-- 2019-10-24 12:23:01
Cases of human trafficking in India have fallen sharply, according to new government data, but campaigners warned on Tuesday that the figures may not reflect the full magnitude of the crime. South As...
-- 2019-10-23 21:54:46
Hong Kong's legislature on Wednesday formally withdrew planned legislation that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, but the move was unlikely to end months of unrest as it met just one...
Global Times 2019-10-23 18:26:45
In today's Hong Kong, rioters are clamoring for so-called democracy and freedom while seldom mentioning their recognition of Chinese history, culture and development. They have no idea why China becam...
-- 2019-10-23 17:37:06
"I miss an important space agency in this panel. Where is China?" Attendees at a plenary of the ongoing weeklong International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington brought the question atop the...
-- 2019-10-23 14:40:05
Hong Kong's legislature has formally withdrawn a controversial extradition bill that has sparked months of unrest. The bill - which would have allowed for criminal suspects to be extradited to mainla...
-- 2019-10-23 13:23:30
Indian Air Force (IAF) has test-fired two BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles from a mobile platform as a part of the routine operational training on Monday and Tuesday, IAF said in a statement. The...
Xinhua 2019-10-22 18:15:28
Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday proclaimed his enthronement in a highly ritualised, ancient-style ceremony held in the Seiden State Hall at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in front of 2,000 guests f...
Xinhua 2019-10-22 17:36:40
A total of 14 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck a Taliban hideout in the beleaguered Darqad district of Afghanistan's northern Takahr province, according to an army statement rel...
Xinhua 2019-10-22 17:32:10
The third-generation hybrid rice developed by Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice," and his team underwent its first public yield monitoring from Monday to Tuesday and achieved a major breakthro...
Global Times 2019-10-22 17:28:16
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do" has never been an outdated philosophy. It is particularly true when companies operate on foreign soil in this globally connected world. A New York Times editorial...
-- 2019-10-22 15:03:25
US forces that crossed into Iraq as part of a pull-out from Syria do not have permission to stay and can only be there in transit, the Iraqi military said on Tuesday. The Iraqi statement contradicts...
Reuters 2019-10-22 14:29:18
India and Pakistan are set to sign an agreement on Indian pilgrims visiting a Sikh shrine in Pakistan, rare cooperation between the nuclear-armed neighbours at a time of tension that has brought exc...
-- 2019-10-22 12:32:14
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted off Samoa on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake, which occurred at 0418 GMT, was centred 136 km southwest of Gataivai with a depth of 89.1 km,...
-- 2019-10-22 12:12:43
Benjamin Netanyahu gave up his effort to form a new government on Monday after failing to secure a majority coalition, creating an opportunity for centrist rival Benny Gantz to replace Israel’s...
Global Times 2019-10-21 18:34:34
It is widely acknowledged that China and India are playing pivotal roles in regional and global affairs in the 21st century. Indeed, both countries have taken comparable stances or approaches to many...
Global Times 2019-10-21 17:38:10
Radical demonstrators in Hong Kong held unapproved protests on Sunday in which mobs continued their damage to public facilities. But this weekend, at least three important cities in the world witnesse...
Xinhua 2019-10-21 17:32:28
China will launch a campaign to combat bullying and violence in middle and primary schools across the country, according to a circular recently issued by the State Council. Local education and public...
Reuters 2019-10-21 15:10:45
Australia’s biggest newspapers ran front pages on Monday made up to appear heavily redacted, in a protest against legislation that restricts press freedoms, a rare show of unity by the usually p...
-- 2019-10-21 11:30:03
An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the qu...
-- 2019-10-21 11:03:37
India and Pakistan have blamed each other for shelling across the line of control, the de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir. Both sides say they retaliated only after the other...
Khaleej Times 2019-10-20 17:45:25
The Indian government has decided to call off a proposed visit by the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Turkey's capital Ankara. The decision was taken as part of a number of measures showing...
-- 2019-10-20 16:32:48
Australian carrier Qantas has completed a test of the longest non-stop commercial passenger flight as part of research on how the journey could affect pilots, crew and passengers, reports BBC. The Bo...
-- 2019-10-20 16:23:23
Hong Kong protesters flooded the city’s streets on Sunday in defiance of a ban by the authorities on their march, setting up roadblocks and tossing firebombs amid the firing of tear gas by polic...
Reuters 2019-10-20 12:52:36
India said on Sunday two soldiers and a civilian were killed in cross-border shelling with Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region, while Islamabad said six died on its side, making it one of the dead...
-- 2019-10-19 17:35:15
The 35 people were killed on Friday in a bus crash in Saudi Arabia may include some Bangladeshis, the Bangladesh mission in the Gulf kingdom fears, reports bdnews24.com The bodies were so charred aft...
-- 2019-10-18 21:47:41
Multiple explosions at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan collapsed the roof on worshippers during Friday prayers, killing at least 62 and wounding more than 100, officials said. Attaullah Khogyani, spo...
AP 2019-10-18 15:08:26
Fighting continued Friday morning in a northeast Syrian border town at the centre of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a US-brokered ceasefire that went into effect overnight. Shel...
Global Times 2019-10-17 20:48:12
Indian dietary culture has kept its unique customs and traditions, some of which hinder its efforts in poverty relief. India ranked 102 among 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index in 2019, behind...
-- 2019-10-17 14:45:30
Northern China's inner Mongolia autonomous region will lift all of its poor banners and counties out of poverty by the end of this year, said the regional government Thursday. So far, all the 26 regi...
AP 2019-10-17 10:16:22
Authorities in Saudi Arabia say 35 pilgrims have been killed in a bus crash near the Muslim holy city of Mecca. The state-run Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday that four others were injured in the...
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