CHINA KNIFE ATTACK
Philippine military chief warns his forces will fight back if assaulted again in disputed sea
Philippine military chief warns of defending against any future assaults from China's coast guard in the South China Sea. Tensions rise after a clash resulted in injuries and boat damage. Demands for damages and the return of seized rifles are made during talks with Chinese officials.
Chinese sailors wield knives, axe in disputed sea clash with Philippines
In the South China Sea, Philippine naval vessels clashed with Chinese coast guard sailors near Second Thomas Shoal. This comes amid escalating tensions as Chinese forces brandished weapons and confiscated Philippine equipment. Manila accused Beijing of piracy. The United States reaffirmed its defence commitments to the Philippines, highlighting regional instability amid ongoing territorial disputes in the strategic maritime region.
Taliban: Why China wants them as a friend and not as a foe
The unexpected presence of the Taliban at the extensive October gathering in Beijing, which commemorated the 10th anniversary of China's ambitious trade plan, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), underscores Beijing's evolving regional strategy. This rare international appearance by the Taliban follows their assumption of power following NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Man who crashed into Chinese Consulate carried knife, crossbow: San Francisco police
A man who crashed into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco was armed with a knife and had a loaded crossbow in his car. He was fatally shot by police during the incident. Body camera footage and 911 calls were shared by the San Francisco Police Department, revealing details of the encounter.
China executes kindergarten teacher who poisoned 25 of her students, killing 1
A court in central China said on Friday a Chinese kindergarten teacher who had poisoned 25 of her students, killing one, has been executed.A notice posted outside the No. 1 Intermediate Court in the Henan province city of Jiaozuo said Wang Yun's sentence had been carried out on Thursday.
Six persons including three children killed in knife attack at kindergarten school in China
Social revenge attacks by disgruntled elements including knife attacks on kindergarten schools in China are a common occurrence. Such attacks were mostly attributed by police to disgruntled or mentally deranged people who have unaddressed grievances.
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Australia unveils biggest defence reform in decades
Australia has launched a major defence revamp to develop military capabilities for deterring China and other adversaries. The strategic review calls for a sharp shift toward long-range deterrence using missiles, submarines and cyber tools. Australia's planners have viewed China's military rise warily, fearing that Beijing could effectively cut the country off from trading partners and global supply chains.
Three killed, six wounded in China kindergarten stabbing: Police
A "gangster wearing a cap and mask" stormed the private kindergarten in Anfu county at about 10:00 am local time (0200 GMT), police said in a statement published on China's Twitter-like Weibo.
Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: Report
The report from the Australian Strategy Policy Institute, obtained exclusively ahead of publication by The Associated Press, showed the 48.74 per cent decline was concentrated in areas with many Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other largely Muslim ethnic minorities, based on Chinese government statistics over nearly a decade.
China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress population
The campaign over the past four years in the far west region of Xinjiang is leading to what some experts are calling a form of "demographic genocide." The state regularly subjects minority women to pregnancy checks, and forces intrauterine devices, sterilization and even abortion on hundreds of thousands, the interviews and data show.
India recovers from the shock of nail-studded clubs, gets ready to get even
The Northern Command has reportedly started to kit its men in lightweight riot gear.
40 primary students, teachers stabbed in primary school in China
About 40 students and staff of a primary school in China were injured when a security guard attacked them with a knife, official media reported on Thursday.
View: A poor way of thinking
Despite all our past glory, the “potential” India has, the love you have for your country, that answer won’t change. We don’t have money. Our people are poor. Our government is poor. Hence, when we carry out a lockdown like Europe or the US, we suffer more. For them, the lockdown creates an itch. For us, we bleed.
China-made phones, tablets tainted by coerced Uighur labor
Over the past four years, the Chinese government has detained more than a million people from the far west Xinjiang region, most of them Uighurs, in internment camps and prisons where they go through forced ideological and behavioral re-education. China has long suspected the Uighurs of harboring separatist tendencies because of their distinct culture, language and religion.
9 killed, 46 injured as man goes on stabbing spree in China after ramming car into crowd
The driver, Yang Zanyun, 54, first ploughed through the people with his vehicle and later got out of it and went on a rampage attacking people with a knife.
Counting begins in knife-edge Pakistani elections marred by suicide bomb
Neither Khan nor Sharif is likely to win a clear majority in the too-close-to-call election, with results likely to be known by 2100 GMT on Wednesday.
China reportedly sending wives of Pakistani nationals to correction centres
The issue may adversely impact the all-weather friendship between the two countries and their joint pet project- the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.
7 killed, 66 injured as blast rocks kindergarten in China
A photo posted by Chinese media online shows several women and children sitting or lying on the ground, some bleeding. One woman is clutching her child, who is in tears.
China convicted over 700 for secessionist activities in 2014
In a report to the National People's Congress, Chief Justice Zhou Qiang said that those convicted were involved in 558 cases, up 14.8 per cent.
China mulls national security law to deal with terrorists
A draft legislation was tabled today in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) for its first reading.
China, US weeding out terrorist material from the internet
Shedding their differences, China and the US are coordinating to weed out extremist materials on the internet even as Beijing continues to battle violence in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region.
Dozens killed in a major terrorist attack in Xinjiang
A gang armed with knives attacked a police station and government offices in Elixku Township in Shache County, Kashgar Prefecture.
Terror groups using Internet as a tool: China
Amid increasing militant attacks in its restive Xinjiang province, China today said terror groups are using the Internet to recruit people.
China lauds Pakistan's airstrikes on ETIM militants
China today said its "all weather ally" Pakistan has made a positive contribution to counter terrorism by launching air raids on terror camps
Xinjiang militants influenced by foreign terror groups: China
China today said the Islamic militants who carried out the attack in Xinjiang were influenced by terrorists from outside the country.
School attacker a drug addict: Chinese police
Chen Zuihang rushed into the Wulidun elementary school in Macheng and began slashing at students with a kitchen knife.
China slams US report on terrorism, terms it as 'irresponsible'
Days after deadly knife and bomb attack in Xinjiang, China today slammed as "irresponsible" a US report criticising its lack of openness.
Kunming Railway station attack China's "9-11": Chinese media
Calling for stern measures, China's legislators have expressed their support for an iron-fisted crackdown on terrorism.
China blames Islamic militants for Kunming terror attack
China blamed Islamic militants from the volatile Xinjiang province for an attack by knife-wielding "terrorists" at a railway station in Kunming city.
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