Fourteen killed in southwest China landslide: government

Beijing, June 4 (AFP/APP): Fourteen people were killed and five are missing following a landslide in southwestern China’s Sichuan province on Sunday, the local government said. The landslide “took place high on a mountain” at 6 am (2200 GMT) at a state-owned forestry station in […]

UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 02 (APP): The United Nations on Friday appealed for sustainable funding for its agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, which is on the brink of financial collapse. Chronic underfunding over the past decade, and resultant severe austerity measures, mean UNRWA is already […]

Sudan fighting intensifies despite US sanctions

Khartoum, June 2 (AFP/APP):Shelling rocked greater Khartoum on Friday, as fighting between Sudan’s warring generals intensified despite US sanctions imposed after the collapse of a US- and Saudi-brokered truce. Witnesses reported artillery fire around the state television building in the capital’s sister city of Omdurman, […]

US-China tension expected to dominate Asia security meeting

BEIJING 01 June (Online): Tensions between the United States and China are expected to loom over Asia’s top security meeting this week, as China has declined a bilateral meeting between the superpowers’ defence chiefs. The Shangri-La Dialogue, which attracts top defence officials, senior military officers, […]

India to host SCO summit virtually

ISLAMABAD 31 MAY (Online): In a surprise move, India has decided to host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit virtually in the first week of July – raising the question as to why New Delhi is avoiding hosting regional leaders in person. India is the […]

Iranian, Turkish presidents vow to expand bilateral relations

TEHRAN, May 31 (Xinhua/APP):Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday expressed willingness and determination to expand bilateral relations and regional cooperation, according to a statement published on the website of the Iranian president’s office. In a phone conversation, Raisi […]

Drones hit Moscow high-rises as Kyiv struck for third day

Moscow, May 30 (AFP/APP):A swarm of drones hit Moscow on Tuesday in an unprecedented attack, while Russian drones struck Kyiv for a third straight day as Ukraine gears up for a major offensive against Russian forces. The Russian defence ministry blamed Kyiv for the attacks […]