Syria: Australian teen’s death in prison was ‘utterly preventable’, rights experts say
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New York: Australian authorities must speed up the repatriation of their nationals held in detention centres in Syria following the recent confirmation of the death of a Sydney teenager at a facility in the northeast, UN human rights experts said on Monday.
New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:08 pm
New York: Bulgaria’s UN Ambassador banged the gavel as President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the first time on Monday with a vow to build on the “solid foundation” left by the outgoing head and his bureau to transform the world into “a better place for the people of today and tomorrow”.
UN delivers aid directly to Haitians caught up in gang violence
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:03 pm
New York: United Nations humanitarian agencies have started delivering aid directly to people in Haiti following a recent spike in violence between rival gangs which has fueled a worsening crisis across the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Myanmar junta's execution of four democracy activists condemned by UN
Jul 26, 2022, at 05:45 pm
New York: The independent UN human rights expert for Myanmar called for a strong international response on Monday following the executions of four pro-democracy activists by the country’s military junta. In a statement issued later in the day, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said she was "dismayed" that despite appeal from across the world, military leaders had move ahead with "no regard" for international rights law.
Akihabara mass murder: Japan executes Tomohiro Kato
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:39 pm
Tokyo: The Japanese government has executed a man who had killed seven people during a stabbing rampage in 2008, media reports said on Tuesday.
Canada: 3, including suspect, die in Langley shooting
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:15 pm
Langley,Canada: At least three people, including the shooter, were killed in a six-hour shooting rampage early Monday morning in the suburban Vancouver-area community of Canada's Langley city, media reports said.
Canada: Pope Francis in Alberta to deliver apology for residential school abuses
Jul 26, 2022, at 05:23 am
Edmonton/IBNS: Aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools, Pope Francis reportedly landed Sunday in Edmonton in his six-day penitential trip to Canada.
Canada: Report of multiple shootings in Langley, BC; RCMP issues emergency alert
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:06 am
Langley (B.C.)/IBNS: An emergency alert has been reportedly issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Langley, B.C. on Monday morning, warning residents about multiple shootings
Pakistan: Govt allows shipment of all imported items despite ban
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has announced the country's government is allowing the import of all items that have reached the ports by June 1 despite a ban on import of luxury items.
China Evergrande removes top executives
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Beijing: China Evergrande, the embattled Chinese property developer, recently announced that its chief executive had resigned.
China bank scandal: Financial official placed under investigation
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Beijing: A top Chinese official, who was once responsible for overseeing the banks at the centre of one of China’s biggest financial scandals, has been placed under investigation, media reports said on Monday.
Kenya: Bus mishap leaves 34 people dead
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:43 pm
Nairobi: At least 34 died as a bus plunged into River Nithi in Tharaka Nithi region of Kenya on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Army soldier dies while exchange of fire with terrorists in DI Khan
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Rawalpindi: A Pakistani Army soldier died while fighting against terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan on Saturday.
Man kills Pakistani wife in Chicago after she reveals details of divorce on social media
Jul 25, 2022, at 08:15 pm
Chicago: A man killed her Pakistani wife in Chicago after she shared details about her divorce and path to healing on social media.
Pakistani Rupee stumbles to 230 against USD
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee stumbled further to touch 230 during intraday trade against US Dollar on Monday.
Shenzhou-14 astronauts enter China's Wentian lab module
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: On Monday at 10:03 am (Beijing time), the Shenzhou-14 astronauts opened the hatch door of Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, and entered the module, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Lithuania plans to open trade representative office in Taipei
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Taipei: Lithuania is planning to open a trade representative office in Taipei, media reports said on Monday.
Myanmar military executes four democracy activists
Jul 25, 2022, at 05:30 pm
Naypyidaw: Myanmar's military has executed four democracy activists,an episode which has triggered widespread condemnation, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka removes Bangladesh flag from Facebook page
Jul 24, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Dhaka: The Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka has removed the distorted image of the Bangladesh flag from its Facebook page.
Philippines shooting leaves three people dead
Jul 24, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Manila: A shooting incident in Philippines capital Manila on Sunday left at least three people dead, media reports said.
Jul 24, 2022, at 06:21 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistani security forces killed three terrorists and arrested four others in military operations in the country's northwest tribal district of North Waziristan, said a military statement on Saturday.
Afghanistan: 180 people arrested in Kunduz in past three months
Jul 24, 2022, at 03:55 am
Kunduz, Afghanistan: Security officials in Kunduz province of Afghanistan have arrested 180 people from different parts of the province in the past three months on different criminal charges.
Pakistan failing to make its own COVID-19 vaccine due to lack of tech
Jul 24, 2022, at 03:39 am
Islamabad: Pakistan might be witnessing a spike in COVID-19 but the country's hope to create its own vaccine might not be possible due to lack of technical capacity.
Pakistan: Security heightened in Khyber region amid increase in attack on police personnel
Jul 24, 2022, at 03:36 am
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan have heightened security of all the checkposts after there was a spike in attacks on police personnel in the Khyber region of Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan needs to engage Kabul directly to neutralise TTP: Think Tank
Jul 24, 2022, at 03:01 am
Islamabad: A paper released by a think tank has said Pakistan will have to engage the Taliban government in Kabul directly to neutralise the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as the group continues to pose threats to Pakistan’s internal security and western borders.
Pakistan govt seeks US support for reviving economy
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:58 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi told US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman that Islamabad views the United States as an ‘important partner in its efforts to revive” the country’s ailing economy.
Chinese police stop students from offering flowers on first anniversary of Henan floods
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:54 am
Beijing: Chinese Police have prevented students from offering flowers to Henan Flood victims on the first anniversary of the calamity.
CIA chief says China rethinking on strategy to attack Taiwan following Russian invasion of Ukraine
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:48 am
Washington: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns has said China appears determined on using force in Taiwan, with Russia’s experience in Ukraine only affecting Beijing’s calculations on when and how – rather than whether – to invade.
Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe accused of media bullying
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:35 am
Harare: The Media Alliance of Zimbabwe has condemned the action of the Chinese Embassy here for threatening a weekly newspaper after it published articles on violations by Chinese mining companies.
Syria to receive Chinese communications equipment soon
Jul 24, 2022, at 02:05 am
Damascus: Syria will soon receive communications equipment from China as part of an ongoing aid to the war-hit nation, media reports said on Saturday.