Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday charted the course for China-Central Asia cooperation in the new era at a milestone summit with leaders of five Central Asian countries. The China-Central Asia Summit, which runs from Thursday to Friday in Xian was attended by President Kassym-Jomart
United Nations: Roughly 90 per cent of the population in Afghanistan is on the brink of poverty “and children bear the brunt of it,” the Representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the country, Fran Equiza, told reporters in New York. “Because, in what is
United Nations: Pakistan highlighted Gautam Buddha’s message of peace, compassion and non-violence at a commemoration of his birth, enlightenment and passing of the ascetic and religious teacher. “The life and teachings of Gautam Buddha have left an indelible impact on the world, inspiring countless generations to
Khartoum: Heavy air strikes pounded southern areas of Sudan's capital as clashes flared near a military camp, witnesses said, in fighting that has displaced nearly 1 million people and left residents of Khartoum struggling to survive. Air strikes by the army targeting the paramilitary Rapid Support
London: More than half of the world's large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published recently found. A team of international researchers reported that some of
Beijing: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin-ul-Haque has inaugurated Pakistan Week in Sichuan, where for a week, May 18-25, the picturesque Lidui Park, would be hosting Pakistani handicrafts and ornaments, along with a photo exhibition. The Pakistan Week, hosted by Sichuan People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign
Rabat: Moroccan security forces stopped some 150 Sub-Saharan African migrants from crossing early on Friday into Spain’s Ceuta enclave, the Interior Ministry said. The operation resulted in 70 arrests of migrants while 14 members of the Moroccan security forces and six migrants were injured and transferred
Geneva: One billion people in 43 countries are at risk of cholera — a “pandemic killing the poor” — despite prevention and treatment being relatively straightforward, the United Nations warned on Friday. The UN branded the outlook bleak, saying it did not have the resources to
Jeddah: Years after the deadly civil war which led to the expulsion of Syria from the Arab League, President Bashar al-Assad received a warm welcome from Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) Friday at the summit in Jeddah. "We are pleased today by the attendance
Yangon: The death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145 in Myanmar, its junta said Friday, with most of the dead from the persecuted Rohingya minority. Mocha brought lashing rain and winds of 195 kilometers per hour (120 miles per hour) to Myanmar and neighboring Bangladesh