Balochistan: Two Pakistanis forced to walk on hot embers
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Islamabad: Police in Pakistan's Balochistan province have launched an investigation after a video went viral showing two men being forced to walk barefoot on hot embers to prove their innocence following allegations of theft.
Pakistan's JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman extends support to Taliban govt in Afghanistan
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said his outfit will extend political support to the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
Over 200 media outlets shut down in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover: Survey
Dec 24, 2021, at 10:16 pm
Kabul: A survey by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) shows a radical change in the Afghan media landscape since the Taliban seized power.
Bangladesh: Fire erupts in ferry, 37 die
Dec 24, 2021, at 08:00 pm
Dhaka: At least 37 people died after a ferry, in which they were traveling, caught fire on the Sugandha river in the southern Bangladesh district of Jhalakathi on Friday, media reports said.
US waives in-person interviews for H-1B, other visa applicants in 2022: State Dept
Dec 24, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States will waive the in-person interview requirement for a range of visa applicants during the entire year in 2022, including for H-1B workers and students, the US State Department said in a press release.
China to hold Taiwan independence supporters criminally liable for life
Dec 23, 2021, at 07:05 pm
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office on November 5 issued a statement declaring that the pro-Taiwanese activists who support Taiwan’s independence to be held liable criminally for life, sparking a new tension in the already strained Beijing-Taipei relations amid the island nation’s claim of being an independent country.
Thailand worries China-Laos railway may open floodgate for Chinese goods
Dec 23, 2021, at 02:12 am
Bangkok: The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) has expressed concern that the China-Laos railway will hurt Thailand’s agricultural economy and the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to media reports.
Retired Uyghur civil servant dies in Xinjiang internment camp: Report
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:43 am
Beijing: A retired Uyghur civil servant abducted by police and taken to an internment camp more than three years ago died earlier last year, officials said.
Harvard professor convicted for being linked with China, says US dept
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:35 am
Washington: The former head of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was convicted by a federal jury in connection with lying to federal authorities about his affiliation with the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s Thousand Talents Program and the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) in China's Wuhan, as well as failing to report income he received from WUT.
Pakistan-US relationship touches low point as Islamabad regrets to attend Biden summit
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:27 am
Islamabad: Relationship between Pakistan and the United States have touched historic low after the Southasian country rejected its invitation to the US President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy.
Taliban detains former Afghanistan govt's senior military official
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:24 am
Kabul: A senior military official of the ousted Afghanistan government has been detained by the Taliban regime, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul municipality forbids images of women in advertising
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:15 am
Kabul: The Kabul municipality has imposed a new rule to remove photos of women on storefronts in the Afghan capital.
China: Xi'an reporting hemorrhagic fever cases driven by 'rodents'
Dec 23, 2021, at 01:03 am
Beijing: Several hemorrhagic fever cases and even deaths have been reported in China’s northwestern city of Xi’an which many suspect are caused due to rodent infestation.
China's BRI project facing discontent across the globe
Dec 23, 2021, at 12:43 am
Beijing: China, a nation which is trying to impose serious economic control over numerous countries with its policies, is increasingly facing “BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) backlash” in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Central & Eastern Europe, media reports said.
National security breaches: Hong Kong censorship law to check old films
Dec 23, 2021, at 12:36 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong authorities will start scrutinizing past films for national security breaches under a tough new censorship law announced on Tuesday, a move that will give a massive blow to the region's political and artistic freedoms.
MCC deal: Nepali communist parties currently under Chinese pressure
Dec 23, 2021, at 12:13 am
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is in favour of moving ahead with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)-Nepal Compact despite being aware of the fact that four communist parties, which are part of the coalition, will create trouble at the behest of China, media reports said on Wednesday.
Chinese “live-streaming queen” Viya fined USD 210 million for tax evasion
Dec 23, 2021, at 12:03 am
Beijing/UNI: A top Chinese live-streamer Huang Wei, known as Viya, has been handed a $210 million penalty for tax evasion.
Libya: Tensions as armed groups mobilize in Tripoli
Dec 22, 2021, at 09:35 pm
New York: The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Tuesday expressed concern over the unfolding security situation in the capital, Tripoli, where forces affiliated with different armed groups have been deploying.
Middle East: Positive steps needed to restore calm
Dec 22, 2021, at 09:27 pm
New York: The deteriorating security situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, took centre stage at the Security Council on Tuesday as the UN Special Coordinator for the peace process in the region, expressed his “continued concern” over recent developments.
Thousands head home voluntarily from Zambia to DR Congo
Dec 22, 2021, at 09:23 pm
New York: Nearly 5,000 refugees who fled violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) four years ago, are opting to head home voluntarily from Zambia over the coming months, with the first 100 people setting out on Tuesday.
Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations
Dec 22, 2021, at 09:17 pm
New York: In Sudan, reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters at the weekend must be investigated immediately, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
End ‘appalling’ Belarus-Poland border crisis, UN rights office urges
Dec 22, 2021, at 09:12 pm
New York: Belarus and Poland must resolve the migrant and refugee crisis at their mutual border, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, describing the on-going situation as “appalling”.
UN proposing paying Taliban almost $6mln for protection in Afghanistan: Reports
Dec 22, 2021, at 02:34 pm
United Nations/UNI/Sputnik: The United Nations is proposing paying the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) almost $6 million to subsidize the wages of its fighters who are guarding United Nations facilities, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
Avijit Roy killing in Bangladesh: $ 5m US award announced for info
Dec 22, 2021, at 12:23 am
Dhaka/UNI: The US Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service has offered a reward of up to $5 million for information on an attack in Dhaka that killed American citizen Avijit Roy and seriously injured his wife Rafida Bonya Ahmed.
Hostage taker in Paris arrested: French Minister
Dec 21, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: An armed man, who held two women hostage in Paris has been arrested and no one was injured, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan blames 'mistakes' for election defeat
Dec 21, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said "mistakes" regarding selection of candidates led to the shock defeat of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, with a pro-Taliban party making major gains.
Pakistan Railways incur loss of Rs 1.19 trillion
Dec 21, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's railways incurred a deficit of Rs 46 billion and losses of 1.19 trillion this year, a published report said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban destroys Pakistan’s barbed-wire erected on Durand Line
Dec 21, 2021, at 09:09 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan recently destroyed the barbed wire erected by Pakistani forces on Durand Line in Nangarhar province, media reports said.
Man held in Karachi for vandalizing Hindu temple
Dec 21, 2021, at 08:59 pm
Karachi: Police arrested a man in Pakistan's Karachi city for allegedly vandalizing a Hindu temple in the Eidgah area of the city on Monday, media reports said.
South Sudan: Senior UN official condemns killing of humanitarian worker
Dec 21, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New York: The UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan has strongly condemned the killing of a UN-contracted aid worker on Sunday, that also left another injured, after the convoy they were travelling in came under attack.