Mayhem in Pakistan National Assembly, members shove each other February 04, 2021 at 06:40PM

The confrontation started when the federal minister for power Omar Ayub challenged opposition members to stand against him in an election, saying that he had gotten elected by beating a PML-N rival candidate by a margin of 40,000 votes. This created a ruckus, the Opposition stood up and tore copies of the agenda, shouting slogans of "Go Imran Go" and "Ata mehnga, roti mehngi" while surrounding the speaker's dais, reported Geo News.

Global Covid-19 cases top 104.8m: Johns Hopkins February 04, 2021 at 05:41PM

Key Suu Kyi aide arrested as outrage grows over Myanmar coup February 04, 2021 at 05:13PM

The 79-year-old is a longtime political prisoner, who has spent long stretches of time in and out for detention for campaigning against military rule. Ahead of his arrest, Win Htein had told media that the military putsch was "not wise", and that its leaders "have taken (the country) in the wrong direction".

'America is back': Joe Biden touts muscular foreign policy February 04, 2021 at 04:44PM

In his speech, Biden signaled aggressive approaches to China and Russia, urged Myanmar's military leaders to halt their coup , and declared an end to US support for a Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen.

US House strips Republican Greene of committee assignments February 04, 2021 at 04:29PM

Conservative first-term congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who embraced QAnon conspiracy theories and endorsed violence, was stripped of her two assignments on the House education and budget committees.

Trump refuses to testify in 'unconstitutional' impeachment trial February 04, 2021 at 04:21PM

Trump's lawyers ridiculed the request in a letter by lead House prosecutor Jamie Raskin to answer questions over the January 6 attack on the US Capitol as a "public relations stunt." Last week, 45 of 50 Republican senators made clear in a vote they think trying an ex-president is unconstitutional.

UK strips China's state media channel of broadcast licence February 04, 2021 at 08:12AM

'China's Sinopharm vaccine not effective for those over 60 yrs' February 04, 2021 at 05:52AM

Pakistan on Thursday said that China's Sinopharm vaccine is not effective for people over 60 years of age, a day after it began its countrywide coronavirus vaccination programme with the Chinese jabs. ​​China donated half a million doses of Sinopharm vaccines to Pakistan which sent a special plane to airlift the jabs on Monday.

'I am the leader that you searched for': Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa tell Lankans on Independence Day February 04, 2021 at 01:27AM

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday told Sri Lankans that he was the leader that they searched for and openly flaunted his strong Sinhalese-Buddhist roots to say that he was the right man to hold the highest office in the country.

Normal life paralysed in Nepal during general strike February 04, 2021 at 12:41AM

The normal life was paralysed across Nepal on Thursday during a nation-wide general strike called by the Nepal Communist Party's splinter faction-led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda' to oppose the appointment of office bearers and members of various constitutional bodies by Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli-led caretaker government.

World faces around 4,000 Covid-19 variants: UK minister February 04, 2021 at 12:18AM

The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said on Thursday, as researchers began to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots. Thousands of variants have been documented as the virus mutates, including the so-called British, South African and Brazilian variants which appear to spread more.

World faces around 4,000 Covid-19 variants: UK minister February 04, 2021 at 12:18AM

The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said on Thursday, as researchers began to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots.

Taiwan opens office in Guyana in push against China influence February 03, 2021 at 11:30PM

Taiwan's foreign ministry said it had signed an agreement with Guyana on January 11 to open a Taiwan Office, in effect a de facto embassy for the island that China claims as its sovereign territory with no right to diplomatic ties.

First US warship transits Taiwan Strait since Biden inauguration February 03, 2021 at 10:21PM

US warships periodically conduct navigation exercises in the strait, often triggering angry responses from China which claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan as part of its territory.

Will do everything to mobilise global community to ensure coup fails in Myanmar : UN chief February 03, 2021 at 09:17PM

The UN Security Council met on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Myanmar after the military seized power and detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other top political leaders in the bloodless coup. Suu Kyi has been charged with illegally importing walkie-talkies, a move by which she can be detained until February 15.