Former British-Pakistani peer Lord Ahmed found guilty of child sex offences
Jan 06, 2022, at 07:18 am
London/IBNS: Former Labour peer Lord Ahmed has been found guilty of sexual offences against two children in the 1970s.
US: 13 dead in Philadelphia house fire
Jan 06, 2022, at 05:19 am
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: At least 13 people died and two were injured in United States's Philadelphia on Wednesday morning after fire broke out in a three-story apartment building, local authorities said.
Canada loses to US in first dispute under new Canada-US-Mexico Agreement on dairy imports
Jan 06, 2022, at 05:12 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada has lost to the US in the first-ever dispute case under the new North American trade agreement when a three-member panel agreed that Canada's imposition of complicated rules violated its promise to allow more dairy imports.
Jan 06, 2022, at 03:07 am
Swat, Pakistan/IBNS: A local Hindu delegation, led by Member of Parliament (MP) Ramesh Kumar, recently expressed displeasure over the condition of the civilian hospital in northwestern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
President Macron vows to 'hassle' France's unvaccinated
Jan 06, 2022, at 12:56 am
Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron has threatened to "piss off" people until everyone is vaccinated against Covid-19.
Taliban govt frees 40 inmates from Kandahar prison
Jan 05, 2022, at 11:04 pm
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has released 40 prisoners in Kandahar.
Bangladesh: Trawler capsizes on Dhaleshwari River after hit by launch, 12 missing
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:35 pm
Dhaka: A trawler capsized on Dhaleshwari River in Bangladesh's Narayanganj region after it was hit by a launch which left at least 12 people missing.
Harsh winter fuels ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:31 pm
New York: UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that a harsh winter in Afghanistan is aggravating already severe conditions faced by millions across the country.
UNICEF: Grim start to new year as 2 children are killed, 5 injured, in Syria
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:26 pm
New York: Warring parties should never attack children or the services they rely on, a senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Tuesday, following recent violence and disruption in Syria.
Bangladesh: Fire rips through COVID treatment centre for Myanmar refugees
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:19 pm
New York: A devastating fire has ripped through a COVID-19 treatment centre for Myanmar refugees sheltering in Bangladesh, UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Seven killed, 5 injured in fire, gas leakage accidents
Jan 05, 2022, at 09:11 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Seven people were killed and five others injured in two separate accidents in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, local media reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Punjab Health Minister tests COVID-19 positive
Jan 05, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab region Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Tuesday tested positive for COVID-19.
Pakistan: Smartcard registration drive for Afghan refugees ends
Jan 05, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: The first drive to verify data relating to around 1.4 million Afghan refugees on the move over past decade in Pakistan has been concluded, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
UN chief ‘encouraged’ by first joint statement from key nuclear armed States
Jan 05, 2022, at 07:03 pm
New York: The Secretary-General, António Guterres, has welcomed a joint statement issued on Monday by five nuclear armed States on the prevention of nuclear war and the avoidance of the arms race.
North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile' into sea
Jan 05, 2022, at 02:46 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile towards the East Sea, media reports said on Wednesday.
Canada: Quebec's imposition of curfew to protect healthcare system faces criticism
Jan 05, 2022, at 05:39 am
Montreal/IBNS: Quebec Premier François Legault alongside Health Minister Christian Dubé and public health director Horacio Arruda have announced in a news conference to impose a night curfew between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. effective Dec 31 amid rising COVID-19 cases.
Canada's Ontario announces new public health measures, restrictions amid rise of Omicron variant
Jan 05, 2022, at 04:27 am
Toronto/IBNS: A number of new public health measures were announced on Jan 3 during a news conference by the Ontario Premier Doug Ford joined by his ministers of health and finance, as well as Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, and Matthew Anderson, CEO of Ontario Health
Ontario government passes new laws to boost its economy
Jan 05, 2022, at 02:19 am
Toronto/IBNS: A number of new laws passed by the Ontario Government such as the staycation tax credit, a boost to Ontario’s minimum wage, and Work-Life balance rules came into effect on Jan 1, 2022.
Hong Kong: Activist convicted over Tiananmen massacre
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Hong Kong/UNI: Hong Kong's pro-democracy activist Chow Hang Tung was on Tuesday sentenced for 15 months for organising vigil in 2021 to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.
We didn’t plan to assassinate Ashraf Ghani: Taliban govt's Deputy PM
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Kabul: Deputy Prime Minister of Taliban government in Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, has claimed the insurgents had no plan to assassinate ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani when they took control over Kabul in mid-August last year.
Afghanistan: Taliban shuts down women's baths in northern Balkh province
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has started taking various measures to control the lives of eves in the nation and the latest measure being closure of all general baths for women in an Afghan province.
Afghanistan: Businesses in Kandahar planning to move to Iran, Pakistan
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Kandahar, Afghanistan: Kandahar’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said factory owners, who are currently operating from Afghanistan, are planning to move their business operations to Iran or Pakistan, media reports said.
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Beijing: A landslide in China's Bijie city has killed 14 people, authorities said on Tuesday.
Imran Khan launches Pakistan-China Business Investment Forum
Jan 04, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the Pak-China Business Investment Forum which is aimed at increasing information exchange and promoting communication between businesses of the two countries.
Clash in Pakistan university leaves 18 injured
Jan 04, 2022, at 10:47 pm
Islamabad: At least 18 students of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) were injured after a clash erupted between a group affiliated with Islami Jamiat-i-Talaba (IJT) and Pashtoon Council, according to media reports on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Lawyers threaten strike
Jan 04, 2022, at 10:45 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and other bar associations have threatened a boycott of all court proceedings if Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed doesn't postpone the elevation of Justice Ayesha A. Malik of the Lahore High Court to the Supreme Court.
Chinese company intensifies fight with Sri Lanka over rejected fertiliser
Jan 04, 2022, at 10:40 pm
Colombo: A Chinese fertiliser company has intensified its fight with Sri Lanka over rejection of its fertiliser shipment by Colombo and has even proposed imposing tough economic and trade sanctions, the Daily Mirror reported.
Bangladesh: Fire sweeps through shanty, three die
Jan 04, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Dhaka: Fire swept through a shack at a slum in Uttara region of Bangladesh capital Dhaka which left at least three people dead, media reports said on Tuesday.
COVID-19 cases detected: China locks down city of more than a million people
Jan 04, 2022, at 10:33 pm
Yuzhou: Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown in Yuzhou city of Henan Province on Monday after detection of three asymptomatic Covid cases on Sunday, media reports said.
Taliban now plans to include suicide bombers in their Army
Jan 04, 2022, at 07:38 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban government of Afghanistan are going to add a special battalion of suicide attackers to be part of their future army, media reports said on Tuesday.