Middle East: ‘No justification’ for terrorism or violence against civilians, Security Council hears
Apr 26, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New York: Recent violence in the occupied West Bank and terror attacks in Israel have killed and injured scores of civilians, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process updated the Security Council on Monday.
UN condemns ‘horrific’ surge of violence in South Sudan
Apr 26, 2022, at 06:34 pm
New York: Additional peacekeepers have been deployed to Leer county, South Sudan, following a surge of violence, including rapes, gang rapes, beheadings, burning civilians alive, and attacks on humanitarians, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, reported on Monday.
UN human rights experts urge United States to ease Afghanistan assets freeze
Apr 26, 2022, at 06:05 pm
New York: Alarmed by the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, independent UN human rights experts called, on Monday, for the United States to end its freeze on Afghanistan’s foreign assets.
Development financing crucial to get global economy back on track
Apr 26, 2022, at 05:15 pm
New York: The global economy is under severe stress and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in “need of urgent rescue”, the deputy UN chief told the Financing for Development Forum on Monday.
UN rights office calls for Singapore stay of execution for Malaysia nationals
Apr 26, 2022, at 04:33 pm
New York: In Singapore, the UN rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for a stay of execution for two Malaysian nationals accused of drug offences.
Over 500 Bangladeshis detained in Libya
Apr 26, 2022, at 03:34 pm
Dhaka: Police in the North African country of Libya have detained more than 500 Bangladeshis off the coast of the Mediterranean.
Elon Musk buys Twitter, US President Joe Biden worried about social media power
Apr 26, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden is more concerned about the power of large social media platforms than about who owns them, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters when asked about Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter.
Scottie Barnes from Toronto Raptors was named NBA's rookie of the year
Apr 26, 2022, at 03:24 am
Toronto/IBNS: Scottie Barnes, 20, is the third Toronto player after Vince Carter (1999), Damon Stoudamire (1996) to win the NBA Rookie award of the year on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
Canada: 'Bollywood Ki Dhun' promotes young South Asian talent in North America with music concert
Apr 26, 2022, at 02:55 am
Markham/IBNS: Organized by Team 'Bollywood Ki Dhun' in association with Arya Samaj Mandir and South Asians In Ontario, a live Bollywood music concert was held recently in Ontario's Markham.
Pakistan authorities foil smuggling bid from Afghanistan via Torkham border crossing
Apr 26, 2022, at 02:13 am
Torkham, Afghanistan: The Pakistan Customs authorities have foiled a bid to smuggle arms from Afghanistan at the Torkham border crossing, media reports said on Monday.
Sri Lanka to witness power cuts for 4 hour and 30 mins for 3 days from today
Apr 26, 2022, at 02:06 am
Colombo: The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced Sri Lanka will witness 4 hour and 30 minute power cuts in all regions for three days from Monday due to the lack of sufficient fuel and water to generate electricity, media reports said.
Pakistan: Missing persons’ families not hopeful about Shehbaz Sharif's promise
Apr 26, 2022, at 02:01 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Sammi Deen Baloch, the daughter of Dr Deen Muhammad who has been missing since mid-2009, is not feeling positive about Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s assurance that he will raise the missing persons’ issue with the relevant quarters.
China: Uyghur lecturer sentenced to 13 years in prison over writings, foreign connections
Apr 26, 2022, at 01:39 am
Xinjiang: A Uyghur academic, who studied in Germany, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan's media regulatory authority sends notice to ARY News over ‘fake news’ attributed to envoy
Apr 26, 2022, at 01:17 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) last week issued a show-cause notice to ARY News where it claimed the channel had aired 'fake and unverified' news about the stance of Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed, regarding the controversial letter, media reports said on Monday.
Women raped then killed by Russian troops: Ukrainian doctors
Apr 26, 2022, at 01:02 am
Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian forensic doctors have said postmortem examinations on bodies in mass graves found in the north of Kyiv have revealed that some women were raped before being killed by the Russian forces.
Sri Lanka to face severe food shortage: Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Apr 25, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed doubt that the country might face a severe food shortage as the Indian credit facility given for fuel will end by the first week of May.
China: Mass testing begins in Beijing, lockdown fear sparks panic buying
Apr 25, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Beijing: As the Chinese capital Beijing begins mass testing for its millions of residents after an increase in Covid-19 cases, fears of a hard lockdown have sparked panic buying.
Afghanistan: Taliban separates weekdays for male, female university students
Apr 25, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has separated weekdays of male and female students of Kabul University and Kabul Polytechnic University in a bid to further end co-education in the country, media reports said on Monday.
Sri Lanka to face severe food shortage: Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Apr 25, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed doubt that the country might face a severe food shortage as the Indian credit facility given for fuel will end by the first week of May.
Afghanistan: Family members of Kunduz blast ask Taliban govt to punish perpetrators
Apr 25, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Kabul: Family members of the victims of the Kunduz blast asked the Taliban government of Afghanistan to punish the perpetrators of the incident.
Pakistan: Afghan refugees demonstrate in front of UNHCR in Islamabad
Apr 25, 2022, at 10:45 pm
Kabul: Afghan refugees demonstrated in front of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Islamabad against the delay in processing their immigration papers.
France: Emmanuel Macron returns to power after winning Presidential polls
Apr 25, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Paris: Emmanuel Macron is back as French President for five more years after he defeated rival Marine Le Pen in the polls on Sunday.
Sri Lanka: Students protest outside PM's residence, demand resignation
Apr 25, 2022, at 04:27 am
Colombo: Thousands of Sri Lankan students, mostly university students, on Sunday protested outside Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence demanding his resignation over the island nation's economic crisis.
Pakistan: Teen girl goes missing from Karachi
Apr 25, 2022, at 12:38 am
Karachi: A teen girl has gone missing from Pakistan's Karachi region recently, media reports said on Sunday.
Japan: Tourist boat goes missing, 10 dead
Apr 25, 2022, at 12:04 am
Tokyo: A tourist boat went missing off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, leaving at least 10 people dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Several people found after cruise boat goes missing in Japan
Apr 24, 2022, at 03:24 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Four people from the KAZU 1 tour boat that went missing off the coast of Hokkaido in Japan have been found unconscious, the NHK broadcaster reports.
Nigeria: Over 100 killed in explosion at illegal oil refinery
Apr 24, 2022, at 07:45 am
Abuja/UNI/Xinhua: Over 100 people have been killed following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria's southern state of Imo, official and local sources said on Saturday.
Finland's FM says no point in delaying NATO membership
Apr 24, 2022, at 07:40 am
Helsinki: Finland should not delay applying for a NATO membership as it may become more difficult to join in the future, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Saturday.
Turkey shuts airspace for Syria bound Russian planes: Report
Apr 24, 2022, at 07:34 am
Ankara: Turkey has shut its airspace for Syria-bound Russian civilian and military planes, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying Saturday by local media.
Pakistan facing power cut troubles even during Ramadan
Apr 24, 2022, at 04:15 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is currently observing Ramadan but there is no respite from loadshedding troubles even now.