Thu 01 September 2022: In a terrorism investigation, a Pakistani court granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan pre-arrest bail on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported. Khan came before an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, where he was granted interim bail under four new terms added by local police to a case filed against him last month. According […]
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Thu 01 September 2022: A court in Kuala Lumpur finds Rosmah Mansor guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in connection to a multi-million dollar solar power project. A court in Kuala Lumpur has found Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for a […]
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Thu 01 September 2022: Long-delayed report from UN human rights office says abuses against mostly Muslim Uighurs stem from ‘anti-terrorism law systems’. China’s detention of Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang may amount to “crimes against humanity”, the United Nations human rights office said in a long-delayed report […]
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Wed 31 August 2022: The Assam government on Wednesday morning ordered the demolition of a madrasa in the Bongaigaon district for allegedly being associated with “a terror organization.” The district administration alleged that the premises of Markazul MaArif Quariayana Madrasa were being used for terror activities. On Tuesday, authorities evacuated at least 224 students from […]
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Wed 31 August 2022: Laal Singh Chaddha, the latest Aamir Khan film, has flopped at the box office amid a boycott campaign by right-wing groups. New Delhi, India – In early August, Aamir Khan, one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, made a public declaration of love for India designed to counter a virtual campaign being waged against him […]
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Wed 31 August 2022: Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. A statement from Mahathir’s office said he had been confirmed to have the virus on Wednesday morning and had been admitted to the National Heart Institute “for observation for the next few days as advised […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: On Tuesday, the UN made a quick request for $160 million to assist Pakistan in dealing with the disastrous floods that have claimed more than 1,100 lives since mid-June, according to officials. The pledge drive began simultaneously in Geneva and Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. “United Nations is issuing a flash […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: In order to restrict Covid-19 ahead of a significant ruling Communist Party meeting this year, officials enforced a lockdown on millions of people in the districts surrounding China’s capital on Tuesday, AFP reported. As authorities scramble to contain a small virus flare-up, nearly four million residents of Hebei province, which encircles […]
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Tue 30 August 2022: With six million people at risk of famine, the UN’s top humanitarian official has pleaded with donors to unfreeze funds for development in Afghanistan that were cut off when the Taliban seized power a year ago. Martin Griffiths informed the United Nations Security Council that there are many problems facing Afghanistan, […]
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M0n 29 August 2022: Pope Francis Sunday called for international cooperation to help Pakistan which is battered by heavy monsoon rains and massive floods. “I pray for the numerous victims, for the wounded and those forced from their homes, and that international solidarity might be prompt and generous,” the pontiff said in a statement issued […]
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