Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza in re | Jerusalem, Dec 8 (TIWN) The Israeli military said on Sunday that it carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hours after three rockets were fired by militants in the besieged enclave. | 08-Dec-2019 |
| 'SL to firmly support, accelerate Port C | Colombo, Dec 9 (TIWN) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said that his government will firmly support and accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project constructed by China to ensure that it will emerge as a new business hub in the island country. | 09-Dec-2019 |
| Maryam Nawaz files plea for removal of n | Lahore, Dec 8 (TIWN) Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking the removal of her name from the Exit Control List (ECL). | 08-Dec-2019 |
| Trump impeachment: House Democrats make | New York, Dec 8 (TIWN): House Democrats have laid out the constitutional grounds for their case to impeach President Donald Trump, as the process gathers pace. | 08-Dec-2019 |
| North Korea carries out 'very important | Pyongyang, Dec 8 (BBC): North Korea says it has carried out a "very important test" at a satellite-launching site. | 08-Dec-2019 |
| Mega bushfire near Sydney 'too big to pu | Sydney, Dec 7 (TIWN) Australian fire officials warned on Saturday that a mega bushfire raging across a 60 km front north-west of Sydney cannot currently be put out. | 07-Dec-2019 |
| US drops plan to face scan international | San Francisco, Dec 7 (TIWN) The Donald Trump administration has set aside its proposed plan to introduce facial scan for all travellers entering or leaving the US, media reports said. | 07-Dec-2019 |
| WH warns Democrats against adopting arti | Washington, Dec 7 (TIWN) The White House has warned the Democrats in the House over the adoption of articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. | 07-Dec-2019 |
| Johnson bested Corbyn in final UK electi | London, Dec 7 (TIWN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson got the better of opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in their second and final debate ahead of the December 12 general election, according to 52 per cent of viewers responding to a snap poll. | 07-Dec-2019 |
| Make selection of UN peacekeepers more s | United Nations, Dec 7 (TIWN) India has called for making the selection of peacekeepers for UN operations more stringent, emphasising professional competence in order to make them more effective. | 07-Dec-2019 |
| Pak Hindu student committed suicide: Jud | Islamabad, Dec 6 (TIWN) A Pakistani Hindu medical student who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her hostel room in September, committed suicide, a Judicial Commission probing the case said on Friday, while ruling out murder. | 06-Dec-2019 |
| China announces tariff rollback for US s | Beijing, Dec 6 (TIWN) China on Friday said it was withdrawing tariffs on soybeans and pork imported from the US amid talks to conclude the first phase of a deal to de-escalate an ongoing trade war between the two largest economies. | 06-Dec-2019 |
| Hong Kong: Situation for journalists con | New Delhi, Dec 6 (TIWN): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has tracked over 108 media violations against the media in the last six months in Hong Kong. The IFJ denounces the unjust and brutal attacks against journalists by Hong Kong authorities. | 06-Dec-2019 |
| France readies for 2nd day of biggest na | Paris, Dec 6 (TIWN) Widespread travel disruption was expected to continue in France for a second day on Friday as the largest nationwide strike, called to protest President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms, continues. | 06-Dec-2019 |
| 'Dotage of a dotard': North Korea renews | New York, Dec 6 (TIWN): North Korea has renewed its verbal attacks on President Trump, after he threatened military action. | 06-Dec-2019 |
| Political solution needed in Afghanistan | London/Kabul, Dec 5 (TIWN) NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said he believed that a "political negotiated solution" was needed in Afghanistan, while reaffirming the bloc's support for Afghan security forces with training, assist and advising. | 05-Dec-2019 |
| Dangerous chemicals found in HK park, sp | Hong Kong, Dec 5 (TIWN) Dozens of bottles containing dangerous chemicals, including highly corrosive acids, were discovered on Thursday at a park here, prompting Hong Kong police to investigate if the substances had been stored there by anti-government protesters. | 05-Dec-2019 |
| Pak inflation surges to nine-year high | Islamabad, Dec 5 (TIWN) Inflation in Pakistan rose to 12.7 per cent year-on-year, the highest level in nine years mainly driven by an increase in prices of food items, it was reported. | 05-Dec-2019 |
| Verdict in Musharraf treason case on Dec | Islamabad, Dec 5 (TIWN) A special court here on Thursday said it would announce the verdict in the high treason case against former Pakistan President Gen Pervez Musharraf on December 17 after hearing the arguments of the government's new prosecution team. | 05-Dec-2019 |
| NZ airline trials edible coffee cups to | Wellington, Dec 5 (TIWN) Air New Zealand has begun serving coffee in vanilla-flavoured edible cups in an attempt to eliminate waste generated by the eight million disposable cups the flag carrier uses each year. | 05-Dec-2019 |
| Why fake news spreads like wildfire on s | London, Dec 4 (TIWN) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that people who repeatedly encounter a fake news item may feel less unethical about sharing it on social media, even when they don't believe the information, according to a new study. | 04-Dec-2019 |
| Trump in UK on three-day visit | London, Dec 3 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has arrived in the UK on a three-day visit, during which he was slated to attend a summit marking the 70th anniversary of the NATO. | 03-Dec-2019 |
| Nations lack fund to safeguard human hea | Madrid, Dec 4 (TIWN) Climate risks to health were growing but countries lack funding to safeguard human health from climate change, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. | 04-Dec-2019 |
| 'US should reduce EU tariffs over Airbus | Paris, Dec 4 (TIWN) The US should reduce tariffs worth $7.5 billion itimposed on the European Union (EU) for providing subsidies to Airbus for the A380 by 2 billion euros since the practice has not had negative effects on Boeing, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel said. | 04-Dec-2019 |
| Typhoon Kammuri makes landfall in Philip | Manila, Dec 4 (TIWN) Typhoon Kammuri made landfall in the Philippines on Tuesday with violent winds and heavy rainfall that has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights at the Manila airport and the evacuation of thousands of people. | 04-Dec-2019 |
| HK's Carrie Lam closes ranks with China, | Hong Kong, Dec 3 (TIWN) Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday closed ranks with China and condemned the US Senate's passage of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (HKHRDA), which she lambasted as unnecessary and unjustified. | 03-Dec-2019 |
| Pilots treated to cherry pie for safely | Moscow, Dec 3 (TIWN) A special cherry pie made by a Kremlin chef was presented to pilots who recently managed to safely land Russian President Vladimir Putin's plane in dense fog, a government official said. | 03-Dec-2019 |
| UK parties clash over Brexit in TV debat | London, Dec 2 (TIWN) Leading figures from the UK's political parties have clashed on Brexit, the National Health Services (NHS) and terror legislation in the latest televised general election debate, it was reported on Monday. | 02-Dec-2019 |
| UK strongman with 14 world records dies | London/New Delhi, Dec 2 (TIWN) A UK strongman with 14 world records to his name has died at the age of 47 of natural causes, a media report said. | 02-Dec-2019 |
| Holding the Line: South East Asia Media | Last week, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and South East Asia Journalist Unions (SEAJU) launched Holding the Line: South East Asia Media Freedom Report 2019, which details the issues and challenges that imperil press freedom in the region. The report was launched on the eve of November 23rd, as we mark the 10th anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre. On November 23, 2009, 58 people, including 32 journalists, were shot and killed in Maguindanao, the province on the southern island of Mindanao. | 02-Dec-2019 |
| Swedish royal couple in India on 5-day v | New Delhi, Dec 2 (TIWN) Swedish royal couple King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived here on Monday on a five-day state visit and were accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. | 02-Dec-2019 |
| Imran vows to restore student unions wit | Islamabad, Dec 2 (TIWN) In response to the nationwide Student Solidarity March, Pakistan Prime Minster Imran Khan has announced that his government would restore student unions with a "comprehensive and enforceable code of conduct". | 01-Dec-2019 |
| China due to introduce face scans for mo | UK, Nov 1 (BBC): People in China are now required to have their faces scanned when registering new mobile phone services, as the authorities seek to verify the identities of the country's hundreds of millions of internet users. | 01-Dec-2019 |
| UK PM vows to crack down on crime after | London, Dec 1 (TIWN) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to crack down on crime after two people were killed in an attack in the UK capital. | 01-Dec-2019 |
| Hong Kong protesters return to streets | Hong Kong, Dec 1 (TIWN) Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists returned to the streets for protests, a week after the pan-democracy camp swept local elections, the media reported. | 01-Dec-2019 |
| Nine killed, three injured in US plane c | Washington, Dec 1 (TIWN) Nine people, including two children, were killed and three others injured in a plane crash in the US state of South Dakota. | 01-Dec-2019 |
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