Pakistan registers 1,308 new COVID-19 cases, 54 more deaths
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan on Monday confirmed 1,308 new COVID-19 cases and 54 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday.
UN looks to address ‘unprecedented catastrophic levels’ of food insecurity
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:30 pm
New York: The world currently faces unprecedented catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity, according to UN agencies, and around $6.6 billion is needed urgently, to support 41 million in danger of sliding into famine.
At UN trade meeting, Guterres urges ‘quantum leap in support’ for vulnerable nations
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:26 pm
New York: Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic must be sustainable and inclusive, Secretary-General António Guterres said in remarks to a major UN trade conference which opened on Monday in Barbados, unveiling “an urgent four-point debt crisis action plan.”
Libya: War crimes likely committed since 2016, UN probe finds
Oct 05, 2021, at 06:42 pm
New York: War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including by external actors, a Human Rights Council-appointed probe said on Monday.
70 percent media outlets stopped working in Afghanistan amid Taliban takeover: Reports
Oct 05, 2021, at 05:33 pm
Kabul: National Association of Journalists (NAJ) in Kabul has said in Afghanistan 70 percent of media outlets have stopped working due to financial problems as the Taliban took over the country on Aug 15.
Afghanistan: Airspace revenue drops, airline industry struggles amid Taliban takeover
Oct 05, 2021, at 05:02 pm
Experts say the recent suspension of flights has harmed the airline industry and the closing of Afghan airspace has caused revenue to plummet.
Afghanistan: Displaced mom sells infant to treat sick daughter
Oct 05, 2021, at 04:53 pm
Kabul: A displaced Afghan mother, who is driven by poverty, was forced to sell her infant to treat her 13-year-old daughter who is sick.
Oct 05, 2021, at 04:40 pm
Brussels: Belgian senator Philip Dewinter recently said the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan allegedly with the help of Pakistan is a 'big military and security threat' to the world.
More people than usual used the platform, Twitter tells users following outrage
Oct 05, 2021, at 02:43 pm
New York: The problems that Twitter users experienced earlier on Monday have been caused by an unusually high number of people using the social media company's services after a score of US social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, went down.
Sorry for the disruption today: Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook outrage
Oct 05, 2021, at 02:04 pm
New York: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Monday night said 'sorry' to the users of the popular social media platform as it went down for several hours.
Pandora Papers Leak: Over 700 Pakistanis, including names from Pak PM Imran Khan's Cabinet, feature
Oct 05, 2021, at 12:36 am
Islamabad: Names of over 700 Pakistanis have come up in the latest leak called Pandora Papers, which features a huge tranche of leaked data on offshore companies that is larger in size and scope than the Panama Papers.
Japan's Fumio Kishida takes charge as new PM
Oct 04, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Tokyo: Japan's Fumio Kishida on Monday took charge as the new Prime Minister of the country at a time when he will need to fight to recover the nation from COVID-19 pandemic challenge.
Oct 04, 2021, at 11:15 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Sunday said he was committed to ensuring that the Organisation is a place where “youth voices are heard, and their ideas lead”, as he spent the day in Barbados which tomorrow hosts a major UN conference on trade and development, focused on the need to build a global green economy and recover equitably from the COVID-19 pandemic.
UN chief condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali
Oct 04, 2021, at 10:59 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has condemned an attack against peacekeepers in Mali on Saturday which left one Egyptian ‘blue helmet’ dead, and four others seriously injured.
Fumio Kishida becomes new Japan PM
Oct 04, 2021, at 06:52 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Former Japan Defence Minister Fumio Kishida became the new Prime Minister of the country, succeeding Yoshihide Suga.
China's Evergrande suspending Hong Kong stock exchange trading
Oct 04, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: China's second largest property developer, Evergrande Group, is suspending trading in its shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Prophet Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks dies in road mishap: Reports
Oct 04, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Stockholm: Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who is known for his sketch of the Prophet Muhammad that had earlier triggered controversy, has died in a traffic accident, media reports said.
US expresses concern over China’s 'provocative military activity' near Taiwan
Oct 04, 2021, at 12:55 am
Washington: The US government on Sunday expressed concern over China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan.
Afghanistan: Blast hits near Kabul mosque, many casualties feared
Oct 04, 2021, at 12:35 am
Kabul: Many people are feared to have died as a blast occurred close to the gate of Eid Gah Mosque in Afghanistan capital city Kabul on Sunday afternoon, said deputy minister for Taliban government's culture and information ministry Zabihullah Mujahid.
UyghurGenocide: More than 2000 people demonstrate in Paris against China
Oct 04, 2021, at 12:14 am
Paris: More than 2000 people gathered in Fench capital Paris on Saturday to raise their voice against the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party.
Refugee Leader Killing: Bangladeshi court sends two suspects to 3-day remand
Oct 03, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Cox's Bazar: A local Bangladeshi court on Sunday sent two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of Rohingya refugee leader Mohib Ullah at a refugee camp in Ukhiya to three days police custody, media reports said.
Pakistan: Five security personnel die in terror attack
Oct 03, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Spinwam: At least five Pakistani security personnel died as terrorists targeted their vehicle in North Waziristan's Spinwam area on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Road mishap in Islamabad leaves seven people dead
Oct 03, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Islamabad: At least seven people, including three women, died as the vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a drain in Pakistan's Islamabad city, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Targeted attack leaves four dead in Nangarhar
Oct 03, 2021, at 10:07 pm
Nangarhar: At least four people were killed in a target attack incident in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday, media reports said.
UN peacekeeper killed, 3 injured following mine explosion in northeastern Mali
Oct 03, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Bamkao/UNI/Xinhua: A United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeper was killed and three were seriously injured following the explosion of an improvised explosive device in the northeast of Mali, a UN official said.
Donald Trump moves court trying to get Twitter account reinstated
Oct 03, 2021, at 03:04 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Former US President Donald Trump has filed a complaint with a federal court, asking Twitter to temporarily restore his account while he pushes forward with efforts toward permanent reinstatement.
Joe Biden reiterates need for more vaccinations as COVID-19 death toll in US tops 700,000
Oct 03, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden says that the fact that the US death toll from the coronavirus infection has surpassed 700,000 means that more people need to get vaccinated in the country.
Taliban to deploy suicide bombers along Afghanistan’s borders: Reports
Oct 03, 2021, at 05:42 am
The Taliban have created an exclusive battalion of suicide bombers that will be deployed along the borders of Afghanistan, particularly in Badakhshan province.
Afghanistan: Journalist loses job as Taliban captures country, now makes bricks to feed family
Oct 03, 2021, at 05:39 am
An Afghanistan journalist is now forced to make bricks to feed his ten-member family after he lost his job as the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
NAB, FIA probing corruption in Islamabad airport construction: Pakistan Minister
Oct 03, 2021, at 05:36 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has informed the Senate that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) were separately probing the alleged corruption and irregularities in the construction of the New Islamabad International Airport.