Six Brazilians killed in rockslide
Jan 09, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Brasília/UNI/Xinhua: At least six people died, 32 people were injured and about 20 are missing after several giant rocks collapsed from a geological canyon and fell onto four boats on Furnas Lake in Brazil's southeast Minas Gerais state, rescue teams said on Saturday.
US: Shooter kills 1, injures 2 in Texas
Jan 09, 2022, at 02:08 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: A suspect is at large after shooting one person dead while leaving two others wounded on Saturday morning at an after-hours club in southwest Houston, the largest city of south central US state of Texas, authorities said on Sunday.
Saudi princess released after being jailed without charge for 3 yrs
Jan 09, 2022, at 08:09 am
Riyadh: Saudi authorities have released a princess and her daughter after incarcerating them without charge for nearly three years in the capital, media reports said citing a human rights group.
US: Mother held for locking son in car boot in Texas
Jan 09, 2022, at 07:41 am
Texas/UNI: A mother in the US was arrested after she reportedly locked her Covid positive son in a car boot to protect herself from the virus while going to a testing site, media reports said.
Jan 09, 2022, at 05:36 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has slammed Pakistan for attempts made to murder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman inside the prison during the nation's celebration of its freedom.
Pakistan: Heavy snow leaves 21 people stranded in their cars dead in Murree
Jan 09, 2022, at 12:07 am
Murree: As many as 21 people, including children, died as heavy snow trapped them inside their vehicles in Pakistan's Murree mountainous resort town.
Gas suspension to Punjab: Pakistan loses textile exports worth USD 250m
Jan 08, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has lost textile exports of USD 250 million in December amid gas supply closure to the sector in Punjab for 15 days, media reports said on Saturday.
Turkish Minister Solaiman Salu reviews Rohingya camp in Bangladesh
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Turkish Home Minister Solaiman Salu has reached Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar to review the Rohingya camp.
PoJK raises voice against interference in governance
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Islamabad: The subjugated voice of people of Pakistan occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoJK) is gradually finding an outlet outside Pakistan.
Afghanistan: IRC warns 90 percent health centre may shut down in Afghanistan by 2022 end
Jan 08, 2022, at 09:14 pm
Kabul: International Rescue Committee has unveiled its latest report where a warning has been issued that up to 90 percent of health centers in Afghanistan might shut down by the end of 2022.
Afghanistan: Taliban put up posters across Kabul, asking women to cover up
Jan 08, 2022, at 08:55 pm
Kabul: The Taliban members of Afghanistan have put up posters across Kabul where they directed women to cover up.
Myanmar: WFP plans to aid 4 million through 2022
Jan 08, 2022, at 07:40 pm
New York: Ten months since the military takeover in February 2021, food insecurity in Myanmar has risen sharply, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Release of detainees a ‘significant confidence-building step’ in Ethiopia: UN chief
Jan 08, 2022, at 07:32 pm
New York: The Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a “significant confidence-building step”.
Afghanistan: Kabul residents complain about uneven distribution of aid
Jan 08, 2022, at 05:19 am
Kabul: Residents of Kabul city have complained they are witnessing “unfair distribution” of aid.
Durand Line: Pakistan military says fencing will be completed soon
Jan 08, 2022, at 05:15 am
Islamabad: Pakistan military has said it would complete the fencing along the Durand Line.
Torkham land dispute: Protesting tribesmen claim stopping construction work
Jan 08, 2022, at 05:11 am
Islamabad: The Khugakhel tribesmen recently protested in Pakistan's Landikotal area and stopped the National Logistics Cell (NLC) from undertaking the construction work, which was underway at Torkham border.
China: 16 killed, 10 injured in canteen blast
Jan 08, 2022, at 04:31 am
Chongqing/UNI/Xinhua: Sixteen people were killed and 10 injured, one critically, after a blast rocked a canteen of a subdistrict office in Wulong District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality at noon Friday.
COVID strategy: China set to remain closed for all of 2022
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:19 am
Beijing: Goldman Sachs Group Inc group has said China's border restriction will remain for the entirety of 2022 as the country gears up for important international events, such as the Winter Olympics.
Chinese person pleads guilty to economic espionage conspiracy
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:12 am
Beijing: Xiang Haitao, 44, a Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty recently to conspiracy to commit economic espionage, said the US Department of Justice.
Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from certain sporting activities
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:07 am
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned sporting activities for women in the country.
Pakistan Military official says border fencing with Afghanistan will remain
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:03 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Army this week vowed to continue beefing up the fence on the disputed borders with Afghanistan despite recent tensions with the Taliban.
Jan 08, 2022, at 12:00 am
Islamabad: A report compiled by the scrutiny committee of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has found that PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) received funding from foreign nationals and companies, under-reported funds and concealed dozens of its bank accounts.
Large number of Pakistanis purchased cryptocurrency worth $5 crore in just six months: Reports
Jan 07, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad: A large number of Pakistani people have purchased cryptocurrency worth $5 crores in just six months, causing the country's investigative agency to look into the matter, media reports said.
Pakistan targeting its Sikh minority population: Reports
Jan 07, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, a Islam majority nation, is systematically targeting the Sikh minorities to hurt their sentiments, media reports said.
Pakistan President Alvi tests COVID19 positive
Jan 07, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has tested positive for COVID-19.
North Korea to boycott 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Jan 07, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Pyongyang/UNI/Sputnik: North Korea will not take part in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over the activities of "hostile forces" and the COVID-19 pandemic, the stare-run KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
Blast hits canteen in China, 20 trapped
Jan 07, 2022, at 08:28 pm
Beijing: A blast hit a canteen of a subdistrict office in Wulong District of China on Friday left at least 20 people trapped under the debris.
UN urges restraint in Kazakhstan, with dozens reportedly killed
Jan 07, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: Amid alarming reports of deadly violence in Kazakhstan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Asia have called for restraint and dialogue.
55 journalists killed in 2021, impunity ‘alarmingly widespread’ – UNESCO
Jan 07, 2022, at 05:11 pm
New York: Fifty-five journalists and media professionals were killed last year, latest UN data showed on Thursday, with nearly nine in 10 killings since 2006 still unresolved.
Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021
Jan 07, 2022, at 04:48 pm
New York: The UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with the previous year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) informed on Thursday.