NAIROBI - The Kenyan government must pay 10 million shillings ($78,300) to the family of a prominent Pakistani journalist who was shot dead by police in the capital Nairobi in 2022, a Kenyan court ruled on Monday.
CAIRO - Hamas accused Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of putting obstacles in front of ceasefire negotiations amid talks aimed at reaching a deal to end the war in Gaza.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held its 24th summit of heads of state on July 4 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Major Western media excoriated the event when they didn’t ignore it all together but it proved to be one for the record books. It brought together in a single
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council will meet on Tuesday over a Russian attack on Ukraine that struck Kyiv's main children's hospital, said diplomats.
The European Union is preparing two surveys aimed at checking how China’s growing production capacity of older-generation semiconductors is affecting the bloc. The European Commission will conduct two surveys covering major chip-consuming industrial firms and the chip
President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed Iran's anti-Israel stance on Monday, saying resistance movements across the region will not allow Israel’s \"criminal policies\" towards the Palestinians to continue.
The urgency for further, robust stimulus measures from Beijing has never been more pronounced. Contrary to the high inflation plaguing the US and Europe, China faces a disconcertingly low inflation rate, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showing a mere 0.3% increase
Cash rules everything around me C.R.E.A.M., get the money Dollar dollar bill, y’all – Wu-Tang Clan A common narrative bandied about by the Western business press is that China’s subsidized industries destroy value because they are not profitable – from residential property to
Arshad Sharif was an outspoken TV anchor who fled Pakistan after receiving death threats.
The order comes two months after a Chinese movie screened abroad revived debate over the harsh measures taken during China’s zero-COVID policy.
Kaziranga National Park is experiencing its worst inundation in years as floods devastate Assam state.
Indonesia’s tourism minister has singled out the Riau Islands as a prime destination, highlighting the availability of golf courses while also noting how golfers from Singapore can easily access the islands by ferry.
Sri Lanka also has to invest money into areas that can sustain the economy such as renewable energy and making the country a maritime and air traffic hub, Mr Ali Sabry said.
Nearly 121 people died in a crush at a religious gathering in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Checks by CNA found that silicone face masks can be delivered beyond China to other places in Asia like Singapore. But experts say there isn’t cause for alarm.
No date has been set, but the Thai government estimates their closure will increase foreign visitors' spending by 570 baht per person, per trip.
Swathes of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh have been inundated in recent days, killing scores of people.
China’s failures to reform the army may lie deep in the ancient military mindset that doesn’t fit modern requirements. Can the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fight? And in case, how would they fight? They had the human waves in Korea and they advised the Vietnamese on guerrilla
China’s secret spy bases in Cuba signal a new front in Beijing’s global intelligence game by targeting America’s southeastern seaboard. This month, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a report saying that China is likely operating multiple spy
In major cities around Myanmar’s war-torn borderlands, a pattern is emerging. From Myitkyina and Bhamo in northern Kachin state to Lashio in northeastern Shan, and Sittwe, on the Bay of Bengal in the west, the Myanmar Army is pulling back into urban bastions shielded by air
The sixth World Artificial Intelligence Conference held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center from July 4-7 was a demonstration of China’s position as a fast follower creating a large, diverse and multinational alternative to a US-centered AI industry.
Indian women and girls nearly always collect water for families - leaving them no time to work.
An old saying warns that we are better off knowing neither the process by which our dinner is made nor the process by which we are governed. That bon mot seems first to have been printed in 1798, ascribed to Nicolas Chamfort, the witty noble-born secretary of the Jacobin Club