HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 29, 2021 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ — On 27 October, China’s National Health Commission (NHC), the authority responsible for the medical industry, issued a new policy that calls for the regulation of China’s fast-growing Internet healthcare industry. The policy is expected to push China’s internet healthcare industry into the era of standardized development. According to […]
Guantanamo detainee sentenced after detailing CIA torture
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – A Pakistani held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba told a sentencing jury how he was raped, beaten and waterboarded by CIA interrogators in the first-ever public account of torture by someone detained in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Majid Khan was sentenced to […]
Philippines still among worst countries for journalists
Published by Philippine Star Janvic Mateo – The Philippine Star October 30, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines remains among the 10 worst countries for journalists, according to the latest Global Impunity Index of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Like last year, the Philippines placed seventh in the index, which ranks countries […]
Taliban sends envoy to take charge of embassy in Pakistan
Published by Al-Araby A Taliban envoy has been sent to neighbouring Pakistan to take charge of the Afghan embassy, two months after the hardline Islamist group seized power, officials said Friday. Sardar Ahmad Khan Shokaib was appointed as first secretary in Islamabad, while Taliban officials are also now in place at consulates in Peshawar, Karachi […]
Anti-Muslim violence spikes in northeast India, Bangladesh
Published by Al-Araby Tensions are running high in the northeast India state of Tripura following bouts of inter-communal violence this week, in which mosques and properties owned by Muslims were targeted. A dozen religious violence incidents have been reported in the state in the past four days. Restrictions on gatherings were put in place on […]