Authorities in China investigate Tang Renjian, minister for agriculture and rural affairs, for "serious violations of discipline and law," the latest in a string of high-ranking officials to be targeted by Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, according to the ruling Communist Party's disciplinary arm.
Tang is “under investigation by the Central...
Two Baloch ‘pro-independence’ armed groups, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), have claimed responsibility for separate attacks targeting a Pakistani military post and a construction site associated with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Balochistan.
BLA spokesperson Jeeyand Baloch said in a statement that BLA...
Residents of Buleda in the Kech district of Balochistan protested against what they describe as indiscriminate and unwarranted firing by Pakistani forces late at night.
According to local sources, the Frontier Corps (FC) has been carrying out a continuous series of unjustified nightly shootings in the Gilli area of Buleda...
Three Indian Navy ships are in the Philippines with an aim to further strengthen maritime cooperation with that country, an official said on Monday. Their visit is part of an "operational deployment" of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea.
Indian Navy ships -- INS Delhi, INS...
QUETTA: The Balochistan Union of Journalists and Quetta Press Club (QPC) on Sunday decided to launch a country-wide protest campaign against the locking of press club by the district administration and police.
Police and local administration locked the gates of QPC on Saturday to stop Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) members...
China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan villagers and herders, Human Rights Watch said, in an extensive report that adds to state government and independent reports of efforts to assimilate rural Tibetans through control over their language and traditional Buddhist culture.
The international rights organization cited a trove of...
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has congratulated Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te, who was sworn in as the president of the democratic island nation on May 20.
In his statement, the Dalai Lama expressed his admiration for the Taiwanese people’s determination to uphold democratic values, stating, “It is wonderful to...
Ever since China militarily occupied Tibet in 1951, it has been notorious for exploiting the rich mineral resources of the region with impunity. However, the mineral exploitation and mining activities, which began with small projects in the Tsaidam (Chinese name – Qaidam) Basin in the late 1950s, have increased...
The United Nations refugee agency has declined Thailand’s request to assist nearly 50 Uyghur asylum seekers held in the country’s detention centers for a decade because of fears of Chinese disapproval, an independent news agency reported, citing leaked internal documents.
The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR, denied the...
India's Russian oil imports rose a nine-month high in April after shipments on non-sanctioned tankers operated by Russia's largest shipping company Sovcomflot resumed, tanker data obtained from shipping and trade sources showed.
Refiners in India briefly stopped importing Russian oil in tankers belonging to Sovcomflot after the company's ships, along...
