Feb 04, 2022, at 05:46 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Amid Ottawa residents' frustration with six days into a protest around Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital, the police has said that there is no clear indication when the agitation would end.
Canada: Candice Bergen named interim Conservative leader after Erin O'Toole removal
Feb 04, 2022, at 05:20 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Manitoba MP Candice Bergen has been named as interim leader of the Conservatives in Canada following a private vote late Wednesday evening after the removal of Erin O’Toole.
Britain needs to look beyond Europe to combat China threat: Indian Geostrategist Brahma Chellaney
Feb 03, 2022, at 11:55 pm
London: Indian geostrategist, public intellectual and author, Brahma Chellaney, said Britain needs to look beyond Europe and play a bigger role in the Pacific region to counter China's 'authoritarian capitalism'.
Afghan NRF supporters protest near White House against Taliban recognition by UN member states
Feb 03, 2022, at 08:33 pm
Washington, DC: Over 50 Supporters of National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan recently held a protest in front of the White House to oppose any effort by the UN member nations to recognize the Taliban government.
New Zealand to reopen border in 5 stages from Feb 27
Feb 03, 2022, at 04:17 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: The New Zealand border will reopen to anti-COVID-19 vaccinated Kiwis and other current eligible travellers from Australia at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 27 and to the same groups from the rest of the world on Mar 13.
CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns after failing to disclose 'consensual relationship' with colleague
Feb 03, 2022, at 05:47 am
Washington/IBNS: CNN news channel president Jeff Zucker resigned on Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague, who also works for the US cable television network.
Canada truckers' protest: Alberta Premier calls on protesters to end blockade after collision
Feb 03, 2022, at 05:07 am
Alberta/IBNS: Convoy of truck protesters in Canada's Alberta has been called by the province's Premier Jason Kenney to end their demonstration in Coutts, after some protesters reportedly breached police barriers to join the demonstration Tuesday followed by a head-on collision resulting in an assault.
Marie-Philip Poulin, Charles Hamelin named Canada's flag-bearers for Beijing Olympics 2022
Feb 03, 2022, at 04:48 am
Beijing/IBNS: Marie-Philip Poulin, Women's hockey captain, and Charles Hamelin, short-track speedskating star, have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing's Winter Olympics which run from Friday to Sunday.
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:48 am
London: A survey conducted by the British Home Office has shown most of the Hong Kong residents who successfully applied for a pathway to UK citizenship are university educated, married or in a relationship with children, and have no plans to return to the city.
Corruption probe: China’s Communist Party expels ex-chief of e-commerce hub Hangzhou
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:42 am
Beijing: The former Communist Party chief of Chinese e-commerce hub Hangzhou, who was accused of supporting “disorderly expansion” of private companies, has been expelled from the party.
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:39 am
Islamabad: Punjab home department has deputed 11,225 security personnel in the province to protect Chinese nationals who are currently working in several projects in the region.
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami to hold sit-ins in Lahore against PTI govt's policies
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:35 am
Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leaders are all set to start their demonstration and sit-ins against Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s disastrous economic policies and selling of the State Bank to IMF from Gujrat on Feb 6.
Pakistan: Baloch leaders discuss issue of fishing by illegal trawlers
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:31 am
Balochistan, Pakistan: Several Baloch leaders in Pakistan attended a meeting recently to discuss prevention of fishing by illegal trawlers, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistani leader Rehman Malik shifted to ventilator as COVID-19 complications worsens
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:26 am
Islamabad: Senior Pakistani political leader Rehman Malik has been shifted to an intensive care unit (ICU) and put on a ventilator after his coronavirus symptoms have gotten worse, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan's January inflation soars to 12.96 pct
Feb 03, 2022, at 12:16 am
Islamabad: Inflation rate touched 12.96 percent in Pakistan as consumer good's prices continued to soar higher in January, as per data released by the country's Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Tuesday.
5 Islamic State militants killed in N Iraq airstrike
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:49 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Wednesday in an airstrike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, said the Iraqi military.
Pakistan witnessing drop in Paracetamol supply as COVID-19 cases rise
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to 15 pharmaceutical companies for failing to manufacture the most commonly prescribed medicine for Covid patients, Paracetamol, amid rising cases in the country, media reports said.
Blackouts in Kabul city pushing companies out of business : Industrial Association
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Srinagar: At least 580 enterprises ceased operations in the Afghan capital city of Kabul due to power outages, Head of Afghanistan Industries and Mines Chamber (AIMC) Sherbaz Kaminzada told Sputnik on Wednesday.
US: Two campus officers shot dead at Bridgewater College
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:06 pm
An active shooter situation at Bridgewater College in Virginia in the US left at least two campus officers dead, media reports said.
DPR Korea: UN chief condemns missile launch as ‘clear violation’
Feb 02, 2022, at 09:00 pm
New York: The launch of a possible intermediate-range ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) drew condemnation from UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Locals block national highway over killing of Hindu businessman in Ghotki
Feb 02, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Locals blocked National Highway to protest against the killing of a Hindu businessman in Pakistan's Ghotki region on Tuesday.
Following DR Congo murder trial, UN calls for death penalty moratorium to remain
Feb 02, 2022, at 08:29 pm
New York: Following a verdict in the case of the brutal murder of two its experts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) nearly five years ago, the UN on Tuesday urged authorities to uphold their moratorium on the death penalty.
Six women’s rights activists still missing in Afghanistan
Feb 02, 2022, at 07:08 pm
New York: The UN human rights office OHCHR, has said it is very alarmed over the continued disappearance of six people who were abducted in the Afghan capital Kabul, in connection with recent women’s rights protests.
Myanmar: ‘Meaningful action’ needed to stop the slaughter
Feb 02, 2022, at 07:00 pm
New York: Marking the first anniversary of the military coup in Myanmar, the independent UN expert monitoring the country implored States on Tuesday to take more robust action, reiterating his call for an arms embargo to stop the killing of innocent people.
US Senator to demand strikes in Afghanistan
Feb 02, 2022, at 02:11 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jim Inhofe, promised to press US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a classified briefing scheduled for Wednesday on any plans to carry out over-the-horizon strikes against terrorist targets in Afghanistan.
Ottawa police set up a hotline to probe hate crime, assaults amid truckers' demonstrations
Feb 02, 2022, at 03:28 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Ottawa Police Tuesday said it is setting up a hotline to investigate hate crimes related to the demonstrations in the Canadian capital's downtown area.
Canada's Conservative leader Erin O'Toole faces internal revolt, party MPs oppose his leadership
Feb 02, 2022, at 03:18 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is facing internal revolt as the party's Members of Parliament (MPs) are opposing his leadership, indicating enough support to trigger a caucus leadership review.
Five Chinese military planes breaches Taiwan’s airspace, 24th intrusion in month
Feb 02, 2022, at 02:50 am
Taipei, Taiwan: Five Chinese military planes entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Monday, media reports said.
Senior Pakistani priest condemn killing of Pastor William Siraj
Feb 02, 2022, at 01:26 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: A senior Christian priest in Pakistan has condemned the killing of a priest by gunmen as the victim drove home from a church recently.
Pakistan: Karachi is facing wheat shortage
Feb 02, 2022, at 01:19 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Pakistan's Karachi city is facing acute shortage of wheat, forcing the authority to bring 107,000 metric tonnes of the grainfrom rural Sindh, media reports said on Tuesday.