Jun 01, 2021, at 12:12 am
London: Activists in British universities have accused of being harassed by a student body closely linked to the Chinese Communist Party for criticising human rights abuses in Hong Kong, media reports said.
Telecom War: Ethiopia shuns China-backed consortium, favours US
Jun 01, 2021, at 12:06 am
Addis Ababa: China's attempt to establish economic dominance in Africa received a jolt recently when a U.S.-backed consortium beat out one financed by China in a closely watched telecommunications auction in Ethiopia.
Nigeria: Gunmen abduct school students in Tegina
May 31, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Abuja: Unknown gunmen have abducted many students from an Islamic school in Nigeria, media reports said.
Thailand provides medical supplies to Nepal
May 31, 2021, at 11:02 pm
The Thailand government has extended medical supplies, including surgical masks, PPE sets, face shields, rapid antigen test kits, and oximeter among others to Nepalto boost its Covid-19 response.
Former Sri Lankan PM calls for special laws to control Covid crisis
May 31, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Former Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for special legislation to control the COVID 19 pandemic, suggesting opposition leaders should also be consulted by the government on the draft.
Nepal prime minister hails progress on gender equality
May 31, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Nepal has made historic progress on gender equality and women’s participation in the country through constitutional changes since the democratic transition took place in 2005, KP Sharma Oli, the country’s prime minister claimed on Women’s Rights Day.
Sri Lankan nurses to go on two-day strike
May 31, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic, nurses in Sri Lanka have decided to go on a two-day strike from today, a move that could seriously affect the country’s Covid-19 response.
China now allows couples to have 3 children
May 31, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Beijing/UNI: China on Monday further relaxed its family planning policy, supporting couples who wish to have three children.
Security forces ‘neutralize’ man armed with knife in southern Israel: IDF
May 31, 2021, at 06:33 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: An unknown individual armed with a knife was "neutralized" in southern Israel after he attacked a security guard, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Shooter injures security officer, minor in Russia's Yekaterinburg: Interior Ministry
May 31, 2021, at 06:29 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A girl and a member of the Russian National Guard were injured in a shooting in the city of Yekaterinburg on Sunday and they are receiving medical care, according to the website of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Bangladesh extends COVID lockdown restrictions till June 6
May 31, 2021, at 05:02 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladeshi government has extended the ongoing countrywide lockdown restrictions till June 6 to curb the recent spike of Coronavirus cases.
Afghanistan: Six railway personnel die as blast rocks Herat
May 31, 2021, at 04:05 pm
Kabul: At least six railway personnel died as a roadside blast rocked Afghanistan's Herat province on Saturday, media reports said.
Tarzan actor Joe Lara presumed dead in US plane crash
May 31, 2021, at 03:45 pm
Washington: All seven passengers, including Tarzan actor Joe Lara, are presumed to have died after a private jet plane crashed in a lake near the US city of Nashville, media reports said.
Colombia: UN rights chief calls for an end to all forms of violence in Cali
May 31, 2021, at 04:55 am
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet voiced her “deep concern” at recent events in the Colombian city of Cali that include reports of several deaths and violence.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has thrown the country to the wolves: Bilawal Bhutto
May 31, 2021, at 04:47 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari targeted Imran Khan on the economic conditions of the country and said the PM is unsustainably borrowing money from international leasing agencies and this unprecedented borrowing is akin to mortgaging the country's economic integrity and freedom.
China-backed Port City told to comply with Sri Lanka‘s language policy: Minister
May 31, 2021, at 04:44 am
Sri Lanka has officially told a state enterprise of China investing in the island nation’s language policy in the Colombo Port City following controversy over a name board, a minister said.
Pakistan: Key opposition Shahbaz Sharif says no party can expel another from PDM
May 31, 2021, at 04:37 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif has said that no party has the right to kick another out from the Pakistan Democratic Movement alliance.
Bangladesh buying Chinese COVID-19 vaccines at double rate than India's Oxford-AstraZeneca
May 31, 2021, at 04:23 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh has approved the proposal to purchase 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China even by paying more than the rate the country needed to procure AstraZeneca vaccine from India, media reports said.
$400 million Chinese power project on the cards in Afghanistan
May 31, 2021, at 04:20 am
A group of Chinese investors has met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, expressing their interest to establish a coal-powered power plant in Afghanistan, a statement from the Afghan Presidential Office confirmed the possibility of setting up a power plant with $400 million costs.
Chinese dominance: Xinjiang authorities detain elderly Uyghur woman
May 31, 2021, at 03:57 am
Beijing: There seems to be no respite for Uyghurs in China as authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) allegedly detained a woman in an internment camp on suspicion of “religious extremism” after she intervened in a domestic dispute between her neighbours, according to authorities.
Sri Lankan PM orders relief to fishermen affected by MV-X Press Pearl fire incident
May 31, 2021, at 03:45 am
The fire on the MV-X Press Pearl ship off the Sri Lankan coast, which raged for days, has affected scores of daily fishermen on Sri Lanka’s Uswetakeiyawa coast. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who visited the site, has ordered officials to provide immediate relief to the fishermen, reported Colombopage.
UN chief calls for a global partnership to address COVID, climate change and achieve SDG’s
May 31, 2021, at 03:39 am
New York: Speaking in a key international partnerships summit, António Guterres said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing out coal, enhancing climate commitments, and investing in the Global Goals, there is an opportunity to rise to 'the biggest challenge of our lives'.
UN officials reach Bangladesh to take stock of Rohingya refugee camps
May 31, 2021, at 03:07 am
Two senior officials of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have reached Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Sunday for a four-day visit to take stock of Rohingya refugee camps which host over 1.1 million refugees from Myanmar.
May 31, 2021, at 03:01 am
Lhasa: Outgoing Tibetan president-in-exile Lobsang Sangay has warned his people and the world against Chinese aggression in no uncertain terms.
May 31, 2021, at 02:56 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has severed ties with Kabul’s top national security chief because of his recent alleged abusive outburst against Islamabad, media reports said.
Nepal extends Everest climbing season till 3 June
May 31, 2021, at 02:48 am
Nepal’s Everest mountaineering season usually ends in May end but this year, in a rare move, authorities have extended the season till 3 June as many climbers are still waiting for their turn.
Sri Lanka policies on preventing suicides and controlling pesticide use get Future Policy Award
May 31, 2021, at 02:21 am
The Future Policy Award 2021 organized by the World Future Council has nominated two Sri Lankan policies this year for the award: the control of pesticides and prevention of suicides.
Bangladesh foreign minister hails its UN peacekeepers
May 31, 2021, at 01:46 am
Lauding the role played by Bangladeshis peacekeepers abroad, AK Abdul Momin, foreign minister of Bangladesh, said they were branding the country abroad as a “peace-loving country”.
Pakistan: ISI distances itself from attack on journo
May 31, 2021, at 01:43 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has “totally disassociated” itself from the incident of physical assault on well known journalist Asad Ali Toor, said a statement by the country's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
Brazil witnesses protests against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the Covid-19 crisis
May 31, 2021, at 12:09 am
Brasilia: A large number of Brazilians demonstrated in different cities across Brazil against President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the Covid-19 crisis.