Solomon Islands’ ambassador to China dies in Beijing
Honiara: Solomon Islands’ ambassador to China John Moffat Fugui has died in Beijing, media reports said.
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Cross-strait conflict with China: Taiwan extends mandatory military service
Taipei: The Taiwanese government is going to extend its mandatory military service to one year to better train soldiers to take on mainland Chinese forces in the event of a cross-strait conflict, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghan police arrest two drug smugglers in northern province
Mazari-I-Sharif/UNI: The Afghan police have arrested two drug smugglers in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said on Tuesday.
China lifts Covid restrictions for int'l arrivals
Beijing/UNI: China will cancel nucleic acid tests for international arrivals starting from Jan. 8, a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said on Tuesday.
Spain: Bus plunges into river, seven die
Barcelona: A bus plunged into a river in Spain which left at least seven people dead on Saturday, media report said.
Afghanistan: Taliban administration shuts down two educational institutions in Kabul, Herat
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have shut down two educational institutions in Kabul and Herat which accommodate over 1200 female students.
Chinese provinces report blood shortages amid COVID-19 surge
Beijing: The fast-spreading COVID-19 infection in China is causing blood shortages across hospitals in various provinces in the nation, media reports said on Monday.
German firms splash out billions on Taiwan supply chain
Taipei: German companies are expanding their supply-chain links with Taiwan over the past three years to meet the challenges set by the Covid-19 era, media reports said.
Women not wearing Hijab barred from services in east Iran: Authorities
Tehran: All facilities in Iran's eastern province of South Khorasan are no longer allowed to provide services to women not wearing hijab, provincial deputy governor Seyed Mohammad Reza Talebi said on Monday.
UN Secretary-General ‘deeply disturbed’ by Taliban’s reported ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan
New York: Amid reports on Saturday that the Taliban had barred women from working for local and international NGOs, the United Nations said the decision would undermine the efforts of numerous organizations working throughout Afghanistan to help the most vulnerable, especially women and girls.
Japan lodges protest to China over Ship presence near Senkaku Islands : Cabinet
Tokyo: Japan has lodged a protest to China over the longest ever presence of its ships in the Japanese territorial waters near the Senkaku islands, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday.
Pakistan ‘ill-prepared’ to combat new Covid variants: Reports
New Delhi: Health authorities in Pakistan are ill-prepared to stop the arrival of the new variant of the COVID-19, which is wreaking havoc in China, from entering the nation, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rohingya leader shot dead in Ukhiya camp
Dhaka: A Rohingya leader has been shot dead in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya region, media reports said on Monday.
North Korean drone detected across border
Seoul: South Korean military officials have detected five North Korean drones across their mutual border,media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest banned terrorist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir member from Dhaka
Dhaka: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested a member of banned terrorist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir from Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka, media reports said on Monday.
Taiwan tracks 71 Chinese military aircraft, 7 naval ships
Taipei: The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has tracked 71 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Badakhshan province, casualties feared
Faizabad, Afghanistan: An explosion rocked Faizabad, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province on Monday, with casualties feared, an official said.
Iran: Mine explosion kills 2
Tehran/UNI: At least two people were killed and five others injured in a mine explosion in Iran's central Semnan Province, official news agency IRNA reported.
Benjamin Netanyahu vows not to allow anti-LGBT laws in Israel
Jerusalem: Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that his coalition government will not pass bills allowing discrimination against LGBTs and denying them access to services.
Pakistan: Terror convict awarded bar council licence
Islamabad: A Pakistani advocate, who has been convicted in a terror case, was able to get his licence from Sindh Bar Council (SBC) to practice the law, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: IED blast leaves four Army personnel dead
Kahan: Four Pakistani army personnel died due to an improvised explosive device (IED) blast during a clearance operation in Balochistan’s Kahan area on Sunday, officials said.
Pakistan: US govt prohibits staff from visiting Islamabad's Marriott Hotel citing 'possible attack'
Islamabad: The US government on Sunday prohibited its staff from visiting Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's Islamabad city due to possible attack.
Pushpa Kamal Dahal appointed as Nepal PM for third time
Kathmandu: Chairperson of CPN - Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal was appointed as the Prime Minister of the new post-election government on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Grenade blast leaves four people hurt in Quetta
Quetta: At least four people were injured as a grenade blast rocked Pakistan's Quetta city on Sunday, media reports said.
Canada: Bus crash in British Columbia leaves 50 people injured
British Columbia: At least 53 people were injured as an intercity coach crashed in the British Columbia province of Canada, media reports said on Sunday.
England: Woman dies, several injured in Wallasey pub shooting
London: A woman died and several others were injured in a shooting incident in Wallasey near Liverpool city of England on Sunday.
Afghanistan: After restriction on education, Taliban now bans women from working for NGOs
Amid massive Covid surge, China to stop reporting daily infection figures
China's National Health Commission will stop releasing daily COVID-19 case figures for the country from Sunday, Reuters reported.
US blizzard kills 18, leaves over a million people without electricity
At least 250 million people in the United States and Canada have been affected by a fierce winter storm, killing 18 people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, media reports said.
Suspect behind Paris shooting says was driven by 'racism': Reports
Paris: The man, who opened fire in the center of Paris and killed three Kurds, said that his actions were driven by "racism", Le Journal du Dimanche reported on Friday.