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China unveils mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics
Sep 18, 2019 04:00The two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter and Paralympics were unveiled at a ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday.
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The UK flouts ban, sells arms to Saudi Arabia
Sep 18, 2019 01:55The UK government believes more than £250,000 worth of radio spares was shipped to troops deployed in the war in Yemen. The original order was for almost half a million pounds worth of equipment, but officials stepped in and cancelled it. Another license for £5,000 worth of radar components has been revoked too, because officials concluded it “might be used in the conflict in Yemen.”
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Europe still far from meeting Iran demands: Salehi
Sep 17, 2019 01:52Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi says Europeans are still far from meeting the demands of Iran under the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA despite promising to make up for the US withdrawal.
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US plots, wrong plans behind regional crises: President Rouhani
Sep 16, 2019 01:16President Hassan Rouhani says what is currently going on in the West Asia region is the result of US' plots and wrong plans, urging regional countries to resolve the existing crises through dialogue.
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Democrats in presidential debate blast Trump’s trade policies
Sep 14, 2019 01:45US Democratic presidential hopefuls have collectively blasted President Donald Trump for the way he has been handling trade issues, in particular with China.
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Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing demonstrators wave Chinese flags at HK mall
Sep 13, 2019 10:30Pro-Beijing demonstrators unfurled Chinese flags and sang the Chinese national anthem in a Hong Kong mall on Thursday.
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China launches three new satellites
Sep 13, 2019 03:56China sent a resource satellite and two small satellites into planned orbits from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on Thursday.
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Kashmiris concerned about rights violations, discrimination
Sep 13, 2019 03:46India’s revocation of the special status of Kashmir has raised concerns about the rights of the Kashmiri people. Many fear Kashmiris, particularly women, could be subjected to discrimination and rights violation.
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Thousands demand justice for slain protesters in Sudan
Sep 13, 2019 03:13Thousands of Sudanese protested outside the presidential palace in Khartoum on Thursday, calling for the appointment of senior judicial officials and justice for demonstrators killed since December.
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No deal Brexit could affect Britons
Sep 13, 2019 02:39British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is once again in the spotlight and under further pressure after the government was forced to publish its own yellow hammer report contingency plan for a no deal Brexit, indicating the potential for food and medicine shortages leading to concerns among the public, and also skepticism, as the Brexit deadline draws nearer.