Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Germany reports 14,611 new Covid-19 case | Berlin, Nov 29 (TIWN) Germany reported 14,611 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the national total to 1,042,700, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Sunday. | 29-Nov-2020 |
| 52% forced conversion cases reported in | Islamabad, Nov 30 (TIWN) A Pakistani rights group has said that 52 per cent of cases of alleged forced conversions of women, specicially of underage girls from the religious minority communities, had occurred in Punjab province. | 30-Nov-2020 |
| Philippines logs 2,076 new Covid-19 case | Manila, Nov 30 (TIWN) Philippines on Sunday reported 2,076 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number in the country to 429,864. | 30-Nov-2020 |
| Trump lashes out at reporter over electi | Washington, Nov 30 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter and called him "lightweight" after the latter questioned the President over the November 3 election outcome which has projected Democrat Joe Biden as the winner. | 30-Nov-2020 |
| Japan to complete new round of Covid-19 | Tokyo, Nov 28 (TIWN) The Japanese government on Friday said that a new round of coronavirus antibody tests on some 15,000 people will be completed by the end of this year, as it seeks to better grasp the scale of the pandemic's spread in the country. | 28-Nov-2020 |
| Foreign Secy Shringla in Nepal to mend t | Kathmandu, Nov 28 (TIWN) Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has started high-level meetings in Kathmandu immediately after kicking off his two-day Nepal visit on Thursday. | 28-Nov-2020 |
| Xi finally congratulates Biden on victor | Washington/Beijing, Nov 28 (TIWN) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday became the latest world leader to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden. | 28-Nov-2020 |
| Biden cabinet a return of 'crisis tested | New York, Nov 28 (TIWN) The career bureaucrats are roaring back. When US President-elect Joe Biden formally introduces his national security team to the nation on Tuesday, it will signal a stark departure of Donald Trump-era theatrics and the return to power of what the Biden team likes to call "crisis-tested" subject matter experts who are expected to bring a more traditional style to governing. | 28-Nov-2020 |
| Lord Nazir Ahmed forced to quit from Hou | New Delhi, Nov 27 (TIWN) In the first-ever expulsion of a peer in the history of the House of Lords in the UK, Lord Nazir Ahmed has controversially announced his retirement only to Pakistani news outlets, keeping silent in the UK. | 27-Nov-2020 |
| PLA's morale extremely low, China sets u | New Delhi, Nov 26 (TIWN) The morale of Chinese's People Liberation Army (PLA) troops deployed along Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh under harsh weather and terrain conditions is extremely low, top intelligence agencies said. | 26-Nov-2020 |
| Ghani calls for immediate ceasefire at G | Geneva, Nov 25 (TIWN) While addressing the opening ceremony of the Afghanistan 2020 Conference in Geneva on Tuesday, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani called on the Taliban to agree on an immediate ceasefire to move the peace process forward and end the suffering of the people of the country. | 24-Nov-2020 |
| Imran Khan to address nation over Covid | Islamabad, Nov 25 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation after chairing the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Tuesday where he aims to take the nation into confidence over the government's latest coronavirus measures. | 24-Nov-2020 |
| Thailand extends Covid-19 emergency rule | Bangkok, Nov 24 (TIWN) Thailand on Monday announced the extension of the emergency rule imposed against the Covid-19 pandemic from December until mid-January 2021 aimed at the curbing the further spread of the virus. | 23-Nov-2020 |
| 5 dead, 18 abducted in Nigeria mosque at | Abuja, Nov 24 (TIWN) Police in Nigeria have confirmed that five people were killed and 18 others abducted during an attack in a mosque in Zamfara state. | 23-Nov-2020 |
| Israel army thwarts bomb attack in West | Jerusalem, Nov 23 (TIWN) The Israeli army has said that it thwarted a Palestinian attempt to carry out an attack against soldiers in the occupied West Bank using makeshift bombs. | 23-Nov-2020 |
| 2 killed in California church stabbing | San Francisco, Nov 23 (TIWN) At least two people were killed and multiple others injured in a stabbing attack at a church in the US state of California, police said. | 23-Nov-2020 |
| Prominent HK pro-democracy activist plea | Hong Kong, Nov 23 (TIWN) Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, and two others on Monday pled guilty to charges over their involvement in a 15-hour siege of the citys police headquarters during an anti-government protest last year. | 23-Nov-2020 |
| NASA rover helps scientists find signs o | New York, Nov 22 (TIWN) Analysing data collected by NASA's Curiosity rover, scientists have found that floods of unimaginable magnitude once washed through Gale Crater on Mars' equator around four billion years ago. | 22-Nov-2020 |
| Number of active Covid-19 infections in | Washington, Nov 21 (TIWN) More than 3 million people in the US are actively infected with the novel coronavirus and are potentially contagious, a figure significantly higher than the official tally, according to a recent study. | 22-Nov-2020 |
| N.Korea slams UNSC over space program | Seoul, Nov 22 (TIWN) North Korea has slammed the UN Security Council (UNSC) for labelling the country's space program as threats, calling the agency an "undemocratic organ devoid of impartiality", the media reported on Friday. | 22-Nov-2020 |
| Taliban attacks 50 Afghan districts afte | Kabul, Nov 22 (TIWN) The Taliban has staged attacks in at least 50 districts across 16 Afghan provinces following the signing of the peace deal with the US in February and most of these took place in the last two months after negotiations began in Qatar on September 12, sources said. | 22-Nov-2020 |
| Pak reports 2,500 new Covid-19 cases | Islamabad, Nov 22 (TIWN) Pakistan has registered more than 2,500 new Covid-19 cases in a 24-hour period, marking a highest single-day spike after four months, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). | 22-Nov-2020 |
| Probe blames PIA engineers for 2016 cras | Islamabad, Nov 20 (TIWN) A probe into the 2016 crash of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane that claimed the lives all the 47 people on board, has revealed that the aircraft had three "technical anomalies" for which the flag carriers engineers were responsible. | 20-Nov-2020 |
| US names new Venezuela envoy despite bro | Washington, Nov 19 (TIWN) For the first time in a decade, the US confirmed the nomination of its new aambassador to Venezuela in a Senate voice vote, despite the two countries severing their diplomatic ties last year. | 19-Nov-2020 |
| Pak anti-terror court awards 10-yr impri | Lahore, Nov 19 (TIWN) An anti-terrorism court in Punjab province has awarded 10-year imprisonment to Jamat-ud-Dawa (JUD) chief Hafiz Saeed and other top leaders of the organisation in at least two cases related to terror-financing. | 19-Nov-2020 |
| China appreciates Putin's praise for suc | Beijing, Nov 19 (TIWN) China appreciated Russian President Vladimir Putin's praise for China's achievements in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic and pledged to promote the building of a community of global health for humanity, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday. | 19-Nov-2020 |
| China pushes weapons into Myanmar, India | New Delhi, Nov 19 (TIWN) Easy flow of Chinese weapons illegally into Myanmar and India is posing threats to regional security and stability, intelligence agencies have flagged to the Indian government. | 19-Nov-2020 |
| Myanmar ruling party pledges to fulfil p | Yangon, Nov 19 (TIWN) Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party, headed by incumbent State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, pledged on Tuesday to fulfil the needs and aspirations of people after winning a landslide majority in the November 8 general elections. | 19-Nov-2020 |
| US hate crimes highest in over a decade: | Washington, Nov 18 (TIWN) A new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report has revealed that hate crimes in the US last year had surged to the highest level in more than a decade. | 18-Nov-2020 |
| Pakistan briefs P-5 envoys on its dossie | Islamabad, Nov 18 (TIWN) Duplicitous Pakistan true to its strategic imperative is gearing up to submit its dossier, which it claims has irrefutable proof against Indias involvement in terrorism at the UN and is working up its diplomatic engagement to build its case with the permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) through briefings. | 18-Nov-2020 |
| 'US-Taliban deal can't be basis for all | Kabul, Nov 17 (TIWN) Abdullah Abdullah, head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, said that the February 29 US-Taliban agreement cannot be the basis for all topics of discussions during the peace negotiations in Qatar. | 17-Nov-2020 |
| Kim Jong-un presides over politburo meet | Seoul, Nov 16 (TIWN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a politburo meeting of the ruling Workers' Party in his first public appearance in 25 days and discussed nationwide anti-coronavirus measures, state media said on Monday. | 16-Nov-2020 |
| UK reports 24,962 new Covid-19 cases, 16 | London, Nov 16 (TIWN) Another 24,962 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,369,318, according to official figures released on Sunday. | 15-Nov-2020 |
| Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases pass 1 | Addis Ababa, Nov 16 (TIWN) The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the African continent had reached 1,963,702, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Sunday. | 15-Nov-2020 |
| China, 14 Asian nations sign world's big | New Delhi, Nov 16 (TIWN) China and 14 other Asian countries have agreed to form the world's largest free trade bloc with nearly a third of all economic activity. | 16-Nov-2020 |
| Taliban prisoners released in hope for p | Taliban, Nov 16 (TIWN): Abdullah Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation, said that Taliban prisoners were released by the government in the hope for ending the war and reducing violence in the country, but the expectations from the move were not met. | 16-Nov-2020 |
| Trump calls on Congress to pass Covid-19 | Washington, Nov 15 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has called for Congress to pass a "big and focused" Covid-19 relief bill as the number of confirmed cases continued to surge across the country. | 15-Nov-2020 |
| Dubai-based Indian couple hosts 'drive-b | Dubai, Nov 15 (TIWN) In the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, a Dubai-based Indian couple hosted a 'drive-by wedding ceremony' for their loved ones outside their residence, according to a media report. | 15-Nov-2020 |
| Under pressure to recognize Israel, says | Islamabad, Nov 15 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government is under pressure to recognize Israel, insisting that Islamabad would never establish relations with the "Zionists". | 15-Nov-2020 |
| Taiwan reports highest daily new COVID-1 | Taipei, Nov 14 (TIWN) Eight people tested positive for COVID-19 in Taiwan on Friday, the highest daily figure since April 19, the local epidemic monitoring agency said. | 13-Nov-2020 |
| UK records another 27,301 coronavirus ca | London, Nov 14 (TIWN) Another 27,301 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,317,496, according to official figures released Friday. | 13-Nov-2020 |
| Pak violates ceasefire in J&K, lose arou | Srinagar, Nov 14 (TIWN) Around seven Pakistan Army soldiers were killed and a dozen were injured after Indian Army retaliated to Pakistan's unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Army destroyed various enemy positions, terror launch pads and fuel dumps. | 14-Nov-2020 |
| 'Nervous, Unformed Quality About Him' : | New Delhi, Nov 14 (TIWN): Former US President Barack Obama, in his newly published political memoir "A Promised Land", has drawn sketches of several leaders of the US and other nations which includes Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, according to a report in the New York Times. The UPA government, led by Mr Singh, was in power for part of Mr Obama's decade-long tenure from 2009 to 2017. | 14-Nov-2020 |
| UK Covid-19 death toll tops 50,000 | London, Nov 13 (TIWN) The number of people who have died with Covid-19 in Britain has passed 50,000, according to government figures released on Wednesday. | 13-Nov-2020 |
| Putin demands higher survivability of Ru | Moscow, Nov 13 (TIWN) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered boosting the survivability of the country's nuclear forces control systems. | 13-Nov-2020 |
| Israel discovers 3,000-year-old fortifie | Jerusalem, Nov 13 (TIWN) Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old fortified building, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Wednesday. | 13-Nov-2020 |
| China reports growth in outbound tourist | Shanghai, Nov 12 (TIWN) Chinese tourists made 155 million outbound international trips in 2019, up 3.3 per cent year on year, according to a report released by China Tourism Academy. | 12-Nov-2020 |
| Typhoon Vamco triggers heavy flooding in | Manila, Nov 12 (TIWN) Typhoon Vamco, the third powerful cyclone to batter Philippines in 11 days, made landfall, unleashing fierce winds and intense rains that triggered landslide, rockslide and flash floods in regions ravaged by Super Typhoon Goni early this month. | 12-Nov-2020 |
| B'desh reports 1,733 fresh Covid cases( | Dhaka, Nov 11 (TIWN) Bangladesh on Wednesday reported 1,733 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the country's tally to 425,353, health officials said. | 11-Nov-2020 |
| Covid-19 cases in Nepal surpass 200,000 | Kathmandu, Nov 11 (TIWN) Covid-19 cases in Nepal surpassed 200,000 mark on Wednesday, country's Ministry of Health and Population said. | 11-Nov-2020 |