A recent investigative report has revealed that fresh human placentas continue to be secretly sold in underground markets in China despite a ban. According to a report published on thepaper.cn on Monday, underground dealers buy discarded placentas, with a strong smell of blood, from

French Ambassador in Islamabad, Marc Barety, is facing severe security threats amid deteriorating diplomatic relations between France and Pakistan, and a demand by a radical Islamist political party to expel him from the country. The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan has refused to retreat on

The alleged murder of a 6-year-old boy in China by a 13-year-old has triggered widespread discussions yet again on the age of criminal responsibility. The younger boy, surnamed Wang, went missing in Mianxian township in Shaanxi province on February 17, Chinese national radio reported.

Myanmar authorities declared martial law in parts of Yangon after several Chinese-owned garment factories were torched on Sunday over Beijing being supportive of the military for the coup thereby threatening the country's fragile economy. At least 38 people were killed on Sunday as

A top United States official working on Afghanistan has warned Congress that a withdrawal of US troops from the country without a peace agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban would be “a disaster”. John Sopko, the US Department of Defense’s special

Eight people, including at least six Asian women, have been killed in shootings at three different spas in the US state of Georgia. Police said four people were killed at a massage parlour in Acworth, a suburb north of Atlanta, and four more at two spas in the city itself. South

TEHRAN: Several Iranian coastguard personnel were wounded as protesters attacked their base over the killing of a young man in a confrontation between their unit and fuel smugglers, local media reported Sunday. The incident occurred Friday after smugglers in boats in the Sirik area of

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — In a rare statement about Taiwan, Japan Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo (岸信夫) warned Saturday (March 13) the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait is changing in China’s favor. The comments, made at a video conference organized by a Canadian think

The United States and European Union must quickly repair their alliance if they are to deal with the rise of a “more aggressive” and “threatening” China, said the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). Addressing European Parliament committees

US and Japanese foreign and defence ministers warned Tuesday against "coercion and destabilising behaviour" by China after top-level talks in Tokyo. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are in Japan on the first leg of their first overseas trip,

The former Canadian ambassador says that the Pakistani military maintains ties with the Taliban. Chris Alexandra, Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, says that restoring peace in Afghanistan will not be possible unless Pakistan halts its "covert proxy war" in the

Accountability watchdog - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking the cancellation of bail granted to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, reported The Express Tribune. NAB

Srinagar: SpiceJet on Saturday became the second airline to announce night flight from Srinagar beginning March28.  A SpiceJet official in a press statement on Saturday said that the airline has scheduled a Srinagar-Kolkataflight with departure time from Srinagar at 7:40 pm,

Tens of thousands of people have turned out to marches across Australia, protesting against the sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country. They are spurred by a recent wave of allegations of sexual assault, centred around Australia's parliament. The allegations have

Activists say 38 protesters have been killed in one of the bloodiest days yet in Myanmar since the military coup. Security forces opened fire in an area of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, with protesters using sticks and knives. The military declared martial law in the area

Kolkata: The police officer in charge of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's security when she was injured during a visit to the state's Nandigram, just weeks before the elections, has been suspended by the Election Commission. "Vivek Sahay IPS, Director Security

The Metropolitan Police's handling of a vigil in south London to mourn Sarah Everard has been widely criticised from across the political spectrum. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey called for Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick to resign over the "utterly disgraceful"

Four people died and two more were injured after a military plane crashed while trying to land in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty, authorities said. “According to preliminary data, four people died, and two injured were sent to the nearest hospital,” the emergencies

Emboldened by its cost-free expansion in the South China Sea, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime has stepped up efforts to replicate that model in the Himalayas. In particular, China is aggressively building many new villages in disputed borderlands to extend or consolidate its

Emboldened by its cost-free expansion in the South China Sea, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s regime has stepped up efforts to replicate that model in the Himalayas. In particular, China is aggressively building many new villages in disputed borderlands to extend or consolidate its