Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Pakistan's maternal mortality remains alarmingly high, with millions of women deprived of access to family planning services, persistent early marriages and widespread gender-based violence — all factors influencing fertility patterns, female labour participation and development of human capital, a report said on Monday.
Astana, Jan 5 (IANS) The lawsuit filed in Kazakhstan against Bekzat Maksutkhan, head of Kazak advocacy group Nagyz Atajurt Volunteers, and 18 other co-defendants on charges of inciting “national (or ethnic) discord against the Chinese people,” has raised concerns over the sovereignty of the Kazakh legal system, a report said on Monday.
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is in a federal court on Monday to face charges of narco-terrorism after his capture by US forces in his country.
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the US and the Chinese Communist Party, on Monday, announced that he will step down from his leadership role on the panel later this month, bringing to close a three-year tenure that coincided with the committee's formative period.
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday said the US has taken in, and will soon receive, more than $600 billion through tariffs, arguing that the policy has strengthened the country financially and bolstered national security.
Quetta, Jan 5 (IANS) One person was killed and 16 others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in Panjgur district of Pakistan's Balochistan on Monday, local media reported.
Tehran/New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) India on Monday advised its nationals to avoid non-essential travel to Iran until further notice, owing to the recent developments in the country.
Abu Dhabi, Jan 5 (IANS) India's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi and Commander of UAE's Land Forces, Major General Staff Yousef Maayouf Saeed Al Hallami, held discussions on Monday, focusing on enhancing military engagement, training convergence and advancing bilateral defence cooperation between both nations.
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IANS) The inquiry commission formed to investigate incidents during the Gen-Z movement last September announced on Monday that it has lifted the travel ban imposed on former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, allowing him to leave the Kathmandu Valley as well as the country.
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) A 21-year-old Christian from Rawalpindi was disappeared from her home last November and forcibly converted to Islam in yet another case of forced conversion in Pakistan, a report highlighted on Monday.
