Pakistan: 71 dead, 86 injured in KP rains, flash floods amid raging Monsoon
Aug 06, 2025, at 07:13 pm
The KP Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has said 71 people, mostly children, died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Paktunkhwa, media reports said.
Stanford University to layoff more than 300 employees over Trump's funding policies
Aug 06, 2025, at 03:20 pm
Stanford University has said it will eliminate over 300 employees amid budget constraints, which has been attributed to the federal funding policies under President Donald Trump's administration.
'I will call Modi, Xi': Brazil President Lula snubs Trump's offer to talk, turns to BRICS allies
Aug 06, 2025, at 01:29 pm
Brasília/IBNS: Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has snubbed his US counterpart Donald Trump's offer to talk and instead turned towards BRICS allies like Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Chinese President Xi Jinping, media reports said.
I don't know anything about it: Trump on US imports of Russian Uranium and chemical fertilisers
Aug 06, 2025, at 10:44 am
Washington DC/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he had no idea about his country's imports of Russian Uranium and chemical fertilisers as mentioned by India in its strong reply to the White House over tariff conflict.
Mr Curry Man: Irish doctor of Pakistani origin faces racial abuse from children
Aug 06, 2025, at 09:54 am
An Irish doctor of Pakistani origin was racially abused by a group of children outside a shopping complex in Navan town recently.
Muhammad Yunus to ask Election Commission to host Bangladesh general polls in February
Aug 06, 2025, at 09:15 am
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said he will ask the Election Commission to organise the general polls in February next year.
Aug 05, 2025, at 06:34 pm
The Russian government on Monday sent a strong message to the US over its decision to impose increased tariffs on multiple nations by saying that Washington was employing a neocolonial agenda.
Zelenskyy claims Pakistani, Chinese mercenaries are fighting for Russia against Ukraine
Aug 05, 2025, at 02:39 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed mercenaries from China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and various African countries are fighting alongside Russia against his nation.
US: Mass shooting in Los Angeles leaves 2 dead
Aug 05, 2025, at 10:40 am
A mass shooting incident at an apparent after-party in Los Angeles in the US left at least two people dead and six others injured, media reports said.
Aug 04, 2025, at 11:04 pm
Telo Tulku Rinpoche, the former head of Buddhists of the Republic of Kalmykia and the Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Russia, Mongolia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS countries), has warned that Mongolia has emerged as a testing ground for Beijing’s campaign to control the sacred Buddhist institution of reincarnation.
Pakistan: Teen girl 'killed' by uncle for 'honour'
Aug 04, 2025, at 10:58 pm
A Pakistani teen girl was allegedly gunned down by her uncle in an episode of 'honour killing' in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Battagram district on Monday.
India, Uzbekistan explore strategic energy ties with focus on coal gasification, clean technologies
Aug 04, 2025, at 10:16 pm
In a significant push toward deepening bilateral cooperation in energy and mining, a high-level delegation from India’s Ministry of Coal, led by Additional Secretary Rupinder Brar, concluded a strategic visit to Uzbekistan, aimed at expanding collaboration in coal mining, coal gasification, and clean energy investments.
Pakistan: Gunmen target Zard Ghulam Jan Mangochar Grid Station
Aug 04, 2025, at 09:55 pm
A group of armed men stormed the Zard Ghulam Jan Mangochar Grid Station in Pakistan, which damaged the control room and other equipment present in the facility.
Pakistani couple, who were married last year, 'shot dead' in the name of honour
Aug 04, 2025, at 06:19 pm
A Pakistani couple who had married of their own free will were shot dead on Sunday allegedly in the name of honour, media reports said.
Office of Tibet in Brussels releases a series of postal stamps marking Dalai Lama's 90th birthday
Aug 04, 2025, at 05:54 pm
The Office of Tibet in Brussels, Belgium, has released a series of commemorative postal stamps to mark the Year of Compassion to honour the 14th Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday.
Sixty-eight migrants die after boat capsizes off Yemen coast
Aug 04, 2025, at 05:12 pm
At least 68 migrants died after a boat carrying 157 people sank off the Yemen coast on Sunday, media reports said.
Aviation tragedies continue in US: Small aircraft crashes in ocean, pilot survives
Aug 04, 2025, at 03:33 pm
A single-engine aircraft crashed in the ocean close to the Oak Island Pier at 705 Ocean Drive, North Carolina, US, on Saturday.
Indian-origin 12th Solicitor General of Ohio Mathura Sridharan is facing flak for wearing 'bindi'
Aug 04, 2025, at 02:51 pm
An Indian-origin woman, who has been appointed as Ohio’s 12th Solicitor General, is facing online racial trolls over her complexion and for wearing a bindi on her forehead.
Sydney: Julian Assange joins pro-Palestine demonstration
Aug 04, 2025, at 10:09 am
A large number of pro-Palestine marchers, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, joined a protest march on Australia's iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday, forcing the landmark structure to close to traffic.
Trump again claims to settle the recent India-Pakistan conflict
Aug 04, 2025, at 09:21 am
US President Donald Trump on Sunday took credit for stopping 'five wars', including the clash between India and Pakistan in May.
Starving Israeli hostage seen digging own grave in Hamas video, sparks global outrage
Aug 04, 2025, at 12:38 am
The military wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, on Saturday, released a harrowing video of 24-year-old Israeli hostage Evyatar David.
Bangladesh needs fundamental reforms, says NCP ahead of August 5 anniversary
Aug 03, 2025, at 10:47 pm
National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Tajnuva Jabeen has said Bangladesh needs a fundamental reform ahead of the anniversary of the August 5, 2024 uprising that led to the removal of former PM Sheikh Hasina from power.
Pakistani dacoit gang claims responsibility for attacking Sheikhani police post
Aug 03, 2025, at 10:25 pm
The ringleader of Indhar dacoit gang, Tanvir alias Dooda Indhar, has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Sheikhani police post in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police use tear gas to disperse protesting government employees
Aug 03, 2025, at 10:02 pm
Pakistani police recently launched a crackdown on government employees who were on a sit-in protest at the Provincial Assembly Chowk in the South Asian country's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan court sends Mahrang Baloch, BYC leaders to police custody for 20 days
Aug 03, 2025, at 08:33 pm
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday remanded Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief Dr Mahrang Baloch and other organisers of the group to police custody for 20 days.
Pakistan: Roadside bomb blast in Balochistan leaves 2 dead
Aug 03, 2025, at 08:07 pm
A roadside bomb blast in Dera Bugti district in Pakistan left at least two people dead and one other injured on Saturday, media reports said.
Israeli strike in Khan Younis leaves Palestine Red Crescent Society staff dead
Aug 03, 2025, at 07:42 pm
An Israeli strike on the Palestine Red Crescent Society headquarters in Khan Younis has left one of its staff members dead, the humanitarian organisation said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Protesting traders block Karakoram Highway, several Chinese nationals stranded
Aug 03, 2025, at 07:11 pm
The local traders, affiliated with Pakistan-China trade through Khunjerab Pass, continued their protest against taxes intensified on Tuesday by blocking the Karakoram Highway (KKH).
Brazil: 20-year-old woman dies on bus with 26 iPhones glued to her body
Aug 03, 2025, at 05:08 pm
Police have begun investigating the death of a 20-year-old Brazilian woman inside a bus who had over 20 iPhones glued to her skin, media reports said on Sunday.
Aug 03, 2025, at 04:12 pm
US President Donald Trump has removed 'Biden appointee' Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by accusing her of faking the monthly jobs reports.