Chemical plant explodes in northeastern China - Reports
Jan 16, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Beijing: An explosion took place at a chemical plant in China's northeastern province of Liaoning on Sunday, Chinese media reported.
Pakistan's spiking inflation: Protests held across Larkana
Jan 16, 2023, at 06:34 am
Larkana: Activists of Shia Ulema Council, Pakistan Peoples Party-Shaheed Bhutto, Sindh Taraqqi-pasand Party and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan recently demonstrated outside the local press club against spiking inflation and shortage of flour on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Cop, passer-by killed in attack on police post
Jan 16, 2023, at 06:25 am
Dera Ghazi Khan: A police official and a civilian were killed, and one police official was injured in a drive-by attack by two motorcyclists at the Jhangi police checkpoint in Pakistan recently, media reports said on Sunday.
Shameful for a nuclear power nation to beg for funds: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif
Jan 16, 2023, at 05:57 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has said it was a matter of shame that his nation needed to beg amid a falling economic state despite being a nuclear powered nation.
Over 500 policemen deployed for security of 161 ‘VIPs’: Pakistan's SHC told
Jan 16, 2023, at 05:36 am
Sindh: Pakistan's Sindh High Court on Friday directed the provincial home secretary to inform it under what scheme of law the special commandos of police were assigned to escort the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party leaders under the title of very important persons (VIPs), media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Gwadar protest leader arrested from court
Jan 16, 2023, at 05:26 am
Islamabad: Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, the chief of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), was arrested on Friday from Gwadar after dodging the police for about two weeks, media reports said.
Jan 16, 2023, at 04:56 am
Pokhara: A video has gone viral on the internet which allegedly captured the last moments of the Yeti Airlines flight which crashed in Nepal's Pokhara city on Sunday killing 68 people.
Pakistan witnessing protest as government remains ignorant towards troubles faced by people: Report
Jan 16, 2023, at 03:43 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing widespread protests from Gilgit-Baltistan in the north to Gwadar port city in the south with people expressing discontent over the regime, media reports said.
New aid package of 40 mn USD in cash reaches Afghanistan
Jan 16, 2023, at 12:08 am
Kabul: A new package of 40 million US dollars in cash as humanitarian aid has been delivered to Afghanistan and deposited in one of the commercial banks in Kabul, said a statement from Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, released here on Sunday.
Ukrainian military mulls withdrawal from Bakhmut - Reports
Jan 16, 2023, at 12:02 am
Kiev: Ukraine is considering the possibility of withdrawing from Bakhmut, also known as Artyomovsk, to spare troops and weapons ahead of an anticipated counteroffensive elsewhere on the battlefield, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing the Ukrainian military.
Nepal’s worst air crash in three decades in Pokhara kills 68
Jan 15, 2023, at 11:51 pm
Pokhara: At least 68 people died when a Yeti Airlines plane, which had 72 passengers onboard, crashed upon landing at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal's Kaski district on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Ex-Afghan MP killed in Kabul
Jan 15, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has said a former woman member of the country's Parliament and one of her security guards have been killed in Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.
Women's rights not on priority list, matter to be dealt with as per Islamic laws: Taliban
Jan 15, 2023, at 10:27 pm
Kabul: Taliban has made it clear easing restrictions on women, including ban from universities and working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), is not on the list of its priorities, reported Khaama Press.
Prince Harry, British Royal family may reconcile before King Charles's coronation: Report
Jan 15, 2023, at 09:41 pm
A reconciliation between Prince Harry and the British Royal family could take place before the coronation of King Charles III later this year, media reports said.
At least 40 people killed in Nepal plane crash near Pokhara: Report
Jan 15, 2023, at 08:47 pm
Kathmandu: At least 40 of the 72 people onboard Yeti Airlines operated ATR 72 aircraft have been killed after the aircraft crashed in Nepal’s Pokhara this morning, Reuters reported.
USA: Woman stabs Indiana University student in Bloomington for being Asian
Jan 15, 2023, at 07:59 pm
Bloomington (USA): Police in USA’s Bloomington arrested a 56-year-old woman on the charge of stabbing an 18-year-old Asian student on a public bus in the city, AFP reported.
Nepal plane with 72 onboard crashes on Pokhara runway, 16 bodies recovered so far
Jan 15, 2023, at 06:00 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: A plane carrying about 72 people onboard crashed in Nepal's Pokhara enroute from Kathmandu on Sunday morning, Yeti Airlines said.
Russia bans British foreign secretary’s entry
Jan 15, 2023, at 03:11 am
Moscow: A total of 36 British citizens, including Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly, have been recently banned from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
Iran executes former official Alireza Akbari over episonage charges
Jan 15, 2023, at 12:39 am
Tehran: Former Iranian deputy defense minister Alireza Akbari was executed on charges of "espionage against the country," the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported on Saturday.
Bangladesh: 3 more pilgrims die during Biswa Ijtema
Jan 14, 2023, at 11:36 pm
Dhaka: At least three pilgrims have died at the Biswa Ijtema grounds in Bangladesh town of Tongi on Saturday, media reports said.
One person dead in armed car assault in central Istanbul - Reports
Jan 14, 2023, at 09:15 pm
Istanbul: An armed assault was carried out on a car on the Golden Horn Bridge in the center of Istanbul, killing one person, Turkish media reported on Saturday.
Unity in Security Council essential, in face of Taliban rights violations against women and girls
Jan 14, 2023, at 09:13 pm
New York: The UN Security Council must be unified in opposing Taliban policies to erode the fundamental human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN’s Special Representative there said on Friday.
Greece in spotlight over trial of activists, volunteers who rescued migrants
Jan 14, 2023, at 09:09 pm
The Greek authorities faced an appeal on Friday from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, to dismiss the trial of two dozen aid workers who rescued migrants in distress at sea.
Indonesia: President’s apology for past rights violations a ‘step on the long road to justice’
Jan 14, 2023, at 09:05 pm
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, welcomed on Friday the Indonesian President’s statement of regret earlier this week, for serious rights violations dating back to the 1960s.
Lotus Tower vandalized, authority says strict action will be taken against those involved
Jan 14, 2023, at 03:14 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Lotus Tower management has said strict action will be taken against people who vandalized the structure.
Pakistan: Three policemen killed in Peshawar terror attack
Jan 14, 2023, at 02:55 pm
Islamabad: At least three police personnel were killed during an exchange of gunfire with terrorists during an overnight assault at a police station in Peshawar city, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Former minister's house catches fire, no casualty
Jan 14, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Kabul: Residence of former Afghanistan Minister of Justice Fazal Ahmad Manavi in Rukha district has been set on fire, media reports said on Saturday.
Brazil’s prosecutors ask SC to probe Jair Bolsonaro
Jan 14, 2023, at 02:21 pm
Brasilia: The Attorney General's Office of Brazil has asked the country's Supreme Court to probe former President Jair Bolsonaro as part of an investigation into the incitement and organization of riots that led to the temporary seizure of government buildings in the capital city of Brasilia.
Black Lives Matter co-founder's cousin dies after being tasered by LAP
Jan 14, 2023, at 07:36 am
Washington: A cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has died in the US state of California after the local police used a Taser on him following a traffic incident, which he presumably had caused, a body-cam footage published by the Los Angeles police showed.
UK: Massive strike to hit varsities as 70K staff threaten 18 days strike in Feb, Mar
Jan 14, 2023, at 07:23 am
London: More than 70,000 employees at 150 universities in the United Kingdom will go on an 18-day strike over pay and attacks on pensions between February and March, University and College Union (UCU) announced on Thursday.