Home » World » Neighbours

Neighbours - Page 191

The police found the girl in a deserted street in an unconscious state with burns all over her body (Photo: AFP)

8-yr-old girl burnt alive after rape in Pakistan's Punjab, protests...

A large number of people of Chichawatni, Sahiwal district, held demonstration for several hours to protest against the...

11 April 2018 11:29 AM IST

A blast from explosives placed on a motorbike killed at least six people, including four children, and wounded nine other children in Herat province in western Afghanistan. (Representational Image)

4 children among 6 killed in Afghanistan blast; 9 minors injured

The explosion happened near a mosque in Shindand district.

9 April 2018 8:41 PM IST

Communist Party of China, headed by President Xi Jinping, announced complete withdrawal of civilian-oriented frontier defence troops from the Peoples Armed Police to enhance the ruling partys management of the countrys armed forces, Global Times reported. (Photo: AP)

China bolstering army with new equipment to increase border control

Previous reports said guard rails have been set up along the border to prevent terrorists sneaking into China.

9 April 2018 8:21 PM IST

An editorial published in a Pakistani daily has cautioned Pakistan to avoid an overtly sympathetic approach to extremism and groups espousing such causes, as doing so could germinate new forms of terror on its soil. (Representational Image)

Experts worry Pakistan could germinate new forms of terror

An overtly sympathetic approach to extremism could germinate new forms of terror on its soil.

9 April 2018 6:00 PM IST

Organisers in Dhaka said they were holding peaceful protests when police started firing tear gas and rubber bullets. They used batons and water cannon to clear a central square. (Photo: AFP)

Turned into battleground: Over 100 injured amid student protests...

As violence spread across the campus, thousands of male and female students launched into pitched battles with police.

9 April 2018 4:54 PM IST

Jeffrey Yao has been arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder. He is being held without bail until his arraignment on Monday. (Representational Image)

Pakistan men cut sister's legs over land

The victim, a resident of Makhdumpur Chak 1, had demanded her share in the family property.

9 April 2018 1:18 AM IST

The new evidence and the rebuilding that Amnesty has documented in our latest research shows that the Myanmar authorities are building over the top of the very places the Rohingya need to return to. (Representational Image/ AP)

Conditions in Myanmar not conducive' for Rohingyas to return, says UN

Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a repatriation deal in November but not one refugee has returned.

8 April 2018 5:44 PM IST

Daniel Bashir, a 26-year-old doctor in Karachi said he took the selfie with the leader of the worlds Catholics during a youth conference at the Vatican in March. (Photo: Facebook/ Daniel Bashir)

My heart aches for minorities: Pakistani tells Pope, then takes selfie

My heart is full of happiness,' Bashir captioned the image on Facebook.

8 April 2018 5:25 PM IST

A 27-year-old rowdy was hacked to death by a rival gang near Maraimalar Nagar in Kancheepuram district, 40 km from the city on early Saturday morning.

Chopped off her legs: Brothers attack Pak woman with axes over...

The woman, a local farm worker, had asked her brothers to give her share in an inherited property.

8 April 2018 1:11 PM IST

In a setback to Saeeds political ambition, the US on Tuesday designated the MML as a terrorist organisation, making it difficult for it to get registered with Pakistans election commission. (Photo: File)

Matter of honour: Saeed mocks US designating party as terror...

Well, a party's that is banned by the US is the one that actually holds some credibility', Saeed said.

7 April 2018 9:05 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said injecting India into the Pakistan-US relationship will not help resolve anything. (Photo: AP)

Kabul has agreed to revive peace talks with Taliban, says Pak PM...

Pakistan has praised Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's overture to the Taliban offering to recognize the group as a...

7 April 2018 6:55 PM IST

Frozan is now in her final year of school and would like to study economics and grow her business, goals that may now be possible for her and her three siblings thanks to her income stream. (Photo: Pixabay/ Representational)

Afghan schoolgirl finds sweet opportunity' in beekeeping

Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the lives and status of women in society have improved significantly.

7 April 2018 6:21 PM IST