Taliban urge Afghans to leave Kabul airport after days of deadly chaos
KABUL: The Taliban today urged crowds of Afghans waiting outside Kabul airport in the hope of fleeing the country to go home, saying they did not want to hurt anyone, a day after Taliban fighters fired at protesters, killing three,…
EU chiefs to visit Afghan evacuation centre in Spain
MADRID, Aug 20 — The EU’s two top officials will visit a reception centre in Spain tomorrow for Afghan refugees who worked for the bloc, Spain’s foreign minister said.Spain set up the centre at a military base at Torrejon de Ardoz to…
Myanmar shadow government launches guerrilla radio
BANGKOK, Aug 20 — A Myanmar shadow government working to overthrow the junta launched a daily radio programme today as it seeks to battle military-backed media for supremacy over the airwaves.Myanmar has been in turmoil since Aung…
England’s Covid-19 prevalence drops to 1 in 80, ONS says
LONDON, Aug 20 — The prevalence of Covid-19 infections in England was around 1 in 80 people in the week ending August 14, Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today, slightly lower than the previous week’s estimate of 1 in…
China pushback on Covid-19, rights trumps push for better relations with West
BEIJING, Aug 20 — Zhao Lijian, China’s combative foreign ministry spokesperson, suggested in May 2020 that US military athletes brought Covid-19 to Wuhan, the central Chinese city that was ground zero for the pandemic.The United…
Monitor: Israeli strikes on Syria kill four pro-Iran fighters
BEIRUT, Aug 20 — Israeli air strikes on Syria have killed four pro-Iranian fighters allied to the Damascus regime, a Britain-based war monitor said today.Syrian state media earlier said its air defence system engaged “hostile targets”…
US envoy for North Korea to visit South amid standoff over military drills
SEOUL, Aug 20 — The US envoy for North Korea will visit South Korea this weekend, South Korea’s foreign ministry said today, amid a standoff over South Korea-US military exercises that the North has warned could trigger a security crisis.…
‘Nation wants to know’ types should apologies to Tharoor, Omar on his acquittal
Srinagar : Asserting that guilt and innocence are established in a court of law not in a kangaroo court during prime time, former chief minister Omar Abdullah said that if any of those self appointed ‘nation wants to know’ types had half a…
Dressed chicken safe if placed in cold chain store, says Assistant Commissioner Food Safety Dept
Srinagar: Amid apprehensions among people, authorities at Food Safety Department Kashmir said that dressed chicken is safe to eat if kept in a cold chain store.
There are apprehensions among people in Kashmir that dressed chicken was…
3 boys from Pak, apprehended along LoC in Poonch, to be repatriated: Army
Poonch, Aug 20 : Three boys from Pakistan administered Kashmir, who were apprehended along Line of Control in Poonch two days ago, are being repatriated, army said on Friday.Addressing a presser here, Commander 10 Infantry KG Brigade…