Afghanistan: At least 32 dead, dozens injured in Shiite mosque blast in Kandahar
Oct 16, 2021, at 12:43 am
Kabul: A powerful explosion rocked a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar during prayers on Friday, killing at least 32 people and leaving more than 50 others wounded, AFP reported citing local health officials.
Oct 15, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Chittagong: Hindu leaders decided to call a half-day strike to protest in Chittagong city of Bangladesh against the vandalism of JM Sen Hall’s Durga Puja venue by a group of men.
Afghanistan: Blast hits Shia mosque in Kandahar, 16 die
Oct 15, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Kandahar: At least 16 people died and 32 others were injured as a blast rocked a Shia mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, media reports said.
LinkedIn to close ops in China over restrictive regulations
Oct 15, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Sunnyvale/Sputnik: Microsoft Corp. LinkedIn says it has decided to close the social network function of its platform in China due to tougher censorship regulations.
Queen Elizabeth II irritated at lack of action on climate change
Oct 15, 2021, at 09:44 pm
London/Sputnik: Queen Elizabeth II of England has been caught on camera apparently sharing her irritation at the lack of action from world leaders on climate change, the UK media reported on Friday.
56 arrested in South Africa for holding officials hostage
Oct 15, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Johannesburg/Xinhua: A total of 56 veterans were arrested on Thursday night after South African police rescued three officials who were held hostage.
Colombians cling tenaciously to peace gains, Security Council hears
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:46 pm
New York: Five years after an historic Peace Agreement was reached in Colombia, the process continues to show the benefits of ending the conflict through negotiation and keeping victims at the heart of the discussion moving forward.
UN calls for end to violence in Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:43 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate end to violence in Lebanon following deadly sectarian violence in the capital, Beirut, surrounding the on-going investigation into the August 2020 blasts in the port area.
Yemen: Dialogue and compromise ‘only way forward’
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:39 pm
New York: A comprehensive negotiated political settlement is needed to end the violence in Yemen “once and for all”, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday.
Paraguay violated indigenous rights, UN committee rules in landmark decision
Oct 15, 2021, at 06:33 pm
New York: Paraguay’s failure to prevent the toxic contamination of indigenous people’s traditional lands by commercial farming violates their rights and their sense of “home”, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a landmark ruling on Wednesday.
When disaster strikes, developing countries still too vulnerable
Oct 15, 2021, at 06:28 pm
New York: Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience has many benefits, beyond saving lives and livelihoods.
Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban govt warns PIA, Kam Air over hiking flight prices
Oct 15, 2021, at 04:30 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Administration, which is now controlled by Taliban, said that Pakistan’s PIA and Afghanistan’s Kam Air will be banned to conduct flights from Kabul to Islamabad if they do not charge the same price as they did prior to their takeover, media reports said.
Former US President Bill Clinton admitted to hospital
Oct 15, 2021, at 04:13 pm
Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to hospital for a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream, media reports said.
Canada-US land border is reopening, but Canadians with mixed vaccines are facing uncertainty
Oct 15, 2021, at 05:13 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The welcome news of reopening of Canada-US border in early November brings with it an uncertainty to several Canadians who have had mixed vaccines of Covid-19.
Lebanese army looking for people who attacked protesters in Beirut post explosions
Oct 14, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Beirut/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Lebanese military is looking for criminals who opened fire at protesters in Beirut on Thursday.
Taliban delegation departs for Ankara to meet senior Turkish officials
Oct 14, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: A Taliban delegation led by senior leader Amir Khan Muttaqi has departed for Turkey.
Russia confirms record 31,299 COVID cases in past 24 hours: Response center
Oct 14, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia confirmed a record high of 31,299 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 28,717 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,892,980, the federal response center said on Thursday.
US plans to reopen land border to fully vaccinated Canadians from next month
Oct 14, 2021, at 03:31 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Senior United States (U.S.) officials announced Tuesday night that starting early November, the country would allow fully vaccinated Canadians to enter the at land and ferry border crossings, which have been closed for non-essential travel since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
North Korea traders smuggling coal to China: Reports
Oct 14, 2021, at 01:48 am
North Korean trading companies are defying international nuclear sanctions and selling coal to China, media reports said.
Seoul mulls compensation for owner of phone number shown in Netflix show Squid Game
Oct 14, 2021, at 12:54 am
Seoul/UNI/Sputnik: South Korean government may provide compensation to the person whose real phone number was exposed in the Netflix hit series Squid Game, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday citing a senior government official.
PTI lacks capacity, vision to govern country: Jamaat-i-Islami chief
Oct 14, 2021, at 12:05 am
Islamabad: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq slammed Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and said it lacks capacity and vision to put the economy on track as bad governance, unemployment and inflation have brought endless miseries to the life of the people.
Russian security official warns illegal arms trade may skyrocket due to Afghan quandary
Oct 13, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Moscow: Deputy Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Alexander Venediktov on Tuesday warned illegal arms trade may spike amid conflict in Afghanistan.
Hong Kong: Arrests under Security Law, a serious concern
Oct 13, 2021, at 05:45 pm
New York: The arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and woman human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung, on charges of “incitement to subversion” and being a foreign agent, is a source of “deep concern” four UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday.
Alert over spike in security operations against Libya migrants
Oct 13, 2021, at 04:54 pm
Migrants and asylum seekers in Libya have been facing increasingly heavy-handed treatment from targeted security operations, that have resulted in at least one death and a steep increase in detentions.
Afghanistan crisis worsening as temperatures drop, warns UNHCR
Oct 13, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New York: The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people there, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Alibaba founder Jack Ma resurfaces in Hong Kong: Reports
Oct 13, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Hong Kong: Alibaba founder billionaire Jack Ma, who remained mostly out of public view ever since a regulatory clampdown started on his business empire late last year, is currently present in Hong Kong, media reports said.
China carries out beach landing, assault drills in province opposite Taiwan
Oct 13, 2021, at 07:51 am
China’s military said on Monday it had carried out beach landing and assault drills in the province directly across the sea from Taiwan, an incident which occurred amid growing conflicts between the two regions.
Largest external debt stocks: Pakistan stands among top 10 nations
Oct 13, 2021, at 07:46 am
Islamabad: Pakistan has found its place among top ten nations that possess the largest external debt stocks and became eligible for the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Pakistan’s partisan role during US polls annoyed Joe Biden, claims former minister
Oct 13, 2021, at 07:41 am
Islamabad: Pakistan’s partisan role in favour of former US President Donald Trump during the last US election campaign annoyed incumbent president John Biden, said former Pakistan Interior Minister Abdul Rehman Malik.
Media Authority Bill: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists warns of long march
Oct 13, 2021, at 07:33 am
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) President Shehzada Zulfiqar has warned that a long march will be held if the PM Imran Khan-led government fails to accept their charter of demands.