Sun 30 August 2020: Lahore: A court in Pakistan has sentenced to prison three leaders of Jamat-ud-Dawa, an organisation accused by India and the United States of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai. The sentencing comes ahead of a September deadline for Pakistan to avoid being blacklisted for failing to curb terror financing by global financial […]
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Sat 29 August 2020: Politicians from different parties in country have backed demand by students to postpone exams NEW DELHI, India – India’s entrance exams for admission to medical and engineering colleges have divided the student community in the country, with most of them demanding that the government postpone them over the health risk due […]
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Sat 29 August 2020: DHAKA, Bangladesh- Bangladesh’s government has restored the high-speed mobile network and internet for the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. The 3G and 4G mobile networks and internet were restored on Friday amid repeated calls from UN agencies and rights groups to uphold the basic rights of the persecuted Rohingya, about […]
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Fri 28 August 2020: Indian police “committed serious human rights violations” during deadly religious riots in Delhi earlier this year, Amnesty International alleges. Deadly violence broke out in February after weeks-long peaceful sit-in protests by Muslims in northeast Delhi against a controversial new citizenship law were targeted by Hindu nationalist mobs. More than 500 people […]
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Fri 28 August 2020: Shinzo Abe to announce his resignation at party meeting later today, local media reports Japan’s prime minister will step down due to health concerns, local media reported Friday, citing a source from his party. Shinzo Abe, the 65-year-old premier and head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will announce his resignation […]
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Thu 27 August 2020: At least 16 people killed over past 3 days KARACHI, Pakistan – Torrential rains and flash floods continued to lash Pakistan’s commercial capital Karachi on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring several over the past three days, officials and local media reported. The fresh rain spell submerged the city’s […]
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Thu 27 August 2020: Kabul’s lead negotiator announces breakthrough after phone call with Pakistan’s prime minister KABUL, Afghanistan – The long-awaited intra-Afghan talks with the Taliban will begin next week, Afghanistan’s top peace negotiator announced on Thursday. “People are hopeful for peace. People are ready for tough decisions for the peace, but [they] also have […]
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Thu 27 August 2020: 400 journalists, civil society members write letter to Indian prime minister SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir – Hundreds of journalists have written a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for the release of Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan who was detained two years ago. The letter, released by the Committee for […]
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Thu 27 August 2020: China’s military has reportedly fired two powerful missiles – including one known as the “aircraft carrier killer” – as tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea dispute. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Thursday that Beijing fired one intermediate-range ballistic missile, DF-26B, from Qinghai province and another medium-range ballistic missile, […]
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Wed 26 August 2020: ASEAN members are discussing South China Sea maritime and territorial disputes for over 2 decades Vietnam condemned on Wednesday China’s military activities in the disputed South China Sea, terming them “against the country’s territorial integrity and regional peace.” “China’s repeated military exercises [in the Paracel Islands] violate Vietnam’s sovereignty, complicating negotiations […]
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