China

China calls Hong Kong protesters ‘mobsters’ after stabbing

3:47 pm November 8, 2019

Beijing: China has slammed radical protesters in Hong Kong as “mobsters” using violence to influence upcoming local elections, after a pro-Beijing lawmaker was injured in a stabbing. The international finance hub has been shaken by five months of huge and increasingly violent protests calling for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability. With Beijing and Hong […]

Hong Kong protesters call for city-wide vigils after student dies

3:38 pm November 8, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters called Friday for city-wide vigils to mourn a student who died from injuries sustained when he fell during clashes with police. The calls for candle-lit vigils on Friday evening were made on online messaging boards used by the largely anonymous protest movement.

Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant in new stepback from deal

6:00 pm November 7, 2019

Tehran: Iran resumed uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow plant south of Tehran on Thursday in a new step back from its commitments under a landmark 2015 nuclear deal. Engineers began feeding uranium hexafluoride gas into the plant’s mothballed enrichment centrifuges in “the first minutes of Thursday”, the statement said. The suspension of uranium enrichment […]

China imposes curfew on minors in gaming crackdown

2:08 pm November 7, 2019

Beijing: China has imposed a curfew to limit the time spent by children playing games online, in the latest part of a government crackdown on youth gaming addiction. The regulations will mean those under 18 cannot play games online between 10pm and 8am, and for only ninety minutes at a time during the daytime. In […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pak among worst countries for internet freedom: report

8:23 pm November 6, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan is among the worst 10 countries in the world for internet and digital media freedom, according to a report by an internet watchdog. The Freedom House, an international internet rights group, on Tuesday released its ‘Freedom on the Net’ (FoTN) report for the year 2019, titled ‘The Crisis of Social Media’, recording an […]