Category Archives: News

• Pakistan considering closing airspace to India 27 August 2019 | Asif Shahzad one comment

  Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering closing Pakistan’s airspace to India and blocking its eastern neighbour’s land trade route to Afghanistan, a Pakistan minister said in Islamabad. ...

• China tells India, no activities on dams happening in Tibet 27 August 2019 no comments

  China has assured India that it will not do anything vis-a-vis constructions of dams in Tibet and other regions that could adversely impact in terms of floods and calamities in India. ...

• Brazil deploys warplanes to fight Amazon rainforest fires 26 August 2019 | Jake Spring and Ricardo Moraes no comments

  Brazilian warplanes are dumping water on the burning forest in the Amazon state of Rondonia, responding to a global outcry over the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rain forest. ...

• Thousands of Rohingya mark ‘Genocide Day’ in Bangladesh 25 August 2019 | Poppy McPherson and Ruma Paul no comments

  At least 100,000 Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh on Sunday, marking two years since the start of a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar that forced more than 730,000 to flee ...

• Hong Kong police fire first gunshot, water cannon in protest clashes 25 August 2019 one comment

  Hong Kong police used water cannon for the first time and at least one officer fired his sidearm during pitched battles with protesters Sunday. ...

• Opposition leaders denied entry to Kashmir, sent back from airport 24 August 2019 no comments

  Indian opposition leaders were barred from leaving the airport on Saturday in Kashmir, where local authorities had warned that their visit could stoke heightened tension in the region. ...

• China warns US to stop ‘wrong’ trade actions or face consequences 24 August 2019 no comments

  China said on Saturday it strongly opposes Washington’s decision to levy additional tariffs on $550 billion worth of Chinese goods and warned the United States of consequences. ...

• Dalai Lama to be invited for Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary 23 August 2019 no comments

  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will be among a host of dignitaries who will be invited to join the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak Dev. ...

• Brazil faces global backlash over Amazon fires 23 August 2019 | Sam Meredith one comment

  The Amazon rainforest, often referred to as the lungs of the Earth, has been ravaged by a record number of fires this year, sparking global outrage over Brazil’s environmental policies. ...

• US raps China for ‘escalation’ in South China Sea 22 August 2019 no comments

  The United States on Thursday sharpened its criticism of China's activities in disputed areas of the South China Sea, slamming an "escalation" in efforts to intimidate other claimants". ...