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Kim oversees missile tests as North Korea boosts maritime security
Shawdesh Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test firing of a ‘new-type surface-to-sea missile’, state media reported on Thursday, part of a purported fresh drive to rampReadMore
Shehbaz prevails in race for PM House
Shawdesh Desk: After a few days of uncertainty and ‘will-they-won’t-they’, the country finally got the answer to the most burning of electoral questions: who would be the next prime ministerReadMore
Cambodia warns students of ‘losing dignity’ on Valentine’s Day
Shawdesh Desk: Authorities in Cambodia have issued a stern rebuke to students to avoid “inappropriate activities” this Valentine’s Day, warning them of the perils of “losing dignity”. Valentine’s Day has becomeReadMore
Ex-Malaysian prime minister Mahathir hospitalised
Shawdesh Desk: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad had been hospitalised, local media reported on Wednesday. ‘Mahathir is being treated for an undisclosed infection at the National Heart Institute,’ hisReadMore
North Korea fires several cruise missiles off east coast
Shawdesh Desk: North Korea fired several cruise missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a string of weapons tests this year. ‘Our military detectedReadMore
Hezbollah official wounded in Israeli strike on Lebanon
Shawdesh Desk: An Israeli air strike on Monday seriously wounded a local Hezbollah official in his car in Lebanon’s south, a Lebanese security source told AFP. Lebanese movement Hezbollah alsoReadMore
Ensure accountability for attacks on civilians in Myanmar: Fortify Rights
Shawdesh Desk: All parties engaged in armed conflict in the Myanmar revolution should protect civilians, and member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should refer the situation in theReadMore
US backs freedom of assembly after Pakistan election
Shawdesh Desk: The United States called Monday for respect of freedom of assembly as Pakistani authorities warned they would ban protests by supporters of jailed prime minister Imran Khan after hisReadMore
