Beijing, Aug 8 — Several institutions across China became notorious for imposing military-style discipline and physical punishment before public backlash forced the industry to rebrand itself as family education centres, behavioural intervention programmes, or youth development organisations. While…
Seoul, Aug 8 — The number of heat-related illness cases reported in late summer nearly tripled in the past 10 years, government data showed on Saturday. An annual average of 215 heat-related patients were reported from "ipchu" to the end of August during the 2011-2015 period, according to an…
Tokyo, Aug 8 — The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28 has risen to 39, while more than 6,500 people remain in evacuation shelters, the prefectural government said on Saturday. Of the 39 fatalities, 36 were directly caused by the…
Alappuzha, Aug 8 — Michael Boulos, businessman and son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, made a surprise visit to Alappuzha on Saturday, taking a leisurely houseboat ride through the rain lashed backwaters even as the Kerala Police mounted elaborate security arrangements for the high profile…
Ottawa, Aug 8 — While Pakistan continues to blame India for its water insecurity, Islamabad has itself been accused of exploiting its upstream advantage to the detriment of its own downstream provinces. Third-party reports and comments by Pakistan's former minister for water and power indicate that…
New Delhi, Aug 8 — China’s refusal to cooperate makes it extraordinarily difficult for the US to determine conclusively whether the Covid virus was engineered in Wuhan, a new report has said, adding that determining whether American agencies funded or collaborated on research that crossed into…
Quetta, Aug 8 — Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch accused the Pakistani military of making every possible effort to disrupt public gatherings and Independence Day events of Balochistan scheduled for August 11. He stressed that the people of Balochistan remain resolute and refuse…
Sydney, Aug 8 — The number of H5N1 bird flu cases in Australia on Saturday surpassed 200 as the southeastern state of Victoria introduced new measures to stop the deadly strain from spreading to poultry. The federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) said in an update that…
Seoul, Aug 8 — South Korea's Defence Ministry has reaffirmed its commitment to swiftly integrating the academies of three military branches, stressing the move will serve as a "cornerstone" in addressing past wrongs.The ministry seeks to combine the military academies of the Army, Navy and Air…
Dhaka, Aug 8 — As unemployment among educated youth continues to rise in Bangladesh, millions of young people in the country are facing a grim reality, with monthly living expenses increasingly taking precedence over pursuing long-term career ambitions, local media reported on Saturday.According to…
New Delhi, Aug 8 — The Intelligence agencies have issued a high alert for Punjab ahead of Independence Day on August 15. The agencies say that pro-Khalistan elements would look to carry out an attack on that day. An Intelligence Bureau official said that the Khalistani groups are planning strikes…
Dhaka, Aug 8 — As Bangladesh grapples with a worsening dengue outbreak, at least 59 people have died from the disease, while 17,880 cases have been reported so far this year, local media reported citing data from the country's Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).According to DGHS data,…
Wellington, Aug 8 — New Zealand on Saturday announced a new round of sanctions against those supporting Russia's conflict with Ukraine. Thirty-three individuals and entities were targeted in the sanctions package unveiled by Foreign Minister Winston Peters.New Zealand enforced the Russia Sanctions…
Washington, Aug 8 — The US Senate passed a sweeping Russia sanctions bill that does not name India but could expose it and other major buyers of Russian energy to tariffs of up to 100 per cent.Passed by the Senate by 86-11 vote, the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 now goes to…
Aden, Aug 8 — UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has warned of a growing risk of renewed large-scale conflict in Yemen amid escalating attacks by the Houthi group against Saudi tankers and Yemeni government forces. In a statement on Friday (local time), Grundberg pointed to the latest…
United Nations, Aug 8 — The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is taking action against an employee over allegations that he spied for Israel in his previous UN job, a UN spokesman has confirmed. The staffer, identified as Yahav Lichner, is leading UNICEF's office in Washington, DC.Lichner has reportedly…
Washington, Aug 8 — The United States imposed sanctions on two digital asset exchanges and a network of companies it accused of helping Iran launder billions of dollars, evade sanctions and support the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.The action targets six entities and one individual across Iran,…
Baghdad, Aug 8 — The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group for Iraq's pro-Iranian militias, has said it had postponed a planned retaliation against US and Saudi forces. A statement by the group said the decision was in response to calls from Shiite political leaders.The group had demanded…
Tehran, Aug 8 — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has reaffirmed the country's commitment to pursuing dialogue to safeguard its rights, while emphasising that Tehran will not be forced to surrender. Pezeshkian made the remarks in an interview, published on the website of his office on Friday…
United Nations, Aug 8 — Women and children continue to bear a disproportionate share of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians have said. The Ebola outbreak is unfolding in Ituri, where nearly 1 million people are…
Madrid, Aug 8 — Spain has announced that it would temporarily restore internal border checks for travellers arriving from Italy in response to Rome's refusal to lift border controls on travellers arriving from Spain amid the recent migration crisis in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta.…