Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Trump to visit protest-hit city on Tuesd | Washington, Aug 30 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump will visit Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday following days of unrest in the city in response to the August 23 police shooting of African-American man, Jacob Blake, it was reported. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| Princess Diana's statue to be unveiled o | London, Aug 30 (TIWN) A statue of the UK's late Princess Diana will be installed next year on what would have been her 60th birthday, the Kensington Palace said in a statement. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| China threatens 'military mission' north | Taipei/New Delhi, Aug 30 (TIWN) China on Friday threatened to conduct a "military mission" anytime from now till September 4 in the north of the Taiwan strait, provoking Taipei to warn Beijing against any attempt to annex the democratic island nation. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| 13 civilians killed in Afghanistan IED b | Kabul, Aug 30 (TIWN) Thirteen civilians, including six children, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, an official said. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| 19 dead as Karachi records highest rainf | Karachi, Aug 30 (TIWN) At least 19 people were killed in various rain-related incidents in Karachi, as the Pakistani city recorded its highest downpour in a day since 1967, officials said. | 30-Aug-2020 |
| Virgin Atlantic to operate direct flight | Islamabad, Aug 29 (TIWN) Virgin Atlantic will start direct flights to Pakistan from December this year, the British airline announced. | 29-Aug-2020 |
| UNESCO announces initiative to rebuild B | Beirut, Aug 28 (TIWN) Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), announced that the UNESCO has launched the initiative "Beirut" to attract funds to be used in rehabilitating Beirut's heritage buildings, LBCI local TV channel reported. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| Trump calls for drug tests before 1st de | Washington, Aug 27 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has called for drug tests to be administered before his first presidential debate with Democratic candidate Joe Biden next month, it was reported. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| Christchurch mosque gunman sentenced to | Christchurch, Aug 27 (TIWN) The gunman who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch city in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison without parole, a court announced on Thursday. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| Category 4 hurricane Laura hits Louisian | Washington, Aug 27 (TIWN) The "catastrophic" Category 4 hurricane, Laura struck the coast of Louisiana on Thursday, with extreme winds causing flash floods in the US state, the country's National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| 122 people killed in Afghan flash floods | Kabul, Aug 27 (TIWN) At least 122 people were killed, 147 injured and several others reported missing due to flash floods across Afghanistan's 12 provinces, the government said on Thursday. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| B'desh flood situation improves with rec | Dhaka, Aug 27 (TIWN) The overall flood situation in Bangladesh has improved in most of the districts with water levels receding in many rivers, an official said on Thursday. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| New Zealand reports 7 new Covid-19 cases | Wellington, Aug 27 (TIWN) New Zealand on Thursday reported seven new Covid-19 cases, as the government outlined rules for the mandatory use of face coverings on public transport from August 31 onwards. | 27-Aug-2020 |
| Beijing book fair to go virtual in Septe | Beijing, Aug 26 (TIWN) This year's Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) will open online on September 26, with an estimated 400,000 books on display. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| Hungary's foreign policy focuses on econ | Budapest, Aug 26 (TIWN) The priority of the Hungarian government's foreign policy is to promote the country's economic interests, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said here on Wednesday. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| Malaysia reports six new Covid-19 cases | Kuala Lumpur, Aug 26 (TIWN) Malaysia has reported six new Covid-19 infections, pushing the tally to 9,291, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| China, Italy must push for progress in t | Rome, Aug 26 (TIWN): China and Italy should build on the good momentum of their joint fight against the Covid-19 pandemic to push for new developments in their bilateral relations, visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| Floods displace nearly 8,800 people in U | Kampala, Aug 26 (TIWN) Nearly 8,800 people have been displaced by floods following rising water levels in Ugandan lakes as a result of torrential rain. | 26-Aug-2020 |
| Syrian Constitutional Committee meeting | Geneva, Aug 25 (TIWN) The latest Syrian Constitutional Committee meeting has been suspended after three members tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| Israel strikes Hamas tunnels in Gaza | Jerusalem, Aug 25 (TIWN) Israeli aircraft on Tuesday struck Hamas tunnels in Gaza, saying it was in response to the launch of explosive balloons from the besieged Palestinian enclave. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| Pak govt mulls package for schools affec | Islamabad, Aug 25 (TIWN) The Pakistan government was considering a special financial package for low fee private schools affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a federal minister. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| 'Kim Jong-un's sister in control of key | Seoul, Aug 25 (TIWN) South Korean Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo on Tuesday said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, seems to be in control of a key unit of Pyongyang's ruling Workers' Party. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| Pulwama attack: NIA names JeM chief Azha | New Delhi/Jammu, Aug 25 (TIWN) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in its chargesheet in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack case has named Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, his brothers Abdul Rauf Asghar and Ammar Alvi, slain JeM terrorist Mohammad Umar Farooq, suicide bomber Adil Ahmed Dar and other terrorist commanders operating from Pakistan. | 25-Aug-2020 |
| Twitter slaps public interest notice on | San Francisco, Aug 24 (TIWN) Twitter has slapped a public interest notice on a tweet by US President Donald Trump, saying it could potentially dissuade people from participation in voting. | 24-Aug-2020 |
| B'desh not ready to reopen schools in Se | Dhaka, Aug 24 (TIWN) The present Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh is not conducive for reopening schools, colleges and universities in September, according to education officials. | 24-Aug-2020 |
| Afghan Taliban delegation due to visit P | Islamabad, Aug 24 (TIWN) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the Afghan Talibans political office in Doha, is going to visit Pakistan along with a delegation to discuss the way forward in the Afghan peace process, according to a Foreign Office official. | 24-Aug-2020 |
| 10 dead, 40 injured in Philippines blast | Manila, Aug 24 (TIWN) At least 10 were killed, including a suicide bomber, and 40 others injured in twin blasts in the Philippines' Sulu province on Monday, the army said. | 24-Aug-2020 |
| Pak Navy chief defends building club | Islamabad, Aug 23 (TIWN) Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Pakistan's Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), has defended the construction of a ‘luxury club, terming it a sports facility that had been established on the federal governments directive after obtaining approval of environmental experts. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| Missing school worse than Covid-19 for k | London, Aug 23 (TIWN): Professor Chris Whitty, the UK's chief medical adviser, has said that children were more likely to be harmed by not returning to school next month than being infected with the novel coronavirus, it was reported on Sunday. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| Trump declares California wildfires majo | Washington, Aug 23 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has declared that the massive wildfires wreaking havoc across California, which have already burnt over 1 million acres of land and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents, were a major disaster and has released federal aid. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| Xi to visit S.Korea after Covid-19 situa | Seoul, Aug 23 (TIWN) Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit South Korea "at an early date" once the Covid-19 situation stabilizes, the Presidential Palace in Seoul said on Sunday. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| Covid-19 infection rate among B'desh slu | Dhaka, Aug 23 (TIWN) The coronavirus infection rate among slum dwellers in Bangladesh is only 6 per cent, it has been found. | 23-Aug-2020 |
| China urges US to handle Taiwan-related | Beijing, Aug 22 (TIWN) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday urged the United States parties to abide by the one-China principle, the provisions of the three China-US joint communiques, and handle Taiwan-related issues prudently and properly. | 22-Aug-2020 |
| UN envoy hopes new Syrian peace talks wi | Geneva, Aug 22 (TIWN) UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen on Friday said that he wishes the upcoming Syrian peace talks in Geneva are handled correctly to build confidence and bring hope to the Syrian people. | 22-Aug-2020 |
| S.Korea may further tighten Covid-19 cur | Seoul, Aug 22 (TIWN) South Korean health authorities warned on Friday that they will consider increasing the level of social distancing to the highest level if nationwide Covid-19 outbreaks continue after the upcoming weekend. | 22-Aug-2020 |
| Pak minister questions FB's bias for Ind | Islamabad, Aug 22 (TIWN) Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Aminul Haque has raised serious questions and reservations over the alleged "biased" policies of social media giant Facebook for Indian users in comparison to content from Pakistani users. | 22-Aug-2020 |
| B'desh blogger murder: Chargesheet filed | Dhaka, Aug 21 (TIWN) The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has filed a chargesheet against 9 militants of banned outfit Ansar-al-Islam including Syed Ziaul Haque, a sacked army officer, chief of Ansar al-Islam's military wing in a case related to the killing of a secular online activist and blogger Nazimuddin Samad. | 21-Aug-2020 |
| Tokyo reports 339 new Covid-19 cases | Tokyo, Aug 20 (TIWN) The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday reported 339 new coronavirus cases, with daily infections in the Japanese capital topping 300 for the first time in five days. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| Heavy rains kill 24 in Pakistan | Islamabad, Aug 20 (TIWN) At least 24 people were killed as heavy rains lashed Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, officials said. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| Global Covid-19 cases top 22.3mn: Johns | Washington, Aug 20 (TIWN) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 22.3 million, while the deaths have increased to over 786,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| US Covid-19 cases surpass 5.5 million | New York, Aug 20 (TIWN) The total number of Covid-19 cases in the US surpassed 5.5 million on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| Kamala Harris accepts Democratic VP nomi | Washington, Aug 20 (TIWN) California Senator Kamala Harris has formally accepted her nomination as the Democratic Party's Vice Presidential candidate, becoming the first woman of South Asian descent to be nominated to a major US party's presidential ticket. | 20-Aug-2020 |
| My conscience will never accept Israel: | Islamabad, Aug 19 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken a clear and unequivocal stand, saying the founder of Pakistan Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had made it clear that until the Palestinians get their due rights, they will not recognise Israel. | 19-Aug-2020 |
| NZ reports six new Covid cases; tally at | Wellington, Aug 19 (TIWN) New Zealand confirmed six new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, five of them from the community linked to the recent outbreak in Auckland, the health ministry said. | 19-Aug-2020 |
| Namibia's inflation remains at low level | Windhoek, Aug 19 (TIWN) Namibia's annual average inflation declined to 2.1 per cent during the first seven months of 2020 as compared to 4.3 per cent in the corresponding period of 2019, Bank of Namibia Governor Gawaxab said on Wednesday. | 19-Aug-2020 |
| China calls for peaceful solution to Mal | Beijing, Aug 19 (TIWN) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called on all relevant parties in Mali to work for the fundamental interests of the country and resolve differences peacefully through dialogue. | 19-Aug-2020 |
| Facebook will junk Trump posts for viola | San Francisco, Aug 19 (TIWN) In a first direct challenge to US President Donald Trump in the run-up to the November presidential election, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has said the platform would remove Trump posts if they violate company standards. | 19-Aug-2020 |
| Turkey is biggest threat to India: Singh | New Delhi, Aug 19 (TIWN) Amid an uproar over Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's meeting with Turkey's First lady, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi has pointed to the threat posed by Turkey. | 19-Aug-2020 |
| Rockets hit Kabul ahead of I-Day | Kabul, Aug 18 (TIWN) Rockets hit Kabul on Tuesday as Afghanistan was preparing to celebrate its 101st Independence Day on Wednesday, a spokesman of the Interior Ministry confirmed. | 18-Aug-2020 |
| Ex-CIA officer charged with spying for C | Washington, Aug 18 (TIWN) A former Central Intelligence Agency officer has been arrested on charges of conspiring with a relative to spy for China, according to the Department of Justice (DoJ). | 18-Aug-2020 |