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Afghanistan death toll in 'Pakistan strikes' rises to at least 47: officials
Apr 17, 2022 (AFP)
Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban seized power last year, with Islamabad claiming militant groups are carrying out r...
Uyghur woman held in Saudi says warned of imminent deportation
Apr 13, 2022 (AFP)
Buheliqiemu Abula and her 13-year-old daughter have been in custody in Saudi Arabia since being detained in Mecca earlier this month. Their case has drawn state...
India hopes for Pakistan reset after Sharif election
Apr 12, 2022 (AFP)
The pragmatic and business-friendly Shehbaz Sharif faces daunting challenges as leader -- among them relations with a neighbour his country has fought three war...
Afghans protest against Iranian 'cruelties' in Taliban-approved demo
Apr 12, 2022 (AFP)
Tehran announced the closure until further notice of its Afghan missions "in order to obtain necessary assurances guaranteeing total security", its foreign mini...
Pakistan PM on way out as no-confidence vote looms
Apr 09, 2022 (AFP)
Khan lost his majority in the 342-seat national assembly through defections by coalition partners and members of his own Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI), a...
Kyrgyz town mourns Russian soldier killed in Ukraine
Mar 27, 2022 (AFP)
"Cursed Ukraine!" she cried, gently stroking the green, embroidered fabric with Islamic inscriptions draped over the coffin. "You always wanted to join the Russ...
Taliban vow to address 'all concerns' of China as Wang visits
Mar 24, 2022 (AFP)
China shares only a sliver of a border with Afghanistan, but Beijing has long feared its conflict-plagued neighbour could become a staging point for Muslim Uygh...
Pakistan's Khan to trumpet Islamic credentials as home fires burn
Mar 22, 2022 (AFP)
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is meeting in Islamabad with an ambitious agenda that seeks approval for over 100 declarations, including aid for ...
Myanmar junta 'categorically rejects' US Rohingya genocide declaration
Mar 22, 2022 (AFP)
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar following the 2017 crackdown, which is now the subject of a genocide case at the United Nations...
Deadly attacks on women rise sharply in Iraqi Kurdistan
Mar 20, 2022 (AFP)
The autonomous area, keen on projecting an image of a relative haven of stability and tolerance in war-battered Iraq, has seen a sharp rise in femicide, killing...
UN rights chief to visit China's Xinjiang in May
Mar 08, 2022 (AFP)
"I am pleased to announce that we have recently reached an agreement with the government of China for a visit," Michelle Bachelet told the UN Human Rights Counc...
Taliban aiming to create 'grand army' for Afghanistan
Feb 21, 2022 (AFP)
Latifullah Hakimi, head of the Taliban's Ranks Clearance Commission, also told a news conference they had repaired half the 81 helicopters and planes supposedly...
Labour practices in China's Xinjiang of 'deep concern': ILO committee
Feb 11, 2022 (AFP)
A committee of 20 experts appointed by the International Labour Organization to evaluate how countries apply various international labour conventions took China...
UN's Guterres says expects China to let rights chief visit Xinjiang
Feb 05, 2022 (AFP)
Guterres met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics, according to a readout of their talks. The ...
Pakistan army ends days-long separatist assaults
Feb 05, 2022 (AFP)
Separatists have waged an insurgency in the vast southwestern province for years, fuelled by anger that its abundant reserves of natural resources are not relie...
US probe finds single attacker in Kabul evacuation bombing
Feb 04, 2022 (AFP)
The investigation ruled out more than one perpetrator or anyone using firearms in the August 26 attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State group. At least 1...
Turkey strikes Kurd targets in Iraq, Syria
Feb 02, 2022 (AFP)
The raids on Tuesday night targeted shelters, tunnels, caves, ammunition depots, bases and training camps operated by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK...
Japan parliament adopts resolution on China rights issues
Feb 01, 2022 (AFP)
The wording of the resolution proposed by a bipartisan group was reportedly watered down after lengthy discussions, avoiding directly accusing Beijing of rights...
Casualties after Turkish air raids target PKK: Iraqi Kurds
Feb 01, 2022 (AFP)
"Turkish warplanes targeted several positions of Kurdistan Workers' Party fighters," particularly in the Makhmur and Sinjar regions, Kurdish counter-terrorism s...
UN says no rights report on China's Xinjiang before Olympics
Jan 28, 2022 (AFP)
Pressure has been mounting on the United Nations Rights Office to publish its report quickly, amid fears that China will use the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, whic...
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