Daily Archives: September 16, 2021

Shootout in northwest Pakistan kills 7 soldiers, 5 militants

ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (AP) — Pakistan’s military raided a militant hideout in the country’s restive northwestern region bordering Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed...

Climate change could see 200 million move by 2050

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next three decades and create...

Indonesian Cargo Plane Crashes Into Mountain, Three Missing

Jakarta, Sep 15 (PTI): A small cargo plane with three crew members on board crashed into a mountain in Indonesia's jungle-clad Papua region on...

China backs Taliban’s demand to US to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets

Beijing, Sep 15 (PTI) China on Wednesday supported the Taliban's demand that the US should unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and said that America has no...

China backs Taliban’s demand to US to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets

Beijing, Sep 15 (PTI) China on Wednesday supported the Taliban's demand that the US should unfreeze Afghanistan's assets and said that America has no...

Pak-aided Khalistanis gaining ground in US; India’s appeals to curb them fall on deaf...

Washington, Sep 15 (PTI) Pakistan-backed Khalistani separatist groups, banned by the Indian government, are quietly gaining ground in the US, a top American think...

EU pledges 200 million more COVID vaccine doses to Africa

BRUSSELS, Sep 15 (AP) — The European Union is committing 200 million more coronavirus vaccine doses to Africa to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic...

UN urges moratorium on use of AI that imperils human rights

GENEVA, Sep 15 (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence technology that poses...

Taiwan holds anti-invasion drill as China threat heightens

JIADONG, Taiwan , Sep 15 (AP) — An F-16 screeched across the sky then landed among pineapple fields in southwestern Taiwan to quickly refuel...