China earthquake kills 1, dislocates over 1.25l
Beijing: At least one person was killed and 324 others injured in a powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake in China’s Yunnan province, dislocating over 1.25 lakh people and destroying 30,000 houses. China has dispatched over 2,600 troops and fire fighters to conduct relief and rescue operations.
Nepal: Madhesi activist charged with sedition
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Government on Wednesday charged a political activist with sedition for demanding a separate homeland for the country’s southern Madhesh region. CK Raut was charged with the sedition for his recently made secessionist remarks. The police had arrested Raut on September 14 in Morang district in eastern Nepal.
Toxic liquor kills 21 in Pakistan
Karachi: At least 21 people have died and 12 others are battling for their lives after consuming toxic country-made liquor to celebrate Eid in Karachi.
China dismisses Dalai’s wish to visit Tibet
Beijing: China spurned the Dalai lama’s wish to visit Tibet, insisting that he should first genuinely give up his attempt to split the country and stop undertaking separatist activities to ensure his “personal future”.
Poet, 7 others detained ahead of HK event
Beijing: The wife of a Chinese poet says he and seven other people were detained ahead of a poetry reading planned in Beijing supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.