Rail freight service between North Korea, China halted again amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Nov 11, 2021, at 02:21 am
The rail freight connection between China and North Korea has been disrupted as COVID-19 cases spiked in recent times in the border region of the two neighbours.
China reiterates ban on online and offline advertising for off-campus tutoring: Reports
Nov 11, 2021, at 01:57 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has initiated a crackdown on private tutoring and even ordered a complete ban on all online and offline advertising of off-campus education programmes that target kids in kindergarten, primary and middle schools, media reports said.
US expresses concern over deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan
Nov 11, 2021, at 01:08 am
The United States on Wednesday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan.
Salaries for Afghanistan health workers sends ‘message of hope’ to millions
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:36 pm
New York: By the time the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August, at the main hospital in Maidan Shar, a city of 35,000 in the center of the country, many of the staff had been paid in months. Essential supplies such as medicine and food were scarce and disappearing fast.
Kabul's Afghan-Japan Hospital medical staff start protesting as they remain unpaid for months
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: The Afghan-Japan Hospital, the only active center treating COVID-19 patients in Kabul, might soon shut down if medical staff do not receive their five months' worth of unpaid wages within the week, media reports said.
Missing students: Students lock gates of Balochistan University, protest
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Quetta: Students of Balochistan University on Tuesday protested against the disappearance of two fellow students and locked the institution's gates.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan allowed use of force against TLP, military advised against it
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government had authorised use of force against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters but the military had advised against it, according to a report by a Pakistani daily.
Bangladesh: Road mishap in Mymensingh leaves five people dead
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Mymensingh: A truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided in Bangladesh's Mymensingh region on Wednesday which left at least five people dead, media reports said.
Jobless Afghanistan journalists now selling fruits on Kabul streets
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Kabul: Several Afghanistan journalists, who have lost their jobs ever since the Taliban seized the control of the country, are now forced to sell fruits on the streets of the Afghan capital of Kabul.
CPEC: Pakistan seeks Beijing's help for insurance cover of six projects
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The Imran Khan-government in Pakistan has sought the Chinese government's intervention to persuade China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation to clear about USD 13 billion insurance cover of energy and infrastructure projects on priority basis, media reports said.
Pakistan: Authority cancels land allotted for temple in Islamabad
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The City Development Authority (CDA) in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, has cancelled a step to allot land for a temple, media reports said.
Japan: Amid avian influenza outbreak in Akita Prefecture, over 1,40,000 birds to be culled
Nov 10, 2021, at 09:23 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Health authorities in Japan`s Akita Prefecture are set to cull more than 1,40,000 chickens after registering the first outbreak of avian influenza this season in the region, the Kyodo news agency reported Wednesday.
'Optimistic' about Delhi Dialogue, says Taliban spokesperson
Nov 10, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Kabul/UNI: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the Islamic Emirate “is optimistic” about the Delhi Security Dialogue on Afghanistan being held in India.
UN chief outlines ‘roadmap for inclusion’ to address root causes of conflict
Nov 10, 2021, at 06:10 pm
New York: Diversity should be viewed as a powerful benefit, rather than a threat, particularly in countries experiencing conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, during a Security Council debate focused on the issue of inclusion.
Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border, UN agencies urge
Nov 10, 2021, at 06:02 pm
New York: With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN agencies called for an “immediate de-escalation”, following weeks of rising tension.
Israeli military deauthorization of Palestine NGOs, 'deepens concern' of UN agencies
Nov 10, 2021, at 05:58 pm
New York: UN Agencies and the Association International Development Agencies (AIDA) said on Tuesday they were standing firmly behind civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following an Israely military decision to de-authorize six NGOs.
Thousands flee DR Congo fighting for Uganda: UNHCR
Nov 10, 2021, at 04:36 pm
New York: Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
China delivers 'most advanced' warship to Pakistan: Reports
Nov 10, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Beijing: China has exported the largest and most advanced warship which the country has ever exported to Pakistan, media reports said.
Nov 10, 2021, at 02:40 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Iraqi President Barham Salih on the recent attempted assassination of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
Taliban Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit Pakistan today
Nov 10, 2021, at 02:10 pm
Taliban Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Wednesday.
Malala Yousafzai marries partner Asser
Nov 10, 2021, at 07:18 am
London/IBNS: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai announced her marriage with partner Asser on social media on Tuesday.
Justin Trudeau prioritises climate change, child care in his first caucus meeting since re-election
Nov 10, 2021, at 04:31 am
Ottawa/India: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened his first caucus meeting on Nov 7 since his re-election by praising his party's approach to climate change and prioritising child care and ending the pandemic.
Nov 10, 2021, at 03:49 am
Islamabad/IBNS: In what is seen as an anti-wildlife diplomatic appeasement, Pakistan has officially granted permission for up to 14 Arab dignitaries to hunt the globally endangered bird species Houbara bustard this winter, according to a report published in the Dawn on Monday.
Pakistan's JI emir seeks Supreme Court order for inquiry in Pandora Papers case
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court where he sought a directive for initiation of an inquiry against Pak citizens whose names have surfaced in the recently leaked Pandora Papers.
Pakistan: Lawyers demonstrate in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa against price hike
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:22 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: The lawyers' community recently demonstrated in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province against the issue of price rise by boycotting their court.
Pakistan: Students forced to sit on floor and study amid biting cold
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:12 am
Haripur, Pakistan: In bitter cold, students of a primary school in Baitgali Union Council (UC) of Haripur district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan were forced to study by sitting on the floor as there is a lack of furniture.
Rapper Travis Scott vows support for Astroworld tragedy victims' families, to cover funeral costs
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Austin/UNI/Sputnik: Rapper Travis Scott has pledged to cover all funeral costs for the eight victims who died during his Astroworld Festival in Texas last week, media reported on Tuesday, citing his representative's statement.
Taliban say US support of Afghan resistance would violate Doha agreement
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Support for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) by the United States would constitute a breach of the 2020 Doha agreement between Washington and the Taliban, the movement's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh records 3 deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded three new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Nov 09, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Quetta, Pakistan/IBNS: A number of women from Zhob region on Monday demonstrated outside the Chief Minister's House in Pakistan's Quetta city against the torture of a woman allegedly by police in their hometown.