Category: International News

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 17 (APP):Veteran diplomat Staffan de Mistura announced Wednesday he will step down as UN envoy to Syria next month, ending his four-year tenure in the tough role. The 71-year-old Italian-Swedish diplomat told the UN Security Council this was for personal reasons, but will continue in his tasks as the UN secretary general’s… Continue reading UN envoy for Syria peace to step down

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 17 (APP):The world’s population is set to grow by 2.2 billion between now and 2050, the UN said on Wednesday. Monica Ferro, Director of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Geneva, said the trend globally is towards smaller families, indicating that more people are making choices about exactly how many children they… Continue reading World population set to grow another 2.2 billion by 2050: UN

  BEIJING, Oct 17 (APP):The Chinese foreign ministry Wednesday rejected the claim that China was using “debt diplomacy” to expand its global influence and said the cooperation with the developing countries had effectively promoted their economic and social development and improvement of people’s livelihood. “For example, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) contributed 2.5 percentage points… Continue reading China rejects claim it is using “debt diplomacy” to expand global influence

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (APP):Young Rohingya girls in Bangladesh refugee camps, who are sold into forced labour, are the largest group of trafficking victims, according to the UN Migration Agency (IOM). The agency says that families desperate to earn money are frequently sending their daughters to work in dangerous environments. IOM reports that women and… Continue reading UN says young Rohingya girls constitute largest group of trafficking victims in camps

BEIJING, Oct 16 (APP):A Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson on Tuesday said since the establishment of the new government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the relations between China and Pakistan had continued to maintain a good momentum of development. “China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic partners. In recent years, relations between the two countries have… Continue reading Relations with Pakistan continue to maintain good momentum of development: China

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (APP):”Members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) are expected stay away from a controversial side-event the United States is scheduled to hold Tuesday (around 11 PM PST) to launch a campaign at the United Nations on the plight of Cuban political prisoners, according to informed sources. NAM’s Coordinating Bureau, which met Monday,… Continue reading Amid NAM objections, US set to launch campaign on Cuban political prisoners’ plight

NEW YORK, Oct 15 (APP):American voters are significantly more interested in the Nov. 6 elections than the last midterm elections, with Democrats enjoying more support than President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. In a sign of increased interest in the outcome, 77 percent of registered voters say they… Continue reading Voter enthusiasm soars among young people, Democrats & minorities ahead of US midterm elections: new poll

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 15 (APP):The United Nations has urged governments to exploit the contribution made to national economies by rural migrants, arguing that policies should not stem or accelerate migration but optimize its potential and limit its costs. Migration, agriculture and rural development policies should be coherent to ensure safe, orderly and regular migration, the… Continue reading UN says rural migration is an opportunity, not a challenge

BEIJING, Oct 15 (APP)::China on Monday said it supported International Monetary Fund (IMF) in carrying out an objective and professional evaluation of Pakistan’s financial situation and assisting it dealing with current difficulties and added, the relevant measures should not affect normal bilateral cooperation between China and Pakistan. “As a member of the IMF, China supports… Continue reading China supports IMF assisting Pakistan in dealing with current economic situation: FM

BEIJING, Oct 15 (APP):The academic institutions from China, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand established an alliance to promote biodiversity and health big data sharing, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Monday. The Global Biodiversity and Health Big Data Alliance, based at the Beijing Institute of Genomics under the CAS, is an organization… Continue reading Alliance set up to promote biodiversity research, health industry in China, Asia

BEIJING, Oct 15 (APP):The students from Pakistan and other countries were welcomed at a ceremony organized in Xi’an Jiaotong University, in Shaanxi province in Northwest China. A total of 662 new enrolling foreign students from 88 countries and regions including Pakistan, the United States, Italy, Russia and Kazakhstan were welcomed at the ceremony, according to… Continue reading Pakistani, other international students welcomed at Xi’an Jiaotong University

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (APP):”Condemning an attack on passenger buses in Yemen’s Al Hudaydah governorate, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the Arab country has called on warring parties “to do everything possible’ to protect civilians. “This is a horrific incident,” Lise Grande, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said in a statement on Sunday.… Continue reading UN official urges warring Yemeni parties to protect civilians after attack on passenger buses

NEW YORK, Oct 14 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan’s drive for planting 10 billion trees cross the country is “taking root”, a leading American newspaper said Sunday, noting that the plan is one of dozens proposed by him in his wide-ranging agenda to fashion a new Pakistan. “(The idea of a green awakening seems to be… Continue reading PM Imran Khan’s ambitious effort to plant 10 billion trees takes root: Washington Post