A number of British citizens detained in Afghanistan, says UK officials
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:29 am
Kabul: The UK government has said a "number" of British nationals have been detained in Afghanistan, media reports said on Monday.
86 radio stations stopped operations in Afghanistan ever since Taliban came to power
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:23 am
Kabul: Media watchdog organizations said as many as 86 radio stations in Afghanistan have shut down in the past six months ever since the Taliban came to power in the country in 2021.
Petrol price may cross Rs 150 mark for first time in Pakistan soon
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:19 am
Islamabad: Pakistan may soon see petrol price crossing Rs 150 per litre mark, putting more pressure on the people of the South Asian country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Five Paktika districts witnessed no schools graduates in past 20 years
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:18 am
Kabul: Afghanistan tribal leaders said there have been no high school graduates in the past 20 years in five districts of the southeastern province of Paktika.
PTM activists demonstrate in Belgium against Pakistani soldiers firing on their leaders
Feb 15, 2022, at 12:13 am
Brussels: Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) activists have demonstrated at Schuman circle in Belgium's Brussels in front of the European Commission against the alleged firing by Pakistani soldiers on PTM central leaders like Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen and coordinator of PTM South Pashkhwa Noor Bacha who sustained bullet injuries.
ISIS activities key destabilizing factor in Afghanistan : Russian Diplomat
Feb 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia's military performance in Syria has considerably weakened the Islamic State terrorist group but the extremist organization continues to pose serious threat to stability in Afghanistan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said on Monday.
Taiwan administration decides to ease Covid-19 quarantine policy
Feb 14, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Taipei/UNI/Xinhua: Taiwan planned to ease its Covid-19 quarantine policy from next month, given that the local epidemic is stable and under control, the island's disease-monitoring agency said Monday.
Bulgaria: Swastika symbol drawn on window shade inside US Embassy
Feb 14, 2022, at 03:34 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: A swastika was drawn on a window shade inside the US embassy in Bulgaria, Axios reports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses 'Russian issue' with Joe Biden
Feb 14, 2022, at 05:25 am
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had discussed the current security situation, economic issues, sanctions and alleged Russian aggression in a phone conversation with US President Joe Biden on Sunday.
Man accused of blasphemy stoned to death in Pakistan
Feb 14, 2022, at 04:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has asked authorities to take action against those involved in lynching of a man who had allegedly commited blasphemy in Mian Channu region of the country.
US releases intelligence on Ukraine to prevent war: US NSA Sullivan
Feb 14, 2022, at 02:39 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States has been releasing information on the alleged Russian attack on Ukraine since November to prevent a war, not provoke it, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.
Ukraine's airspace likely to shut down on Monday: Lawmaker
Feb 13, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: Foreign airlines will most likely suspend flights above Ukraine starting February 14, Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko, a member of former President Petro Poroshenko's European Solidarity party, said on Sunday.
Blinken discusses Ukraine issue with Russian FM Lavrov
Feb 13, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday by phone to discuss acute and shared concerns that Russia may be considering launching further military aggression against Ukraine in the coming days, the US State Department said in a statement on Sunday.
Canada police to remove protesters from international crossing
Feb 13, 2022, at 06:49 pm
Ottawa/UNI: To bring an end to the six-day blockade of North America's busiest international crossing, Canadian police has tried to clear protesters from Ambassador Bridge across from Detroit.
Several UN staff abducted in Yemen’s Abyan province: Reports
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Sanaa/UNI/Sputnik: Six UN workers have been kidnapped in southern Yemen, the Yemen Press Agency (YPA) reports.
Joe Biden shared ideas on security with Vladimir Putin: Kremlin
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden shared some thoughts on security guarantees in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.
British officials discuss humanitarian crisis situation in Afghanistan with Taliban representatives
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:40 am
Kabul: British officials held talks with Taliban representatives in Afghanistan on the current humanitarian crisis situation in the country.
Pakistan: 34 disappeared in 10 days in Balochistan
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:37 am
Quetta, Pakistan: In the first 10 days of February, Pakistani security forces and its affiliated militias abducted at least 34 civilians, Human Rights Council of Balochistan said in a statement.
Pakistani activist says people in Balochistan suppressed by military, terror groups
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:34 am
Balochistan, Pakistan: An activist in Pakistan's Balochistan region has said military and terror groups are suppressing locals in the region.
Pakistan is facing mounting trouble in power sector as circular debt surges to Rs 2.47 trillion
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) shattered all previous records as the power sector circular debt during its regime reached the highest level of Rs 2,476 billion in the history of the country, media reports said.
Bus explosion in China kills 1, injures 42: Police
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:26 am
China/UNI/Sputnik: A bus explosion in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang has left one person dead and 42 injured, local police said on Saturday.
Antony Blinken tells Lavrov diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis still open
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:20 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that "a diplomatic path to resolving the crisis" over Ukraine was still available, the spokesman for the US State Department, Ned Price, said on Saturday.
Ukraine situation: US orders non-emergency employees in Kiev embassy to leave
Feb 12, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: The US State Department has told non-emergency personnel at its embassy in Ukraine to leave due to reports of Russian troop build-up near the border with Ukraine and "potential for significant military action".
Pakistan registers 44 fresh COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Feb 12, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan registered 44 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rights experts decry ‘appalling’ culture of impunity around killing of journalists
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:24 pm
New York: Authorities in Bangladesh have yet to conduct an investigation into the murder of prominent journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi 10 years after they were killed, UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New York: The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February of last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
Stability for Libya must be 'top priority' urges Guterres
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: The UN chief is “following closely” the latest political crisis unfolding in Libya, which threatens to return the country to a stand-off position between two rival authorities, following the failure to hold presidential elections in December.
South Sudan: Political violence on the rise, UN rights experts warn
Feb 12, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: UN human rights experts have warned of increased political violence and polarization between communities across the world’s youngest country, South Sudan, following a fact-finding visit there this week.
Russia can invade Ukraine at any time: US warns
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:05 pm
Washington: A top US official warned Russia has the troops in place to invade Ukraine "at any time" and American citizens should leave within the next 48 hours.
Canada: British Columbia's opioid overdose death toll in 2021 increases by 26 pct compared to 2020
Feb 12, 2022, at 04:56 am
Vancouver (B.C.)/IBNS: The Canadian province of British Columbia experienced a 26 per cent increase in its opioid crisis death toll than the previous year's record, B.C.'s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said at a news conference.