Vladimir Putin denies bombing Ukraine cities, says ready for dialogue if demands met
Mar 05, 2022, at 06:07 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denied that his troops were bombing Ukrainian cities and dismissed such information as fake, media reports said.
Ontario minister Christine Elliott, controversial legislator Randy Hillier to not seek re-election
Mar 05, 2022, at 05:31 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario's Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, Christine Elliott, and controversial Member of Provincial Parliament Randy Hillier will not be seeking re-election in the provincial election in June.
Canada's skyrocketing gasoline price offers little hope of relief any time soon, experts rationalize
Mar 05, 2022, at 04:53 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian markets have been hit hard this week by the skyrocketing gasoline price at the retail level with experts offering little reason to expect relief any time soon.
Pakistan mosque blast leaves at least 56 killed, 194 injured
Mar 05, 2022, at 04:20 am
Peshawar/IBNS: At least 56 people were killed and 194 injured on Friday in a suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, the deadliest attack in the country since 2018.
NATO not party to Ukraine conflict: Chief Jens Stoltenberg
Mar 05, 2022, at 01:44 am
Vienna/UNI/Sputnik: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated on Friday that the alliance is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine.
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:55 am
Beijing: The Chinese government is trying to eradicate the Muslim community of the country and it is evident from the government’s move to shut down more than 150 Uyghur cultural research and language organizations, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Peshawar mosque blast leaves 57 people dead
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:48 am
Peshawar: At least 57 people died as a suicide blast hit a mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Friday, media reports said.
China overexploiting Sierra Leone's marine resources: Reports
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:24 am
Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Chinese overfishing is marginalizing Sierra Leone fishermen, media reports said on Friday.
India must bring Russia to discussion table: French envoy
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:06 am
Paris: French envoy to India, Emmanuel Lenain, has said as India shares a good relationship with Russia, it “must bring Moscow to the discussion table”.
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky survived three assissantion attempts last week: Reports
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Kyiv: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky survived three assassination attempts in the past week, media reports said on Friday.
1,800 Ukrainian military facilities destroyed: Russia
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian armed forces have disabled more than 1,800 military targets of Ukraine since the start of the special operation, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.
Canada urged to amend transgenerational discriminatory Indian Act
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:20 pm
New York: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday, for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination in its Indian Act, which continues to affect tens of thousands of descendants of indigenous women today.
Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during urgent debate at UN rights council
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:01 pm
New York: Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire.
‘Senseless war’ forces one million to flee Ukraine: UN refugee chief
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:39 pm
New York: The “senseless war” in Ukraine has forced one million people to flee the country in just seven days, while countless others have been displaced within its borders, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Explosion in Peshawar mosque leaves 30 dead, over 50 injured
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Peshawar, Pakistan/IBNS: A powerful explosion in a mosque at Kocha Risaldar area in Pakistan's Peshawar has left at least 30 people dead and more than 50 others injured, reports said.
Mar 04, 2022, at 08:39 pm
A spat between Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Romanian Mayor broke out at a relief camp where the former went to receive the Indian students who were evacuated from war-hit Ukraine.
Fire at Ukraine nuke plant extinguished
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:57 pm
Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian emergency services on Friday said the fire in the training building of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant has been extinguished.
Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant: US activates its nuclear response team
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:58 pm
Washington: The US Department of Energy has activated its nuclear response team following the attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
Ukraine-Russia conflict: Fire breaks out at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Kyiv: A fire broke out in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba informed.
'Sit down with me': Ukraine Prez Volodymyr Zelensky calls for direct talks with Vladimir Putin
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:52 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday called on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying it was "the only way to stop this war."
Canada opens new immigration streams for Ukrainians, revokes Russia, Belarus as trading partners
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:23 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canadian government will be opening new immigration streams for Ukrainians, taking major trade action against Russia, and sending more lethal aid to Ukraine.
Pakistan: PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto declares 'war' on 'illegally elected' PM Imran Khan
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:57 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has declared a ‘war’ on the 'selected government' of Imran Khan and accused him of being elected as the Prime Minister of the country illegally.
Pakistan's trade deficit widens to $31.96 billion
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:49 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's trade deficit has widened 82 percent year-on-year to $31.96 billion, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan's circular debt in energy sector swells to Rs 2.358 trillion in 7 months
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:40 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's growing economic troubles is getting more clear as troubling energy sector’s circular debt has reached Rs 2.358 trillion during the first seven months (July, 2021-Jan, 2022) of FY 2021-22 compared to Rs 2.331 trillion in corresponding period of 2020-21 due to reduction in amount parked at Power Holding Limited (PHL) and Gencos payables to fuel suppliers, media reports said.
Pakistan: Locals arrange rallies in Swat to protest against ‘forced’ acquisition of land
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:34 am
Mingora, Pakistan: The land owners and locals from different parts of Swat region of Pakistan on Wednesday staged protest rallies against the forced acquisition of agricultural land for Swat Expressway phase-II.
Pakistan govt agrees to withdraw PECA ordinance amid opposition pressure
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:32 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said he has agreed to the opposition’s demand of withdrawing the Pakistan Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act ordinance 2022 (PECA) ordinance following the deliberations and finalisation of draft by joint action committee members.
22 killed in airstrikes in Ukraine's Chernihiv as second round of talks with Russia began in Belarus
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, the Ukrainian emergency services said on Thursday as the Russian invasion entered its second week with several cities witnessing heavy shelling.
To spare Afghanistan, world must engage with Taliban, Lyons tells Security Council
Mar 04, 2022, at 03:22 am
New York: Six months after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, it is time for concerned countries to deepen their engagement with the country’s new authorities and take action to prevent an irreversible economic collapse, the top UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Ukraine conflict could jeopardize safety of nuclear facilities, IAEA warns
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:23 am
New York: The conflict in Ukraine could put the safety of nuclear facilities there at risk, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Wednesday.
Ukraine crisis: UN agencies support rising tide of refugees
Mar 04, 2022, at 01:57 am
The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has revealed.