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A Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet. (AP)

Pakistan set to operate special charter flights to Kabul soon

Pakistan becomes the first foreign commercial aeroplane service to operate in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over the war-torn nation

11 Sep 2021 3:19 PM

Picture of the last soldier of the US Army leaving Afghanistan. (Photo: Twitter/@18airbornecorps)

Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war

Air Force transport planes carried a remaining contingent of troops from Kabul airport late Monday

31 Aug 2021 10:00 AM

Beijing has pledged to make employment a top priority of its economic policies. (Photo: Bloomberg)

China targets 55 million jobs, better worker rights in new plan

The unemployment rate will be capped at 5.5%, wages as a share of gross domestic product will be increased

30 Aug 2021 12:11 PM

Shrine of Guru Nanak Dev in Kartarpur, Pakistan. (PTI)

Pakistan to allow fully-vaccinated Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib

Pilgrimage to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara was suspended in March 2020 because of the COVID-19 outbreak

22 Aug 2021 3:17 PM

A year ago, in retaliation to the illegal custody and “barbaric treatment” then of two Indian High Commission staffers in Islamabad by Pakistani security agencies after being “abducted at gunpoint”, India had in June last year asked Pakistan to reduce its staff at its High Commission in New Delhi by half. — Representational image/AP

India, Pak approve fresh visas for diplomatic missions of officials

In February this year, the two nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to a “strict observance” of the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC)

17 Jun 2021 9:15 AM

Earlier, WHO granted a similar approval to China's Sinopharm. (Photo: Representational/AP)

China authorises CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for children above 3 years

Sinovac has finished the Phrase I and II clinical research stage, involving several hundred volunteers in this age group

06 Jun 2021 3:39 PM

Sri Lankans wade through an inundated street following heavy rainfall at Malwana, on the outskirts of Colombo. (Photo: AP/PTI)

14 die as heavy rains lash Sri Lanka

Rains have been pounding several districts of the island nation since Thursday night

06 Jun 2021 2:24 PM

China’s military base in Djibouti. (Photo: AP)

Chinese acquiring land around military bases in Japan: Report

The investments and purchase plans were driven by Chinese-led foreign corporations and could pose a risk to Japan's safety

21 May 2021 1:40 PM

In Nepal, several climbers have reported testing positive for COVID-19 after they were brought down from the Everest base camp. (AP Image)

China cancels Everest climbs over fears of virus from Nepal

While China has mostly curbed domestic transmission of COVID, Nepal is experiencing a surge with record numbers of new infections and deaths

15 May 2021 12:15 PM

Long March 5B rocket, carrying China's Tianhe space station core module, lifting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan province. - A large segment of the Long March 5B rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean, state television reported on May 9, 2021 citing the China Manned Space Engineering Office, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down. (AFP File)

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean, draws criticism from NASA

The China Manned Space Engineering Office said most of the debris was burnt up in the atmosphere

09 May 2021 11:05 AM

The Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday said that travellers from India will not be allowed to disembark in Sri Lanka. (AFP)

Sri Lanka bans travellers from India with immediate effect

Several countries like UK, UAE, Australia and Singapore have already banned travellers from India as well as other South Asian countries

06 May 2021 1:01 PM

The Russian foreign minister said both his country and India had agreed to keep in close touch on the situation in the strife-torn nation, pointing to the contributions that neighbours and old powerful actors in the region can make in the Afghan peace process. — AP

Russia stresses on need for participation of Talibans in Afghanistan peace process

The exclusion of a group will not lead to implementation of peace agreement and that it is fraught with the risk of hostilities, says Lavrov

07 Apr 2021 2:22 AM

Khan held consultations with key members of his Cabinet on Friday and decided that Pakistan could not go ahead with any trade with India under the current circumstances. (AP file photo)

No trade with India under current circumstances: Pak PM Khan

India has said that it desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan in an environment free of terror, hostility, and violence

03 Apr 2021 12:54 PM

Security officers disperse demonstrators protesting against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Friday prayers at Baitul Mokarram mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 26, 2021. Witnesses said violent clashes broke out after one faction of protesters began waving their shoes as a sign of disrespect to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and another group tried to stop them. Local media said the protesters who tried to stop the shoe-waving are aligned with the ruling Awami League party. The party criticized the other protest faction for attempting to create chaos in the country during Modi's visit. (AP)

Violence breaks out in Bangladesh as protests grow against Modi's visit

Five people died on Friday, and another six the next day, after police shot at demonstrators in several major districts across the nation

28 Mar 2021 3:21 PM

Anti-coup protesters gesture with a three-fingers salute, a symbol of resistance during a demonstration during by police crack down in Thaketa township Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, March 27, 2021. (AP)

Myanmar mourns bloodiest day since coup, U.N. investigator condemns 'mass murder'

Children were among those killed on Saturday, Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day, according to news reports and witnesses

28 Mar 2021 2:09 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. (AFP)

Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins trust vote; Opposition demands resignation

The floor test took place without the Opposition boycotted the voting, making it easier for Khan to secure the required numbers

06 Mar 2021 10:28 PM

Chinese staffers adjust the U.S. and Chinese flags before the opening session of trade negotiations between U.S. and Chinese trade representatives. (Representational Image/AP)

Chinese cyber-espionage unit on US hacking spree: report

At least 30,000 US organizations including local governments have been hacked in recent days

06 Mar 2021 11:41 AM

This video frame grab taken from footage recorded in mid-June 2020 and released by China Central Television (CCTV) on January 20, 2021 shows Chinese (foreground) and Indian soldiers (R, background) during an incident where troops from both countries clashed in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley, in the Karakoram Mountains in the Himalayas. (Photo by - / CCTV / AFP)

China shares dramatic video of mountain clash with Indian Army

Footage appeared to show Indian troops wading through a river towards Chinese soldiers in the barren and ice-covered Karakoram Mountains

20 Feb 2021 10:50 AM

A worker in protective overall disinfects a vehicle from the World Health Organization convoy while they were visiting the Baishazhou wholesale market on the third day of field visit in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (AP)

WHO teams visits Wuhan food market in search of virus clues

WHO said on Twitter last Thursday that the team plans to visit Wuhan Institute of Virology and laboratories at facilities

31 Jan 2021 12:16 PM

Covaxin, (Image Source: Titter@TheEquityPandit)

Sri Lanka President receives free Indian COVID vaccines under 'Neighbourhood First' policy

The consignment came after the country approved emergency use of Oxford AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine

28 Jan 2021 4:56 PM

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