WhatsApp limits text forwards to five recipients By: Agencies on January 22, 2019 Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight “misinformation and rumours”, company executives said on Monday. “We’re imposing a limit of five messages all over the world as of today,” Victoria Grand, vice president for policy and communications at WhatsApp, said at an event in the Indonesian … [Read more...] about WhatsApp limits text forwards to five recipients
Pakistan’s diplomatic ties with India and Afghanistan By: Saad Marwat on August 11, 2018The biggest challenges pertaining to Pakistan’s foreign policy are the normalisation of relations with India and improved ties with Afghanistan. South Asia is among the least integrated regions in the world. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has failed miserably in connecting the region economically. The Pakistani diplomats believe that Islamabad has tried many times to … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s diplomatic ties with India and Afghanistan
12 bodies found, dozens missing as Chinese tourist boat sinks off Thailand By: AFP on July 6, 2018Tourists rescued from the capsized Phoenix tourist boat rest on a Phuket pier Thursday night. Dozens of Chinese tourists were missing after the initial rescue effort. (Photo courtesy Royal Thai Police) Thailand's navy pulled 12 bodies from waters off the coast of the holiday island of Phuket on Friday after a tourist boat went down in heavy seas with dozens of Chinese passengers on … [Read more...] about 12 bodies found, dozens missing as Chinese tourist boat sinks off Thailand
Abbas calls on Palestinians to keep children away from protests By: AFP on May 2, 2018President Mahmud Abbas called on Monday for Palestinians to keep their children from protests along the border between Israel and Gaza, warning of a "handicapped" generation. "Keep the young men from the border, move the children away, we do not want to become handicapped people," he said in a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Forty-eight Palestinians have been killed and hundreds … [Read more...] about Abbas calls on Palestinians to keep children away from protests
Putin and Macron mount joint defence of Iran nuclear deal By: AFP on May 2, 2018Russian President Vladimir Putin and French leader Emmanuel Macron launched a joint defence of the Iranian nuclear deal on Monday but expressed differences on how to move forward as US President Donald Trump weighs up whether to scrap it. The Kremlin said Putin and Macron were both calling for "strict observance" of the hard-fought 2015 agreement after a phone call between the two … [Read more...] about Putin and Macron mount joint defence of Iran nuclear deal
Anti-capitalism protests rock Paris on May Day By: AFP on May 2, 2018Anti-capitalist protesters torched a McDonald’s restaurant and clashed with police in Paris on the fringes of a May Day rally in Paris Tuesday. Shouting slogans such as "Rise up, Paris" and "Everyone hates the police", over 1,000 youths with black jackets and face masks joined the traditional union-led demonstration for worker’s rights, AFP journalists reported. Some carried placards with … [Read more...] about Anti-capitalism protests rock Paris on May Day
Armenian opposition leader calls for protests as parliament denies him PM slot By: AFP on May 2, 2018Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday urged his supporters to launch a campaign of civil disobedience and block key transport links including an airport after he failed in his bid to get elected as prime minister. "From 8:15 am tomorrow (Wednesday) all roads should be blocked, I announce a general strike," Pashinyan told tens of thousands of supporters gathered in the capital … [Read more...] about Armenian opposition leader calls for protests as parliament denies him PM slot
Airstrikes in Syria kill 23, including 10 children By: AFP on May 2, 2018Air strikes killed at least 23 civilians including 10 children in a village held by the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said. "We don't know for the moment if the US-led international coalition or Iraqi forces carried out the strike" on the village of Al-Qasr in Hasakeh province, the Observatory said. The Britain-based … [Read more...] about Airstrikes in Syria kill 23, including 10 children
Twin blasts rock Nigeria, 60 killed By: AFP on May 2, 2018Suicide bombers killed more than 60 people at a mosque and a market in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, in a twin attack bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram and a day after US President Donald Trump pledged greater support to fight the Islamist militants. The blasts, said to have been carried out by young boys, happened shortly after 1:00 pm (1200 GMT) in Mubi, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) from … [Read more...] about Twin blasts rock Nigeria, 60 killed
Sanctions force Russsia to cut back on military spending By: AFP on May 2, 2018Russia's military spending fell sharply in 2017 for the first time since 1998 as a slew of Western economic sanctions hit government coffers hard, a closely followed review said Wednesday. Despite soaring tensions between Moscow and the West, Russia's military expense last year came in at $66.3 billion (54.9 billion euros), 20 percent lower than in 2016, the Stockholm International Peace … [Read more...] about Sanctions force Russsia to cut back on military spending
