Belarus becomes the tenth full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a media report said on Thursday. Ankasam reported the signing ceremony was held at the Independence Palace in Astana, where meetings of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO member states are held. China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan More
Five people, including a former lawmaker, have been killed in a bomb attack in the Bajaur tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Ex-senator Hidayat Ullah’s vehicle was attacked via a remote-controlled bomb in Damadola village late on Wednesday a police official said. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bakht Munir confirmed Hidayat was killed in the More
At least 116 people have been killed and several others injured as a result of a stampede at a religious gathering in India, a media report said on Wednesday. The stampede occurred in Uttar Pradesh, the northern state of India, leaving 116 dead, most of them women and children, AP quoted Police Director-General of Prashant More
As no presidential wannabe could win 50 percent of votes, Iran will hold a runoff election on Friday, a media report said on Monday. Iranians cast votes on Friday to elect a successor to President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed along with several senior officials in a helicopter crash last month. Reformist hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian More
As part of his trip to Central Asia, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is scheduled to arrive in Uzbekistan today (Saturday). On Friday, UN chief’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a press conference Guterres would visit Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan after a trip to Tashkent. Guterres would meet heads of state and other senior officials of More
Reformist hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian is leading the race for Iran’s presidency, early election results suggested on Saturday. Iranians cast votes on Friday to elect a successor to President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed along with several senior officials in a helicopter crash last month. Mohsen Eslami, spokesman for the Iranian poll panel, said ballot boxes More
Only 26 countries are currently led by women, a modest increase from just 18 countries a decade ago, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The UN Women published global data on women in executive positions as heads of state, heads of government and cabinet members. The agency wrote in its latest report that in 141 More
At least 22 workers of a lithium battery plant have been killed and eight others injured in a blaze in South Korea, reports said on Monday. According to AP, the incident took place at 10:30am local time on Monday in Hwaseong city, south of the capital Seoul. A local official said the fire probably resulted More
The Wikileaks founder has walked out of a UK prison and left for his homeland Australia in the wake of a deal with American authorities, the BBC reported on Tuesday. Under the deal, Julian Assange will plead guilty to criminal charges and go free after a 12-year legal battle against extradition to the United States. More
At least 15 policemen and several civilians have been killed in an armed attack in Russia’s southern Dagestan region, a media report said on Monday. Gunmen opened fire on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in two cities, the Associated Press quoted Russian officials as saying. Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee termed the More
