IANS Islamabad, Jan 15: Malaysian authorities on Friday seized a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane at the Kuala Lumpur Airport over the non-payment of aircraft lease dues, a media report said. The PIA plane was seized on the orders of a local Malaysian court, the Geo News report said citing sources as saying. PIA had […]Read More
Agencies Washington, Jan 15: The US government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China’s third-largest national oil company for alleged military links, heaping pressure on Beijing in President Donald Trump’s last week in office. The Department of Defense added nine companies to its list of Chinese companies with military links, including Xiaomi and […]Read More
New delhi, Jan 14: India has strongly raised the issue of the inaccurate depiction of Indian map showing union territories of Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh separately by the World Health organisation (WHO). The matter was raised by Indian envoy to United Nations in Geneva, Indramani Pandey, with WHO DG Dr Tedros Adhanom […]Read More
Geneva, Jan 14: Pakistan has proposed an action plan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to tackle what it calls “violent extremist supremacist groups”, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), claiming the organisation poses a “clear and present danger” to international peace and security.” These violent extremist supremacist groups pose a clear and present […]Read More
London, Jan 13: The UK has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic so far, after another 1,564 people were confirmed to have died with coronavirus. It smashes the previous record of 1,325, recorded last Friday, January 8. Tuesday’s total of 1,243 is now the third highest daily toll, while the first wave record reported […]Read More
AP Nairobi, Jan 13: The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said Wednesday it has received information that over 80 civilians were killed early Tuesday in the latest massacre in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region. “These harrowing killings have to stop,” senior adviser Aaron Maasho said. “For the umpteenth time, we call on authorities at the federal and […]Read More
Damascus, Jan 13: Israeli night raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria have killed at least nine Syrian soldiers and 31 allied fighters, in the deadliest raids since 2018, a war monitor said Wednesday. The Israeli air force carried out more than 18 attacks early Wednesday against multiple targets in an area […]Read More
Washington, Jan 13: Google’s YouTube has blocked President Donald Trump’s official channel from uploading new content for at least a week, citing the potential for violence following the deadly Capitol siege. “After review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to Donald J. Trump’s channel for […]Read More
Istanbul, Jan 12: A Turkish court has sentenced a televangelist to more than 1,000 years in jail for sexual abuse, leading a criminal gang and fraud. 64-year-old Adnan Oktar was taken into custody in 2018 along with 200 other suspects as part of a crackdown on his group by the financial crimes unit of Istanbul […]Read More
Tokyo, Jan12: The number of people who have died as a result of heavy snowfall in Japan has gone up to 10, while over 300 people have been injured, reported Sputnik news agency. Four of the deaths were reported in Niigata Prefecture; 148 people were injured there, broadcaster NHK said on Tuesday. In Fukui Prefecture, 64 people […]Read More
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