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U.N.’s Afghanistan aid conference set to take place on Sept. 13

Posted on September 6, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 05 (APP):A United Nations-sponsored international aid conference will convene in Geneva on Sept. 13 to help avert what U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a “looming humanitarian catastrophe”. “We need the international community to stand together and support the Afghan people,” the […]

Afghan crisis cements Qatari global influence

Posted on September 5, 2021 by News Desk

Afghan crisis cements Qatari global influence Doha, Sept 5 (AFP/APP):Political leaders have flocked to Doha and some countries have moved their Kabul embassies to Qatar, all praising their host for its key role in the airlift out of the Afghan capital. Tiny Qatar has seized […]

Man dies in shark attack at Australian beach

Posted on September 5, 2021 by News Desk

Sydney, Sept 5 (AFP/APP):A man has died following a shark attack in Australia despite the efforts of “incredibly brave” surfers and bystanders who came to his aid, authorities said Sunday. The man, believed to be in his 20s, was mauled by the shark at Emerald […]

PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Islamabad, September 04: Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke on the telephone with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, today. The two leaders discussed the developments in Afghanistan, with a particular focus on the humanitarian situation. The Prime Minister highlighted the importance […]

Nigeria cuts phone network in restive northern state

Posted on September 5, 2021 by News Desk

Abuja, Sept 4 (AFP/APP):Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has for security reasons asked operators to shut down mobile phone lines in Zamfara State, days after other restrictions were announced in the region plagued by violence. Gangs of criminals known locally as bandits snatched 73 children from a […]

Thai protesters hit the streets as PM clings to power

Posted on September 4, 2021 by News Desk

Bangkok, Sept 4 (AFP/APP):Pro-democracy protesters vented their anger in Bangkok’s heavy rain Saturday after Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha survived a no-confidence vote in parliament. More than 300 demonstrators marched in central Bangkok’s main shopping mall district carrying red flags and wearing ponchos in the […]

Iran calls on US to stop its addiction to sanctions

Posted on September 4, 2021 by News Desk

Tehran, Sept 4 (AFP/APP):Iran urged the United States Saturday to stop its addiction to sanctions against the Islamic republic and accused President Joe Biden of following the same “dead end” policies as Donald Trump. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made his remarks a day after […]

Sri Lanka offers help with New Zealand knife attack probe

Posted on September 4, 2021 by News Desk

Colombo, Sept 4 (AFP/APP):Sri Lanka will cooperate with New Zealand’s investigation into a knife rampage by an Islamic State-inspired assailant from the South Asian nation, authorities said Saturday. Police shot dead the 32-year-old Sri Lankan after he attacked seven people in an Auckland supermarket on […]

15 dead in tractor-truck collision in NE China

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

HARBIN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua/APP):Fifteen people have been confirmed dead and another injured after a tractor collided with a truck in the city of Qitaihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Saturday morning, according to the local authority. The Ministry of Public Security has sent a team to […]

South Sudan facing ‘new wave of repression’, Amnesty warns

Posted on September 4, 2021 by News Desk

Nairobi, Sept 3 (AFP/APP):South Sudan is witnessing a “new wave of repression”, global rights group Amnesty International warned Friday, with many activists now in hiding after a string of arrests in the conflict-wracked country. The world’s newest nation has suffered from chronic instability since independence […]

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U.N.’s Afghanistan aid conference set to take place on Sept. 13

Afghan crisis cements Qatari global influence

Man dies in shark attack at Australian beach

PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL

Nigeria cuts phone network in restive northern state

Thai protesters hit the streets as PM clings to power

Iran calls on US to stop its addiction to sanctions

Sri Lanka offers help with New Zealand knife attack probe

15 dead in tractor-truck collision in NE China

South Sudan facing ‘new wave of repression’, Amnesty warns

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