Ukraine: ‘Multiple civilian causalities’ as new year dawns
The New Year holiday period witnessed a fresh surge of deadly attacks by Russian forces in Ukraine, Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists on Tuesday.
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Blasphemy: Bangladesh tribunal jails ex-leader of Hindu group for 7 years
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has sentenced a former leader of a Hindu group to seven years in jail on charges of blasphemy over a Facebook post allegedly insulting Islam five years ago, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Two CTD officials shot dead by terrorists
Islamabad: At least two Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials died when terrorists attacked them in a local hotel in Khanewal city of Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan government announces energy conservation plan
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday announced an energy conservation plan to tackle the trouble faced by the nation in recent times.
Bangladesh: 6 Rohingya robbers held in Cox's Bazar
Dhaka: Bangladesh Coast Guard officials have arrested six Rohingya robbers with 14 domestic and foreign firearms, 486 rounds of ammunition and yaba from Cox's Bazar region of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ at deaths from South Africa gas tanker explosion
New York: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least 34 people in South Africa, due to a fuel tanker explosion in a suburb of the capital, Johannesburg, on Christmas Eve.
European Union offers free Covid vaccines to China
Moscow/Beijing: The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China to help the country contain the rapid spread of the disease as Beijing prepares to end strict lockdown measures and open its borders.
North Korea may have 20-60 nuclear warheads: Reports
Seoul: North Korea could have produced from 20 to 60 nuclear warheads, South Korean media reported.
China claims Nepal's Pokhara Airport was built under BRI
Kathmandu: Kathmandu might be saying that there was no project signed under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) between Nepal and China but a recent tweet by the Chinese Embassy made a surprise announcement on Saturday that spoke an alternative picture of the situation.
China willing to invest in coal-fired power in Afghanistan
Kabul: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country’s power distributor, said Chinese investors have expressed their desire to invest in coal-fired power in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Several Afghanistan refugees detained in Pakistan: Report
Rawalpindi: Pakistani Police have arrested several Afghan refugees in the country's Rawalpindi city and accused them of carrying weapons and military equipment, media reports said on Monday.
Taiwan offers to help China in handling COVID-19 crisis
Taipei: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has said her region is ready to assist China in combating the recent surge in COVID-19.
Pakistan: Over 30,000 job seekers gather in stadium for appearing in police constable recruitment exam
Islamabad: A stadium filled up with people to observe a concert is a regular site but a large number of exam seekers assembling only to give an examination for recruitment of police constable is indeed making headlines in Pakistan.
Pakistan: JI protest against lawlessness, narcotics in Nowshera
Nowshera: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) recently launched a sit-in demonstration in Pakistan's Nowshera region against lawlessness, crimes and narcotics in the district, media reports said.
Pakistan: Road mishap in Kohat leaves five persons dead
Islamabad: At least seven people were killed and five others injured on Monday in a road accident in the Kohat district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said a rescue official.
Mexico: 14 die in prison attack
Mexico City: Ten guards and four inmates died after an attack on a prison in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, the Chihuahua state prosecutor's office reported.
Four die in mid-air collision between two helicopters in Australia
Gold Coast: At least four people died due to a mid-air collision between two helicopters in Australia's Gold Coast, media reports said on Monday.
China: Former Uyghur Muslim preacher dies in Xinjiang prison
Beijing: A Uyghur Muslim preacher, who was serving a five-year sentence in China’s far-western Xinjiang region for making a religious pilgrimage abroad, has died of liver cancer in prison, media reports said.
China's reopening policy fails to save mutual fund industry for another year: Reports
Beijing: China's reopening policy has arrived too late and this has failed to save the country’s mutual fund industry from another dismal year, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Govt hikes wheat flour price by 62pc in utility stores
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has hiked prices of wheat flour, sugar and ghee by 25 to 62 per cent for sale through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) with immediate effect, media reports said on Monday.
Qassem Soleimani: Iran blacklists 60 US officials for top commander's assassination
Tehran: Iranian foreign minister said nearly 60 US officials have been blacklisted by Tehran for their involvement in the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
Mark Zuckerberg's New Year wish is indeed special, shares cute image of his pregnant wife
New York: Social media giant Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday shared a special picture where his wife Priscilla Chan could be seen expecting their third child.
Pakistan: Terrorist, constable die as gunmen attack police checkpost
Islamabad: A terrorist and a police constable died on Sunday when gunmen attacked a police checkpost in the Shahbaz Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat District in Pakistan, media reports said.
North Korea fires one SRBM into East Sea
Pyongyang: North Korea commenced the new year by launching one short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) into the East Sea on Sunday, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Several feared dead in Kabul airport blast
Kabul: An explosion occurred on Sunday at a military airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Interior Ministry spokesman Nafi Takoor said, adding that several people were killed or injured in the incident.
North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan: Reports
Pyongyang/UNI: North Korea test-fired its first short-range ballistic missile in 2023 toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday Yonhap news agency reports, citing the South Korean military.
Over dozen people killed in Mexico bus accident
Mexico City/UNI: A private tour bus has overturned in western Mexico, killing over a dozen people and injuring 47, the prosecutor’s office of the state of Nayarit said.
Morocco prohibits entry of all travellers from China amid Covid cases spike
Rabat/ UNI: The Moroccan authorities have banned all people arriving from China from entering the country, amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
UN and top aid officials slam Afghan rulers’ NGO ban for women
New York: Top UN agency officials and civil society organization heads joined forces on Thursday to urge Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to reverse their ban on women working for NGOs that provide aid relief.
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Vatican City: Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, nine years after he retired from the position, officials said on Saturday.