Category: World

Kathmandu: A court in Islamabad has cancelled a hearing into charges former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sold state gifts following clashes between his supporters and police. As reported by BBC, Khan’s backers threw stones and fired tear gas near the court complex. The former cricketer-turned-politician has since set off back to his home in… Continue reading Pakistan: Imran Khan supporters clash with police outside court

Kathmandu: China’s leader Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as president from the country’s rubber-stamp parliament. It follows a consolidation of power that has made Xi, 69, China’s most dominant leader in generations. In the Chinese system of governance, the functions of the president are largely ceremonial. Xi’s power comes from him being… Continue reading Xi Jinping begins historic third term as China’s president

Kathmandu: Rescuers are once again searching for people trapped under rubble in Turkey after another earthquake hit the country, killing at least six people. A 6.4 magnitude tremor struck near the city of Antakya near the border with Syria, where massive quakes devastated both countries on 6 February. The earlier quakes killed 44,000 people in… Continue reading Turkey earthquake: Deadly new tremor traps people under rubble

Kathmandu: New York State officials sought to tame flames of misinformation about Gov. Hochul’s plans to address climate change Tuesday during a budget hearing centered on New York’s environmental initiatives. Amid a national uproar over potential bans on gas stoves, Doreen Harris, president and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority,… Continue reading New York officials address misinformation surrounding Hochul’s climate plans and gas bans

Kathmandu: More than 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, though the UN warns the disaster’s full extent is still unclear. As reported by BBC News, rescuers are still searching rubble for survivors, but hopes are fading almost 100 hours since the tremors struck. Freezing conditions… Continue reading Turkey-Syria earthquake: Freezing weather adds to despair as quake toll passes 20,000

Kathmandu: A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing scores of people and injuring hundreds as buildings collapsed, and triggering searches across the snowy region for survivors trapped in rubble. The quake, which struck in the early darkness of a winter morning, was also felt in Cyprus and… Continue reading Major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria; scores dead, many trapped

Kathmandu: China has urged “cool-headed” handling of a dispute over a giant Chinese balloon heading for the eastern US. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier called off a visit to Beijing, saying the “surveillance” balloon’s presence was “an irresponsible act”. Later the US reported a second Chinese balloon floating over Latin America. China expressed… Continue reading China urges calm over ‘spy’ balloon in US airspace

Kathmandu: At least 47 people have been killed by a bomb that apparently targeted policeman praying in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. As reported by the BBC News, no group has said it carried out the attack, but it has been linked to the Pakistan Taliban. The group ended a ceasefire in November, and violence… Continue reading Pakistan mosque blast: Police targeted in attack that kills 47

Kathmandu: China’s population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low – 6.77 births per 1,000 people. The population in 2022 – 1.4118 billion – fell by 850,000 from 2021. China’s birth rate has been declining for years, prompting a slew of policies to try… Continue reading China’s population falls for first time since 1961

Kathmandu: Dozens of Rohingya refugees – all men – have drifted on to a beach in western Indonesia in a wooden boat with a broken engine, local officials say. They are described as hungry and weak after spending a month at sea. At least three men were taken to hospital. It is not clear if… Continue reading Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia after month at sea