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Cameroon’s Yaoundé devastated by deadly floods, 15 lives lost

10 Oct 2023 09:36 AM IST

At least 15 people were killed and more than 50 were injured in floods set off by heavy rains in Cameroon’s capital, authorities said on Monday as rescuers searched for those missing following the deluge the previous day. The rains unleashed floodwaters in the district of Yaounde 2 of the

UK Supreme court debates legality of deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda

10 Oct 2023 09:35 AM IST

The British government’s contentious policy to stem the flow of migrants faces one of its toughest challenges this week as the U.K. Supreme Court weighs whether it’s lawful to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The Conservative government is challenging a Court of Appeal ruling in June that said the policy intended

Uyghurs urge global powers to halt genocide by China

10 Oct 2023 09:34 AM IST

Uyghurs residing in Turkey have taken a stand against China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang province, with a new Amnesty International report corroborating these abuses as “crimes against humanity,” reported the Daily Asian Age. The East Turkestan Government in Exile has issued an urgent plea to the 78th UN General

China’s growing youth unemployment crisis – A looming threat to stability

10 Oct 2023 09:33 AM IST

Youth unemployment is a global problem, but in China the rate – 21.3 per cent- is particularly alarming, not just because it’s high, but because it could affect other economies and geopolitical relations. The release of the rate, which more than doubled the pre-COVID rate of May 2018, coincided with

Free condoms for students rejected, California Gov vetoes bill, cites cost issue

10 Oct 2023 09:32 AM IST

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill on Sunday that would have made free condoms available to all public high school students, arguing it was too expensive for a state with a budget deficit of more than $30 billion. California had about 1.9 million high school students enrolled in more

Pak ex-PM Imran to be indicted in cipher case on October 17

10 Oct 2023 09:29 AM IST

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will be indicted in the cipher case on October 17, a court here announced as hearing in the case officially began on Monday. The hearing was presided over by special court Judge Abdul Hasnaat Zulqarnain. Prosecutor Zulfiqar Abbas Naqvi, Khan’s counsel Salman Safdar and

UK’s opposition Labour Party says if elected it will track down billions lost to COVID-19 fraud

10 Oct 2023 09:29 AM IST

Britain’s main opposition Labour Party says that if it wins power, it will appoint a “COVID corruption commissioner” to try and recoup some of the billions lost to fraud and waste during the pandemic. Labour economy spokeswoman Rachel Reeves is due to outline the plan in a speech Monday at

Congress Debates Shifting Foreign Aid: Ukraine vs. Taiwan

10 Oct 2023 09:28 AM IST

To Rep. Mike Collins, China is a bigger threat to the United States than Russia. So the Georgia Republican has voted against providing military aid to Ukraine as he advocates for doing more to arm Taiwan, the self-governed island that’s at risk of military aggression from Beijing. For Collins and

Senior Taliban officials visit villages struck by earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people

10 Oct 2023 09:27 AM IST

A senior Taliban delegation was visiting western Afghanistan’s Herat province on Monday in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake that killed at least 2,000 people over the weekend and flattened entire villages, a statement said. Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 quake hit a densely populated area in Herat and was followed by

Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 10,000 people

10 Oct 2023 09:27 AM IST

Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 10,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said Monday. A senior official at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Lay Shwe Zin

US Senate Majority Leader Schumer criticises China for not supporting Israel

10 Oct 2023 09:26 AM IST

Beijing,(AP): US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Chinese President Xi Jinping in a rare meeting Monday that he was “very disappointed” by China’s failure to strongly condemn the recent Hamas attack on Israel and show sympathy for the country and its people. Schumer is leading a delegation of six

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Day 3, 700+ Killed, 2000 Injured

10 Oct 2023 09:26 AM IST

As Hamas terror groups continued their attack on Israel for the third consecutive day, at least 700 people have been killed and over 2000 injured and the numbers are expected to rise further, reported The Times of Israel. Israel has declared a state of war on Sunday when Israeli Prime