Pakistan's Lahore city is most polluted city: Report
Dec 04, 2021, at 01:55 am
Islamabad: Lahore, the capital city of Punjab Province in Pakistan has once again topped as the most polluted cities in the world with a hazardous Air Quality Index of 999 on Friday.
Sindh Assembly Speaker arrested outside Pakistan Supreme Court in disproportionate assets case
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday arrested Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani from outside the Pakistan Supreme Court building after the court ordered him to surrender before the anti-graft body.
Scientists warn border bans too late to stop Omicron variant spread, hold back studies: Report
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:49 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: Scientists have warned that new travel restrictions are ineffective against the Omicron coronavirus strain and risk slowing down studies of the variant, according to a report by the journal Nature.
Mob in Pakistan's Sialkot burns to death Sri Lankan factory manager on blasphemy charge
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Sialkot: A mob in Pakistan's Sialkot area on Friday tortured a Sri Lankan man to death and then burned his body on charges of blasphemy, media reports said.
Taiwanese legislators demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Taipei, Taiwan: Legislators from Taiwan’s New Power Party (NPP) have called for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, owing to China's human rights violations in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, media reports said.
Protest in Pakistan's Gwadar: Additional police force deployed to control agitators
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:04 pm
Balochistan, Pakistan/IBNS: Balochistan police have issued orders to send 5,500 police officers to Gwadar from other districts to maintain peace and security in the region where people are protesting for more than a week.
China decides to suspend hybrid energy project in 3 Sri Lankan islands close to TN coast
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Colombo/UNI: China has decided to suspend a proposed hybrid energy project in three Sri Lankan islands off the Jaffna peninsula, close to the Tamil Nadu coast, due to “security concerns” from a third party, months after India was reported to have protested the awarding of the tender to a Chinese firm.
Afghanistan's GDP may shrink by 20 pc
Dec 03, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Kabul: The value of Afghanistan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is forecast to likely contract further by several billions, as per a UN body report.
Croatia: Decades after Balkan wars, UN expert urges new push for justice
Dec 03, 2021, at 10:56 pm
New York: Following armed conflict from1991 to 1994 in Croatia and the rest of former Yugoslavia, that triggered increased radicalization and hate speech, an independent UN human rights expert urged the authorities on Thursday to redouble efforts towards full justice for victims and survivors.
Violence in Cameroon, impacting over 700,000 children shut out of school
Dec 03, 2021, at 10:49 pm
New York: Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence in Cameroon, according to an analysis released by the UN humanitarian arm, OCHA, on Thursday.
‘Turning point’ reached for survivors of ISIL crimes in Iraq, Security Council hear
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:48 pm
New York: The international community has reached a “turning point” in pursuing justice for atrocities committed by the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq, the new head of a special UN investigative team told the Security Council in New York on Thursday.
‘Bodyright’ campaign launched, to end rise in gender-based violence online
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:41 pm
New York: Corporate logos and Intellectual Property (IP) receive “greater protection online than we do as human beings”, the UN’s women’s health agency that works to end gender-based violence, UNFPA, said on Thursday, launching a new bodyright campaign to help shield bodies and minds from cyber violence.
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New York: Lack of opportunities, gangs, organized crime, the ravages of the pandemic and climate change, have triggered the displacement of nearly one million people in Mexico and Central America in recent years.
Emergency aid needs set to rise by 17% to assist 274 million, UN humanitarians warn
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:30 pm
New York: A total of 274 million people worldwide will need emergency aid and protection in 2022, a 17 per cent increase compared with this year, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:02 pm
Belgrade, Serbia/IBNS: The Pakistan embassy in Serbia on Friday openly criticized the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for not paying salary to the embassy staff for the last three months.
Boris Johnson gets COVID-19 booster shot
Dec 03, 2021, at 03:16 pm
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received his COVID-19 vaccine shot and urged people to get themselves the same.
China finances coal power plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina despite its climate pledge
Dec 03, 2021, at 07:28 am
Washington: China is financing coal power plants in Bosnia and Herzegovina, despite making pledges to reduce carbon emissions, Asian News International (ANI) reported.
China wants to make sure that Uyghur genocide is never discussed: Human rights lawyer
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:50 am
London: Irish-British human rights lawyer Emma Reilly, a whistleblower who was fired after warning her bosses at the United Nations Human Rights office that China was getting information on dissidents coming to speak at the world body, has said Beijing does not want Uyghur genocide issue is ever discussed at the UN.
Chinese authorities restrict what Tibetan children read about Dalai Lama
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:31 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities in Qinghai province have started restricting Tibetan children about what they read about spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Taliban fails to secure UN seat
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:17 am
Kabul: The Taliban received a jolt from the United Nations (UN) Accreditation Committee as the current Taliban rulers of Afghanistan were not approved a seat at the world body.
Pakistan's trade deficit hits all-time high in November
Dec 03, 2021, at 05:09 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan witnessed a massive rise of 162.4 percent in trade deficit during the November month of the current fiscal year.
UN headquarters in New York cordoned off after man seen outside with gun
Dec 03, 2021, at 04:35 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations headquarters in New York was cordoned off on Thursday during a police stand-off with a person who reportedly held a gun outside the venue.
EU launches €300bn bid to counter Chinese influence
Dec 03, 2021, at 04:23 am
Brussels: The European Union (EU) has revealed a detailed €300 billion ($340 billion) global investment plan, described as a response to China’s Belt and Road strategy.
Global displacement rising despite lockdowns that kept billions grounded
Dec 03, 2021, at 02:27 am
There was a dramatic increase in internal displacement due to disasters, conflict and violence in 2020, but global mobility overall, ground to a halt due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
WFP appeals for greater support for Afghanistan as hunger increases
Dec 03, 2021, at 02:18 am
New York: With millions in Afghanistan facing starvation as winter arrives, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday urged countries to put politics aside and step up support to avert a potential catastrophe.
China's predatory actions in South East Asia are backfiring: IFFRAS
Dec 03, 2021, at 12:05 am
Beijing: China’s intimidating attitude, particularly over the South China Sea issue, is backfiring as the countries in Southeast Asia have taken exception to Beijing's stance, according to a report by Canada-based think tank International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS).
Pakistan: Gwadar residents continue their protests for 17th day
Dec 02, 2021, at 06:32 am
Thousands of people continued their demonstration in Pakistan's Gwadar city for the 17th continued day as they demanded for clean drinking water and an end to "trawler mafia", among many other needs, media reports said.
Women and girls at high risk of being pushed into modern slavery
Dec 02, 2021, at 04:20 am
New York: Women and children are at high risk of being pushed into contemporary forms of slavery, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
Despite COVID-19 connectivity boost, world’s poorest left far behind
Dec 02, 2021, at 03:57 am
New York: Some 2.9 billion people still have never used the internet, and 96 per cent live in developing countries, a new UN report has found. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the estimated number of people who have gone online this year actually went up, to 4.9 billion, partially because of a “COVID connectivity boost”.
Seven injured as train goes off rails in northern Italy - Reports
Dec 02, 2021, at 02:22 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Seven people sustained light injuries when a commuter train went off the rails in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, media reported on Wednesday.