Beijing wants India-Nepal-China economic corridor
Beijing, Beijing wants India to join a China-Nepal connectivity project, top diplomat Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding that the Himalayan nation’s development should be a common goal shared by the two countries. Nepal sits between India and China and traditionally has been close to New Delhi. But Beijing has entered the country by investing […]
China says ties with India now see progress
Beijing, : China on Monday said its ties with India hold “great potential” and have witnessed new progress after a flurry of high-level exchanges. Beijing and New Delhi are making efforts to repair the relations damaged by the 73-day military stand-off between their armies last year. It is evident from the increase in visits by […]
8 Egypt soldiers, 14 militants killed in central Sinai
CAIRO — Egypt’s military says eight soldiers have been killed and 15 wounded after militants wearing explosive belts blew themselves up as they tried to infiltrate a military base in central Sinai. A Saturday military statement says that clashes at dawn with militants accompanying the suicide bombers left 14 militants dead. There was no immediate […]
UN Chief condemns Kathua rape and murder; calls for action on accused
United Nations : chief Antonio Guterres termed the Kathua gangrape and murder case, which happened in Jammu and Kashmir with an eight-year-old girl, as ‘horrific’ and said that he hopes that the authorities will bring the perpetrators to justice. Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujjaric said, “I think we’ve seen the media reports of this horrific case, of the […]
UNSC must prevent Syria spiralling out of control: UN chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the five permanent members of the Security Council to break the current deadlock on reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and prevent the situation spiralling out of control in the war-torn country. “I have also been closely following developments in the Security Council and regret that […]
Chinese baby born four years after parents’ death in car crash
Beijing: A surrogate mother has given birth to a baby boy in China four years after his parents died in a car crash, Chinese media reported. The deceased couple was undergoing fertility treatments before the fatal accident in 2013. Their parents fought a drawn-out legal battle to gain access to the couple’s fertilised embryos, kept in […]
Pakistan parliament passes resolution on Kashmir, condemns ‘rights violations’
Islamabad: Pakistan’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir and demanding the UN Human Rights Commission to send a fact-finding mission to the Valley. The resolution moved by Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs Barjees Tahir in the National Assembly, the lower house of the parliament, appealed to […]
Protests erupt after 8-year-old girl burnt alive after rape in Pakistan’s Punjab
Lahore: An eight-year-old girl was burnt alive after being raped in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a brutal incident which triggered protests in the province. A large number of people of Chichawatni, Sahiwal district, some 200-km from Lahore, held a demonstration and blocked the main GT Road for several hours to lodge their protest against the brutal incident. […]
UN should play its part on Kashmir issue: Pakistan PM
BEIJING: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday met UNSecretary General Antonio Guterres in China and urged the world body to play its part in stopping “Indian atrocities” in Kashmir and accused New Delhi of “unprovoked ceasefire violations”, which he warned can dangerously escalate the situation along the LoC. According to an official statement from the Pakistan Prime Minister’s […]
Saudi Arabia To Show Films For First Time At Cannes Festival
RIYDH:-Saudi Arabia will make its first official appearance at France’s Cannes film festival, submitting a selection of short films when the prestigious competition opens next month, the Saudi culture minister said today. “We are very happy… That there will be an official participation at the Cannes festival, for the first time,” Awwad Alawwad said after […]
