?A child that suffers from acute severe malnutrition is a child that needs urgent treatment, otherwise he might die.? While Afghanistan?s nutrition crisis is mirrored in many other trouble-spots around the world ? from South Sudan to Yemen and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ? the UNICEF Spokesperson underlined the dangers, if funding is not found soon. ...
BEIJING, May 24 (APP):China on Friday welcomed the interaction between Prime Minister Imran Khan and his counterpart Narendra Modi saying both Pakistan and India were South Asia?s important countries and harmony between them served their common interests as well as of international community. ?We hope both sides can continue to show goodwill, meet each other halfway, resolve differences through ...
LONDON May 24 (APP):British Minister for Asia and the Pacific, Mark Field on Friday said that the launch of direct flights between Pakistan and United Kingdom (UK) would help promote business and trade besides increasing links between the two countries. ?The launch of direct flights between our two capitals is excellent news for both our countries, and for the ...
Instead of giving up, the student took a stand that has placed her at the centre of Uzbekistan?s religious freedom debate. Her family has sued the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan, taking its legal battle all the way to the country?s top court. More recently, hundreds of Uzbeks are believed to have joined militants fighting in Iraq and Syria ...
A promising Pakistani-American female student was killed Saturday night in a head-on car crash in Old Bridge, a township in the US state of New Jersey, when a suspected drunk driver drove into her vehicle after crossing over into the opposite lane. Aliza Akhtar, 19, a recipient of a fully-funded scholarship for her studies at the prestigious Massachusetts ...
The Saudi air force intercepted the explosive-laden Houti drone, targeting Jizan airport, close to the southern border with Yemen, the Saudi-UAE-led coalition fighting the rebels said. "While we confirm our right to defend our country, we stress that the terrorist Houthis will pay a dear price," said alliance spokesman Colonel Turki al-Malaki, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. ...
"There are many old houses that have collapsed after this strong earthquake," said Hugo Araujo, the mayor of Yurimaguas, a town near the epicenter. The quake blocked roads, damaged a bridge and knocked down houses, said Peru?s President Martin Vizcarra, adding that it was the most powerful quake to hit the country in 12 years. "It is an earthquake ...
"Right now (we are) doing a search effort to assess everything," El Reno Mayor Matt White told reporters in a televised news conference. The city of about 17,000, 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of state capital Oklahoma City, was just recovering from serious flooding when the storm hit late Saturday with little warning. A mobile home park was nearly ...
A brief statement issued on Twitter said: ?Following the directives of The President, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Cabinet announced that the Eid Al Fitr holiday for the public sector will start on Sunday, June 2, for one week, with work resuming on Sunday, June 9?. However, combined with May 31 (Friday) and June ...
KATHMANDU: Four men died and seven were injured Sunday in three separate explosions in Kathmandu, Nepali police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but police said they suspect involvement of a Maoist splinter group whose pamphlets were found in a house where one of the explosions took place. A powerful blast inside a shop killed three people ...
Violent clashes continued in India on Sunday between supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s Hindu nationalist party and a regional party in the politically volatile eastern state of West Bengal, officials said. Police said thousands of supporters of the regional Trinamool Congress party -- which has its stronghold in West Bengal -- and the BJP, threw rocks and attacked ...
A strong 8.0-earthquake struck northern Peru in the early hours of Sunday, sending residents fleeing their homes and cutting off power to at least one town, with the impact felt as far afield as neighboring Ecuador. "We have carried out the respective monitoring in each city to collect information and report damage after the earthquake, so far we have ...
Reiterating his vision for peace, progress and prosperity in South Asia, the prime minister said he looked forward to working with Prime Minister Modi to advance these objectives. Earlier upon the announcement of India?s ruling party BJP?s win, PM Khan had congratulated him in a tweet saying: ?I congratulate Prime Minister Modi on the electoral victory of BJP and ...
The gas leak occurred at 4:00 pm (0800 GMT) Saturday at Longyan Port in Weihai, eastern Shandong province, the local government said through its official Twitter-like Weibo account. In March, a chemical blast in eastern Jiangsu province killed 78 and left hundreds injured in one of the country?s worst industrial accidents in recent years. In November, a gas leak ...
GUANGDOND: In his latest meeting with the media, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has reiterated that the company is in a strong position to move ahead despite recent political actions in the United States. Addressing questions about the impact of the White House?s recent executive order, Ren noted: ?What the US will do is out of our control. As you ...
The weddings, which came a week after lawmakers took the unprecedented decision to legalise gay marriage despite staunch conservative opposition, places Taiwan at the vanguard of the burgeoning gay rights movement in Asia. ?It?s belated, but I?m still happy we can officially get married in this lifetime,? Huang told AFP after signing her marriage certificate, clutching a bouquet and ...
The Justice Department on Thursday charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with violating the US Espionage Act by publishing military and diplomatic files in 2010, rejecting his claim that he is a journalist. The department unveiled 17 new charges against Assange, accusing him of directing and abetting intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in stealing secret US files, and also recklessly exposing ...
NEW YORK, May 24 (APP):American print and electronic media gave extensive coverage to Indian Prim Minister Narendra Modi?s massive electoral victory but so far there were no editorial comments, apart from an article in The New York Times that called him ?dangerously incompetent.? In a news detailed dispatch on the election result from New Delhi, the Times said, ?His ...
ISLAMABAD, May 24 (APP):Vice President of China Wang Qishan will arrive here on May 26 (Sunday) on a three-day official visit, the Foreign Office said on Friday. ?The visit is in continuation of high-level exchanges between the two countries, which have acquired an increased momentum since the Prime Minister?s visit to China in November 2018 and his participation in ...
?Inaction by the Security Council in cases of foreign aggression and occupation comes at a high human cost,?Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said in an open Council debate on ?Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict?, referring to the continuing violations of International Humanitarian Law by warring parties with impunity. ?In Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir,? the Pakistani envoy said, ?the ...