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Indian trafficking cases fall sharply

Indian trafficking cases fall sharply

-- 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...

HK kills extradition bill

HK kills extradition bill

-- 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...

HK needs education reform to better understand its future

HK needs education reform to better understand its future

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...

China's absence from global space conference due to "visa problem" causes concern

China's absence from global space conference due to "visa problem" causes concern

-- 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...

HK formally scraps extradition bill that sparked protests

HK formally scraps extradition bill that sparked protests

-- 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Hong Kong's legislature has formally withdrawn a controversial extradition bill that has sparked months of unrest.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...

India test-fires two BrahMos missiles

India test-fires two BrahMos missiles

-- 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...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito proclaims enthronement in highly ritualised ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito proclaims enthronement in highly ritualised ceremony

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...

Afghan airstrikes kill 14 militants

Afghan airstrikes kill 14 militants

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...

Third-generation hybrid rice achieves high yields in China

Third-generation hybrid rice achieves high yields in China

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...

Foreign firms need political wisdom in Chinese market

Foreign firms need political wisdom in Chinese market

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...

US forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay: Iraq

US forces withdrawing from Syria have no approval to stay: Iraq

-- 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...

India, Pakistan set to sign pilgrim corridor pact amid Kashmir tension

India, Pakistan set to sign pilgrim corridor pact amid Kashmir tension

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...

6.0-magnitude quake jolts off Samoa

6.0-magnitude quake jolts off Samoa

-- 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,...

Netanyahu gives up effort to form new government

Netanyahu gives up effort to form new government

-- 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...

India, China can together unlock potential

India, China can together unlock potential

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...

HK-style violence to impact Western system

HK-style violence to impact Western system

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...

China to rectify bullying and violence in schools

China to rectify bullying and violence in schools

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...

Australian newspapers go black to protest media curbs

Australian newspapers go black to protest media curbs

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...

Quake of magnitude 6.4 strikes off Vanuatu

Quake of magnitude 6.4 strikes off Vanuatu

-- 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...

India, Pakistan blame each other for Kashmir shelling

India, Pakistan blame each other for Kashmir shelling

-- 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...

Modi cancels Turkey visit over Erdogan's remarks on Kashmir

Modi cancels Turkey visit over Erdogan's remarks on Kashmir

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...

Longest non-stop passenger flight tested

Longest non-stop passenger flight tested

-- 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...

HK protesters set up roadblocks, clash with police

HK protesters set up roadblocks, clash with police

-- 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...

Indian soldiers, Pakistani civilian among dead in fresh Kashmir clash

Indian soldiers, Pakistani civilian among dead in fresh Kashmir clash

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...

Bus crash kills 35 in Saudi, BD people feared among victims

Bus crash kills 35 in Saudi, BD people feared among victims

-- 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...

Afghan mosque blast leaves at least 62 dead

Afghan mosque blast leaves at least 62 dead

-- 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...

Fighting continues in Syria despite ceasefire

Fighting continues in Syria despite ceasefire

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...

Hunger prompts India to review Hindu nationalism

Hunger prompts India to review Hindu nationalism

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...

Inner Mongolia to lift all poor counties out of poverty by year end

Inner Mongolia to lift all poor counties out of poverty by year end

-- 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...

35 pilgrims die in Saudi road crash

35 pilgrims die in Saudi road crash

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...