Pakistani region facing acute clean drinking water shortage
Jan 25, 2023, at 06:15 am
Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region is facing an acute clean drinking water shortage as most of the water filtration plants installed at various locations in the province are currently out of order, media reports said on Tuesday.
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:51 am
Ottawa: Canadian officials have warned citizens to be wary of apps that could leave their data in the "wrong hands" at a time when popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok faces claims that it has spied on its users.
China says 80% of its population have had Covid-19: Reports
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:47 am
Beijing: A government scientist has estimated that around eight among 10 students in China are suffering from COVID-19.
Pakistan: PTM workers protest in Karachi demanding release of MNA Ali Wazir, mutiny case lodged
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:31 am
Karachi: Police recently arrested several members of the Pashtun Tahfuzz Movement (PTM) in an abetting mutiny case after they held a protest demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club.
Pakistan: Several cities still recording power shortage despite minister's claim over restoration
Jan 24, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Islamabad: Several regions in Pakistan are still witnessing power outages despite the government's claim that it has been restored.
Chinese cargo ship runs aground in southern Japan: Reports
Jan 24, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Beijing: The Chinese cargo ship Shin Haijo 2 has run aground between the islands of Ishigaki and Kohama in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, citing the country's coast guard.
Over 90 pc of Turkish oppose Sweden's NATO membership after quran burning: Reports
Jan 24, 2023, at 11:10 pm
Ankara: Some 92.5% of Turkish citizens have spoken against Ankara's greenlighting of Sweden's membership in NATO following the controversial demonstration with the burning of the Quran in Stockholm, a survey conducted by Turkish news agency Anadolu showed on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban says Chinese nationals arrested over smuggling precious stones
Jan 24, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Kabul: Taliban authorities have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, over alleged smuggling of lithium-bearing stones out of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Emmanuel Macron's erratic military policy shows lack of vision: Expert
Jan 24, 2023, at 06:00 pm
Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a huge boost to military spending after years of advocating for cuts to the defense budget, a move that shows the president's lack of vision, Francois Asselineau, a French political expert and former presidential candidate, told Sputnik.
UN rights chief condemns ‘cold-blooded killing’ of Eswatini human rights lawyer
Jan 24, 2023, at 05:13 pm
New York: Authorities in Eswatini must launch a probe into the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer gunned down this past weekend, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Monday.
Pakistan: Soldier dies in Bannu IED attack
Jan 24, 2023, at 02:27 pm
Bannu: At least one Pakistani soldier died in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the Jani Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Two cops martyred in Charsadda attack
Jan 24, 2023, at 01:20 am
Charsadda: At least two policemen were killed and one sustained injuries when terrorists attacked the Dheri Zardad check-post here on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
Trouble with India: China builds new dam in Tibet which might hit flows downstream
Jan 23, 2023, at 11:51 pm
Beijing: China, which has been engaged in conflict with India in recent years, is building a new dam in Tibet on a tributary of the Ganga, close to the tri-junction of its borders with India and Nepal, media reports said.
China’s ‘exhausted’ doctors and nurses working long hours for reduced pay amid COVID-19 surge
Jan 23, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Beijing: Doctors and nurses in China are facing pay cuts or salary delays despite working hard to deal with the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in recent months.
Pakistani cities witnessing massive power outage
Jan 23, 2023, at 07:54 pm
Lahore: Key Pakistani cities have been left without power, triggered by a "frequency variation" in the national grid, on Monday, media reports said.
US: Shooting at nightclub leaves 12 injured in Baton Rouge
Jan 23, 2023, at 02:29 pm
Baton Rouge: A shooting at a nightclub in the US city of Baton Rouge on Sunday left at least 12 people injured, police said.
Body found inside vehicle linked to California mass shooting: Reports
Jan 23, 2023, at 02:19 pm
Washington: A SWAT team has breached a white van linked to the mass shooting in California and found a body inside, ABC News reports.
US: 10 killed in mass shooting in California during Chinese New Year's Eve gathering
Jan 23, 2023, at 03:52 am
Los Angeles: At least ten people were killed and 10 others were injured when a gunman opened fire in the US city of Monterey Park in California's Los Angeles County on Saturday, during the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve.
Syria: Building collapses in Aleppo, 13 die
Jan 23, 2023, at 02:13 am
Aleppo: At least 13 people died as a building collapsed in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday.
Turkey condemns 'Quran burning' act in Sweden
Jan 23, 2023, at 12:51 am
Istanbul: Turkey has condemned the act of burning a Quran during a protest in Sweden recently, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: University student dies as bus hits motorcycle in Dhaka
Jan 23, 2023, at 12:00 am
Dhaka: A student of a private university died after a bus ploughed into a motorcycle she was riding on near the Jamuna Future Park in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka on Sunday.
Pakistan: Blast occurs close to police vehicle in Peshawar, no casualty
Jan 22, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Peshawar: An explosion occurred close to a police vehicle within the limits of Badaber Police Station in Peshawar city of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
California Shooting: 9 die after Chinese New Year party
Jan 22, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Los Angeles: At least nine people died after a shooting incident occurred at a business premise in the US city of California on Saturday following a Chinese New Year Party, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Garment workers block highway after truck hits and kills a security guard
Jan 22, 2023, at 10:50 pm
Dhaka: Agitated workers demonstrated on the Dhaka-Tangail highway after a security guard deployed to a garment factory in Bangladesh's Gazipur region died in a road mishap, media reports said.
US Justice Dept recovers 6 classified documents from Prez Joe Biden's Delaware home
Jan 22, 2023, at 09:48 pm
Washington: America’s Justice Department searched President Joe Biden's home in Delaware and found six documents with classification markings and also seized some of his notes, the president's lawyer said, AP reported.
Jan 22, 2023, at 06:34 pm
Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who created history by becoming the second person to ever set foot on the moon in 1969, following crewmate Neil Armstrong, married his “longtime love” on his 93rd birthday on Friday.
King Charles III to break centuries-old tradition of wearing royal attire at his grand coronation
Jan 22, 2023, at 06:09 pm
London/IBNS: The grand coronation of Britain's King Charles III and his wife Camilla is scheduled to take place in May this year and if reports are to be believed, the new monarch is set for breaking the tradition of wearing the royal attire.
US media sees massive layoffs amid fears of economic downturn
Jan 22, 2023, at 05:34 pm
New York/IBNS: The United States media are facing tough times and as a result, several of them have been forced to announce layoffs this winter amid fears of an economic downturn.
Brazil: President Lula sacks army commander in wake of Brasilia riots
Jan 22, 2023, at 04:47 pm
Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after meeting with military commanders on the recent unrest in the capital, sacked the head of Brazil’s army Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda, who had been in office for just over two weeks, media report.