Fresh Israel-Palestinian Islamic Jihad truce prevents ‘full-scale war’
Aug 09, 2022, at 10:54 pm
New York: After three days of deadly fighting, the Security Council held an emergency meeting on Monday to assess a fragile truce between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza.
Japan: Hiroshima-born fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84
Aug 09, 2022, at 10:47 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Iconic Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, who designed iconic turtle neck jumpers for Steve Jobs, passed away aged 84.
UN Committee reviews anti-discrimination efforts underway
Aug 09, 2022, at 08:19 pm
New York: The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review anti-discrimination efforts being done in seven UN Member States.
ILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq
Aug 09, 2022, at 08:16 pm
New York: The UN labour agency, ILO, says it is becoming increasingly concerned about working conditions in Iraq, where temperatures have soared to 50 degrees Celsius in recent weeks.
Sri Lanka: UNFPA appeals for $10.7 million for ‘critical’ women’s healthcare
Aug 09, 2022, at 08:09 pm
New York: The UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is leading efforts to protect women and girls’ rights to give birth safely and live without gender-based violence, according to a statement issued on Monday.
Attacking a nuclear plant ‘suicidal,’ UN chief tells journalists in Japan
Aug 09, 2022, at 07:47 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned a recent attack on a nuclear power station in southern Ukraine during a meeting in Tokyo on Monday with the Japan National Press Club.
Ethiopia: Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Tigray
Aug 09, 2022, at 07:07 pm
New York: A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to scale up the procurement of fertilizers to support farmers in the restive Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, the agency announced on Monday.
Nancy Pelosi visit: Hackers plant Chinese flag on several Taiwan websites
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:37 pm
Taipei: Chinese hackers are suspected to have planted the flag of the country on the websites of several local government agencies across Taiwan, just days after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the region.
Sri Lanka's top monk condemns possible arrival of Chinese ship at Hambantota port
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s top monk, the General Secretary of Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha, Pallekande Rathanasara Thero has condemned the possible arrival of a Chinese ship at Hambantota port on Aug 10.
Xinjiang officials use China’s anti-crime campaign to target those Uyghurs who are 'disloyal'
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:18 pm
Xinjiang: A police officer has said authorities in the Chinese city of Xinjiang are using the government’s 100-day crackdown on criminals and fugitives to target Uyghurs deemed “religious extremists” and “two-faced".
China to allow Turkish delegation to visit Xinjiang
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:08 pm
Beijing: China has decided to allow a Turkish delegation to Xinjiang, two months after the United Nations human rights chief visited the region to investigate allegations of widespread abuses.
Aug 09, 2022, at 05:15 pm
Kabul: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has claimed that the Taliban’s policy to bar Afghan girls from attending school was made on Pakistan’s orders rather than in accordance with Islamic law.
Pakistan snubs Russian wheat supply offer
Aug 09, 2022, at 05:12 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday rejected Russia's offer to supply 120,000 metric tonnes of wheat at a price of $399.50, demanding a further reduction of 2.4 percent in the rate amid the decline in global commodity prices.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's relationship with establishment is turning worse: Reports
Aug 09, 2022, at 05:09 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s relationship with the establishment has touched new low points in recent days and it is known to the party leadership, media reports said on Monday.
French, Japanese FM's condemn Chinese drills
Aug 09, 2022, at 03:02 pm
Paris: French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and her Japanese counterpart, Hayashi Yoshimasa, consider China's military exercises off Taiwan waters dangerous and call on the sides to prevent escalation, French Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
Attack on Hindu houses in Rangpur: Bangladesh court sends 51 people to prison
Aug 09, 2022, at 12:04 am
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has sent 51 people to jail in a case filed over the arson attack and looting of Hindu houses at Majhipara village in Rangpur's Pirganj area last year over a post on Facebook.
Afghanistan: Taliban members publicly flog two women, a male for committing adultery
Aug 08, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Kabul: Two women and a male were flogged and shamed for the crime of adultery in southern Afghanistan following the ruling given by Zabul province’s appellate court, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: TTP senior commander Omar Kahlid Khorasani killed
Aug 08, 2022, at 09:15 pm
Paktika: Outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) senior commander Omar Khalid Khorasani has been killed in Afghanistan's Paktika province, media reports said on Monday.
China's new military drills near Taiwan
Aug 08, 2022, at 07:59 pm
Beijing: China's military says it is continuing large-scale military drills around Taiwan after its previously announced live fire exercises ended on Sunday.
Drought-hit Italian river reveals unexploded WWII bomb
Aug 08, 2022, at 06:41 pm
Rome: An unexploded World War II bomb submerged in an Italian river has been revealed due to an extreme drought.
Brazil: Iconic Jiu Jitsu champion Leandro Lo shot dead
Aug 08, 2022, at 03:52 pm
Sao Paulo: Brazil's iconic Jiu Jitsu champion Leandro Lo was shot dead in the head in a night club in Sao Paulo city of the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Three policemen hurt in explosion in Quetta
Aug 08, 2022, at 03:23 am
Quetta: At least three policemen were hurt in an explosion which rocked Quetta's Hazar Ganji area in Pakistan, media reports said on Sunday.
China: COVID-19 lockdown strands tourists in Sanya
Aug 08, 2022, at 12:45 am
Beijing/ Sanya: Around 80,000 tourists are believed to be stranded in China's popular resort city Sanya after authorities announced lockdown measures amid COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said.
China: Yiwu imposes quasi-lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak
Aug 08, 2022, at 12:18 am
Yiwu: The Chinese city of Yiwu, which is considered as a major source of manufactured goods for the rest of the world, has now imposed a quasi-lockdown amid COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said on Sunday.
Chinese military drills: 150 flights changed routes
Aug 08, 2022, at 12:01 am
Taipei: Chinese live-fire military drills near Taiwan forced airlines to change their routes as only 150 flights passed through the Taipei Flight Information Region (FIR) on Thursday, half of the normal daily average, Taiwan authorities said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Toy-like device explodes, one child die
Aug 07, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Sharan, Afghanistan: A child lost his life and two others sustained injuries as a toy-like explosive device went off in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Saturday, provincial director of information and culture Mohammad Amin Huzaifa said Sunday.
Hambantota: Sri Lanka asks China to defer visit of spy ship Yuan Wang 5
Aug 07, 2022, at 11:33 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka has directed Beijing to defer the visit of the spy ship Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota.
China increases duty free access to Bangladeshi products by another 1 pc
Aug 07, 2022, at 07:20 pm
Dhaka: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi expressed gratitude to the Bangladesh government for reiterating its support to the “One China” policy. He explained China’s position on the Taiwan issue during a meeting with Bangladesh foreign minister AK Abdul Momen.
Pakistan: Protests block roads, demonstrate against targeted killings in North Waziristan
Aug 07, 2022, at 12:14 am
North Waziristan: Roads in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan remained silent on Thursday as residents blocked all roads and observed a shutter-down strike as part of a ‘protest movement’ launched three weeks ago against targeted killings, media reports said on Saturday.
China to holds military drills in South Yellow Sea
Aug 07, 2022, at 12:06 am
Beijing: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct military exercises with live fire in the southern part of the Yellow Sea on August 6-15, the China Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) said on Saturday.