NATO needs to engage with China on climate change, arms control
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: NATO must engage with China on issues like climate change and arms control, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters after meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
Jeff Bezos to fly to space with brother on July 20
Jun 08, 2021, at 08:18 am
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space next month along with other passengers on his company's first sub-orbital sightseeing trip on its spacecraft , New Shepard, said media reports
Maldives Foreign Minister elected President of UN General Assembly
Jun 08, 2021, at 05:46 am
New York/IBNS: Abdulla Shahid, foreign minister of the Maldives, was elected the President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly with three-fourth majority, garnering 143 votesout of the 191 ballots cast.
SB John, famed Pakistani ghazal singer, dead
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:12 am
Pakistan’s famous ghazal singer, Sunny Benjamin John, 87, better known as SB John, passed away on Monday in Karachi after a prolonged illness. Prominent members of the music industry in Pakistan expressed their tributes, mourning the loss of an industry icon.
US peace envoy meets Afghan President Ghani, assures continued US assistance
Jun 08, 2021, at 02:00 am
The United States will continue to support the Afghan government and Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF), assured the US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad in a one-day visit to Kabul.
Parliament session in Sri Lanka shortened, private banks closed amid third Covid wave
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:51 am
As the cases of coronavirus infections remain unchecked in Sri Lanka, the government cut short a week-long parliament session, scheduled to start on Tuesday, to just a one-day sitting. Also, all branches of private banks operating in the island nation will remain closed from today.
Protest against Karachi housing project turns violent; vehicle, shops torched
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:31 am
Thousands of people, protesting a mega housing project in the port city of Karachi in Pakistan, torched several vehicles, shops, and offices, forcing police and paramilitary forces to fire teargas shells and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
Ban Chinese video-sharing apps like Likee and Tik Tok: Bangladesh security force chief
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:24 am
Bangladesh’s elite security battalion chief has recommended a ban on video-sharing apps like Chinese TikTok and Likee as they are being used to “conduct criminal activities”, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Black carbon deposits melting glaciers in HKHK region spread over five South Asian nations and China
Jun 08, 2021, at 01:17 am
Adverse impacts of climate change are being aggravated by black carbon deposits coming from industries, vehicles, and cooking practices thereby accelerating the melting of glaciers in the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush, and the Karakorum (HKHK) ranges spread across six nations including five in South Asia, says a new World Bank report. The HKHK region spans 2,400 km across six nations—Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
Rain, landslides kill 17 in Sri Lanka
Jun 08, 2021, at 12:54 am
At least 17 people have been killed and over 270,000 people are affected in Sri Lanka due to landslides and heavy rains. Ten districts are mostly worst affected by continuous rain.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan applauds Chinese President Xi's leadership on climate change
Jun 08, 2021, at 12:51 am
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for the message the latter delivered on World Environment Day, which was hosted by Pakistan this year.
Saudi Aramco to issue inaugural dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, says source
Jun 07, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia's state oil and gas company Saudi Aramco is planning to offer several tranches of dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, called sukuk, due in three, five and 10 years, a source in the financial sector told Sputnik on Monday.
Pakistan: 40 passengers die as two trains collide in Ghotki
Jun 07, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Islamabad: As many as 40 passengers died as two trains collided in Pakistan's Ghotki region on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh registers 30 new COVID-19 deaths
Jun 07, 2021, at 09:40 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the South Asian nation that is struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic like many other neighbours, registered 30 fresh deaths due to the virus, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: 30 killed, 50 injured as two passenger trains collide in Sindh
Jun 07, 2021, at 06:24 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 30 people were killed and 50 others injured after two passenger trains collided in the Ghotki district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Monday, local authorities said.
Pakistan: 30 killed, several injured as two passenger trains collide in Sindh
Jun 07, 2021, at 06:02 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 30 people were killed and several others injured after two passenger trains collided in the Ghotki district of Pakistan’s Sindh province on Monday, local media reported.
China: Coal and gas outburst in coal mine leaves 8 missing
Jun 07, 2021, at 05:53 pm
Harbin: A coal and gas outburst in a coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has left eight miners missing, media reports said on Sunday.
Manchester lab: Tech deal with China may be axed over national security fear
Jun 07, 2021, at 05:17 pm
A technology partnership between Britain and China is to be shut down amid fears over national security on sharing nuclear secrets, media reports said.
Chinese Atrocities: Uyghurs 'treated worse than dogs' in Xinjiang camps, hears independent tribunals
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:59 pm
London: An independent "people's tribunal" has heard that Uyghur Muslims are treated "worse than dogs" in Chinese camps in Xinjiang, media reports said.
Chinese boats suspected to be conducting illegal fishing in Argentina’s waters
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:33 pm
Beijing: Hundreds of boats, most of them Chinese, have hidden their movements close to Argentinian waters in the past three years, media reports said.
Pakistan: Peshawar teachers continue protest, leaders visit camp
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Political leaders and representatives of civil society paid a visit to the protest camp in Peshawar city of Pakistan where academic and non-academic staff of different universities demonstrated for the fifth consecutive day.
Pakistan: Authorities launch action against China salt provider
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:25 pm
Nowshera: Different government departments in Pakistan have launched a joint action against the manufacturers of the China salt by seizing the product, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two trains crash in Dharki, 30 killed
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:46 pm
Ghotki: At least 30 people died and 50 others were injured as two passenger trains collided close to Pakistan's Dharki city on Monday, media reports said.
Nigerian troops thwart police station attack, 5 gunmen killed
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Abuja/Xinhua: Five gunmen were killed on Sunday as Nigerian troops and police special forces thwarted an attack on a police station in the southern state of Imo, said a spokesperson for the army.
Prince Harry, Meghan welcome baby girl
Jun 07, 2021, at 04:18 am
London: Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a baby girl.
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:04 am
Days after several Gulf and Middle Eastern countries refused to acknowledge the Sinoharm vaccine certificate, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan took up the matter with the leaders of those countries. Saudi Arabia is among the few countries that don't recognize vaccination certificates of Chinese vaccines despite the fact that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has now registered at least two Chinese-manufactured vaccines — Sinopharm and Sinovac.
Community transmission of Delta variant of coronavirus in Bangladesh
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:40 am
Bangladesh researchers have confirmed community transmission of the Covid 19 Delta variant, which was first detected in India, and also found one unidentified category of coronavirus.
Burkina Faso village attack: Death toll touches 132
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:31 am
Ouagadougou: The death toll due to the attack by armed men in a village in northern Burkina Faso has touched 132, media reports said.
Facebook removes nearly 100 Pakistani fake accounts
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:19 am
Facebook has removed close to 100 Pakistani fake accounts and pages involved in suspicious activities including misleading domestic audiences by posing as international news entities through fake social media handles.
Bangladesh govt extends COVID lockdown till June 16
Jun 07, 2021, at 12:44 am
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government on Sunday extended the COVID-19 restrictions by 10 more days till June 16 to keep COVID-19 cases in the country under control.