Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Sri Lanka this week is part of Pakistan’s proactive strategy aimed at engaging South Asian countries amid worsening ties with longtime rival India, experts say. The two-day visit, they believe, could turn into a strategic partnership if the island nation accepts Islamabad’s invitation to join the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan […]
According to Superintendent of Police S Anand, the girl told investigators that three people tried to rape her in a field near Rai Kheda village on Monday and when they did not succeed; they poured kerosene and set her on fire. Police included the rape charge after the intervention of Moradabad senior superintendent of police […]
China’s President Xi Jinping has declared complete victory in his government’s effort to eradicate rural poverty, lifting the income of nearly 100 million people over the past eight years. The Chinese leader made the announcement at a ceremony in Beijing on Thursday to mark what has been described as a signature initiative of his tenure. […]
BEIJING: A Chinese court has ordered a man to pay his former wife 50,000 yuan ($7,700); as compensation for housework she did during their five-year marriage; state media reported Wednesday. Under a landmark civil code that seeks to better protect the rights of individuals; spouses can seek compensation from their partners in a divorce if […]
Sixty-two inmates have died in riots at prisons in three cities in Ecuador as a result of fights between rival gangs and an escape attempt, authorities said Tuesday. Prisons Director Edmundo Moncayo said; in a news conference that 800 police offices have been helping to regain control of the facilities. Hundreds of officers; from tactical […]
COLOMBO: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday that the project of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) could improve Sri Lanka’s connectivity to the Central Asia states. He said during a joint press conference. With the Sri Lankans Mahinda Rajapaksa, after holding discussions at one-on-one and the delegation level. “My visit was intended to strengthen […]
A man in Dubai has stolen a baby camel to gift his girlfriend as a demand for her birthday present arrested by police. According to media reports, the young man in Dubai stole a newborn camel from a camel farm to gift it to his girlfriend. The man’s girlfriend wanted a camel as a birthday […]
A German court on Wednesday sentenced an Iraqi preacher to more than 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking part in planning an attack in Germany and collecting funds and fighters for the Islamic State militant group. Prosecutors had accused the 40-year-old preacher, identified as Ahmad Abdulaziz Abdullah in court documents; of […]
The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday that French actor Gerard Depardieu was charged last December with rape and sexual assault after authorities revived a 2018 investigation that was initially dropped. The office told the Associated Press news agency that the French actor was not detained when he was handed the preliminary charges on December […]
Guinea launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday after the virus struck the country this month. The last Ebola outbreak in 2013 also started in Guinea and killed 11,300 people over three years. The latest outbreak emerged near the town of Gouecke and has already killed five people. Guinea confirmed to have no new cases […]
