Jan 15, 2022, at 10:01 pm
Jakarta: Indonesian capital Jakarta on Friday witnessed protests as demonstrators demanded boycotting of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
Afghanistan envoy to Pakistan describes Durand Line as national issue
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Islamabad: Afghanistan's ambassador to Islamabad has described the Durand Line development, a factor which had triggered a dispute with Pakistan, as a national issue.
Pakistan: Hindu girl's abductor gets bail
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:52 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A Pakistani man accused of abducting a minor Hindu girl has been granted bail by the Peshawar High Court due to lack of strong evidence, the media reported on Saturday.
Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:27 pm
New York: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called on Friday for concerted international action to end armed conflict in Africa’s central Sahel region, which has forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes in the last decade.
Afghanistan: Girl shot dead in Taliban check post
Jan 15, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan family from Dasht-e-Barchi area has claimed their 25-year-old daughter was shot dead in a check-post controlled by Taliban, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack military post in Bannu, one soldier killed
Jan 15, 2022, at 02:59 pm
Bannu: Terrorists opened fire on a military post in Pakistan's Bannu city which left at least one Pakistan Army soldier dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Ontario launches virtual 2022 budget consultations
Jan 15, 2022, at 06:24 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ahead of the delivery of the budget in March 2022, an online budget consultation launch was announced by Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy enabling Ontarians to share their ideas for making Ontario the best place to build a career, a family, and a future.
Jan 15, 2022, at 04:47 am
Ontario/IBNS: Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, has said during a news conference that it is unclear if businesses ordered to close by the government last week will reopen on Jan 26.
Experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile offender
Jan 15, 2022, at 02:06 am
New York: Iran must halt the looming execution of juvenile offender Hossein Shahbazi, four experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
UN chief: ‘We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people’
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:59 am
Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned on Thursday that the world is “in a race against time to help the Afghan people.”
COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:54 am
The UN’s key report on the global economy, released on Thursday, shows that the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has put the brakes on a rapid recovery, counteracting signs of solid growth at the end of last year.
Conviction of top Syrian intelligence official ‘a landmark leap forward’
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:45 am
New York: UN human rights officials have welcomed the “historic” conviction on Thursday by a German court of a former senior Syrian intelligence officer, for crimes against humanity.
Colombia: Children still ‘used and abused’ despite historic peace accord
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:35 am
New York: Despite a steady decrease in grave violations against children in Colombia since the signing of the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Government and FARC rebels, youngsters there continue to suffer from the impact of hostilities, according to a new UN report published on Wednesday.
Yemen: ‘Political will, responsible leadership' needed, to end 7-year war
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:11 am
New York: Seven years into the war in Yemen, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg reaffirmed to the Security Council on Wednesday that no long-term solution can be found on the battlefield, urging the warring parties to “talk, even if they are not ready to put down their arms”.
UK's MI5 spy agency issues warning over presence of 'Chinese agent' in British Parliament
Jan 14, 2022, at 08:12 pm
London: The United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, The Security service, MI5, has warned that an alleged Chinese agent has infiltrated Parliament to interfere in UK politics.
London 'hitman' put on trial over plot to kill Pakistani blogger
Jan 14, 2022, at 07:52 pm
London: A man has gone on trial in the UK after he was accused of plotting to kill a blogger from Pakistan who is living in the Netherlands, media reports said on Friday.
N. Korea fires 2 suspected ballistic missiles eastward, claims South Korea
Jan 14, 2022, at 07:44 pm
Seoul\Pyongyang: South Korean Military on Friday said North Korea has fired two suspected ballistic missiles eastward, media reports said.
Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate sees nine-fold spike in one month
Jan 14, 2022, at 03:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate has increased by nine-fold in just one month as over 3,000 cases were reported on Thursday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 50 pct factories have stopped functioning as market drops
Jan 14, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Chamber of Industry and Mines as said nearly 50 percent of factories have halted operations due to banking problems and the lack of raw materials as well as the drop in market demand.
Prince Andrew stripped of military honors after sexual assault allegations
Jan 14, 2022, at 02:28 pm
London/UNI: Prince Andrew, the son of Queen Elizabeth II, has been stripped of his military rank and royal patronage after facing allegations of sexual assault, Buckingham Palace's press service said on Thursday.
Prince Andrew gives up military titles, patronages facing sexual assault charge: Buckingham Palace
Jan 14, 2022, at 05:55 am
London/IBNS: Queen Elizabeth II's second son Prince Andrew, who is facing a US civil case related to sexual assault, has given up his honorary military titles, the Buckingham Palace said in a stament on Thursday.
Canada: Ontario Provincial Police investigates use of fake toonies in Hawkesbury
Jan 14, 2022, at 05:04 am
Toronto/IBNS: An investigation has been launched by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on counterfeit two-dollar coins after OPP discovered them being used to purchase items at a store in Hawkesbury, Eastern Ontario.
Ontario not to follow Quebec's proposal of taxing the unvaccinated: Premier Doug Ford
Jan 14, 2022, at 04:40 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford while touring a vaccination site at the Toronto Zoo has said that Ontario would not follow Quebec's policy of taxing unvaccinated people.
Canada: Unvaccinated Quebecers without medical exemptions to pay health tax, says Quebec Premier
Jan 13, 2022, at 05:35 am
Quebec/IBNS: Health tax will be imposed on Quebecers who refuse to get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks, Premier François Legault has announced at a news conference.
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:49 am
Kathmandu, Nepal: People in Nepal have started demonstrating against China in the country to protest against the controversial approaches and pressure exerted by Beijing on Kathmandu.
Pakistan Peoples Party expects thousand will participate in Feb 27 long march
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:36 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has said it expects to see thousands of activists from Karachi city to be participating in the Karachi-to-Islamabad long march scheduled to kick off on Feb 27 against the federal government of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Toronto Police Service Board unanimously approves 2.3 pct increased 2022 operating budget
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:21 am
Toronto/IBNS: The 2022 budget proposals for the Toronto Police Service (TPS) operating and capital budgets had been unanimously approved by the TPS Board's special meeting essentially allowing maintenance of its current staffing levels and promoting important police reform work for community safety.
Pakistan Telecom ministry’s subsidiary refuses to launch projects in GB, PoK
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:15 am
Islamabad: The Universal Service Fund (USF), a subsidiary of the federal information technology ministry, has refused to introduce telecom projects in Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), stating that these two areas are constitutionally not part of the country.
UK PM Boris Johnson apologizes for attending Downing Street garden party during lockdown
Jan 13, 2022, at 03:09 am
London/UNI/Xinhua: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a Downing Street garden party in London during the country's first lockdown in 2020.
Afghan women demonstrate in Kabul against Taliban restrictions
Jan 13, 2022, at 01:42 am
Kabul: A large number of women demonstrated in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Tuesday against the restrictions imposed on them by the Taliban-run government, media reports said on Wednesday.