South Sudan faces ‘make or break’ year on road to lasting peace
Mar 07, 2023, at 09:17 pm
New York: South Sudan sits at a critical crossroad, with swift action needed to quell chronic intercommunal clashes, ramp up assistance to ever more communities in need, and advance progress towards a durable peace, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire amid complete impunity
Mar 07, 2023, at 09:10 pm
New York: The human rights situation in Eritrea remains dire against of backdrop of “complete” impunity for State security and defence forces, the UN’s deputy human rights chief said on Monday.
Peru: UN experts call for end to violence during demonstrations
Mar 07, 2023, at 08:52 pm
New York: Continuing violence against political protesters in Peru must stop, UN-appointed independent experts insisted on Monday, amid allegations of repression and arbitrary killings by State security forces.
Australian space industry warns about possible Chinese satellite surveillance
Mar 07, 2023, at 08:38 pm
Canberra: Australia's space industry has warned about China's increasing surveillance activities.
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir education department makes hijab mandatory for female teachers, students
Mar 07, 2023, at 04:05 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s education department has made the Islamic head dress hijab compulsory for female students and teachers in co-education institutions.
Afghanistan: Women students protest outside Kabul University as males return to classrooms
Mar 07, 2023, at 03:43 pm
Kabul: Women gathered outside Kabul University to protest against the Taliban's ban on female education in the war-torn nation and urged male students to reject attending the new academic session which commenced on Monday.
More than 850,000 Syrian, Turkish children displaced by earthquakes
Mar 07, 2023, at 02:54 pm
New York: One month on from the two catastrophic earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria, more than 850,000 children remain displaced after being forced from their damaged or destroyed homes amid millions in dire need of aid, UN agencies said.
Canada international trade minister announces expansion of CAN Health Network to Quebec, other parts
Mar 07, 2023, at 03:09 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Mary Ng, Canadian Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced the expansion of Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network to Quebec and remote communities, a news release has said.
Mar 06, 2023, at 11:58 pm
Pakistani authorities have deployed 1500 policemen belonging to the Special Security Unit to provide security to Chinese nationals working on different projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: 68 police officers suspended for ‘insubordination’ in Balochistan
Mar 06, 2023, at 11:52 pm
Islamabad/Quetta: Balochistan Inspector General of Police Abdul Khaliq Sheikh has suspended 68 police officers for failing to comply with his orders, local media reports of Pakistan said on Friday.
Mar 06, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Kabul: Farmers in Samdrup Jongkhar town of Bhutan are currently able to fetch good prices for their ginger cultivation ever since the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's plea seeking suspension of arrest warrant rejected
Mar 06, 2023, at 10:56 pm
Islamabad: A district and sessions court of Islamabad on Monday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s plea seeking the suspension of the non-bailable arrest warrant issued for him in the Toshakhana case.
Bangladesh: Three college students die due to road mishap in Sirajganj
Mar 06, 2023, at 09:25 pm
Sirajganj: At least three students died when a car ran over their motorcycle in Bangladesh's Sirajganj town on Monday.
Pakistan: Nine Balochistan Constabulary personnel die in bomb attack
Mar 06, 2023, at 07:29 pm
Quetta: At least nine Balochistan Constabulary (BC) personnel died in a bomb attack in Pakistan's Bolan region on Monday.
No more excuses; Guterres calls for ‘revolution of support’ to aid world’s least developed countries
Mar 06, 2023, at 03:08 pm
New York: World leaders are gathered in Doha, Qatar, for a major UN conference seeking to accelerate sustainable development where international assistance is most needed to unlock the full potential of the world’s most vulnerable countries and help put them on the path towards prosperity.
Ground-breaking exhibit on slavery gives new generation 'hope for humanity'
Mar 06, 2023, at 02:37 pm
New York: A grain of rice, a golden collar, and a three-metre-long heavy wooden brace to trap ankles and necks shape part of a unique, interactive exhibit on slavery that just opened at UN Headquarters.
Bangladesh: Miscreants chop off Islamic speaker's tongue
Mar 06, 2023, at 02:11 pm
Dhaka: A group of unidentified miscreants attacked an Islamic speaker and even chopped off his tongue in Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria area on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Thousands left homeless after fire breaks out at Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar
Mar 06, 2023, at 04:34 am
Cox's Bazar: As many as 2,000 shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh, leaving a large number of people homeless, media reports said on Sunday.
Britain's first female Sikh Member of Parliament receives threatening e-mail, security heightened
Mar 06, 2023, at 03:56 am
London: Britain's first female Sikh Member of Parliament, Preet Kaur Gill, said her security has been beefed up after receiving an e-mail warning.
Pakistan: PTI chief Imran comes down hard on ‘institutions’ amid his arrest controversy
Mar 06, 2023, at 03:24 am
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday came down hard on the “state institutions” amid the arrest controversy in the Toshakhana case registered against him.
Greece: Athens witnesses protest after deadly train crash
Mar 06, 2023, at 02:54 am
Athens: At least 10,000 people are protesting in the Greek capital Athens to demand a proper investigation into this week's deadly train crash, an RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday.
Peru: Authorities say attacks on police station, military base leave 27 injured
Mar 06, 2023, at 12:32 am
Lima: Several hundred protesters have attacked a police station, a military base and a courthouse in southeast Peru, injuring at least 27 people, including seven civilians, the Peruvian Defense Ministry and the Ministry of the Interior said on Sunday.
China to increase defence budget by 7.2 pct
Mar 06, 2023, at 12:24 am
Beijing: China on Sunday announced the draft budget where the country said it will increase the annual defence budget by 7.2 percent.
Bangladesh: Fire breaks out at Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar, no injury
Mar 06, 2023, at 12:08 am
Authorities have brought the fire, which broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya region in Bangladesh, under control, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistan: 2 die as blast rocks Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mar 05, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Islamabad: Two people were killed, and three others injured when a bomb went off in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police sources said.
Bangladesh: Explosion rocks Dhaka's Science Lab, three die
Mar 05, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Dhaka: At least three people died and dozens of others were injured as an explosion occurred at a building in Dhaka's Science Lab area on Sunday morning, media reports said.
Pakistan: Container-Truck collision in DI Khan leaves five people dead
Mar 05, 2023, at 10:17 pm
Islamabad: Two children were among five people who died on Saturday when a truck collided with a container near Mughal Kot police station in Dera Ismail Khan region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Mar 05, 2023, at 01:32 am
Sarajevo: Pro-democracy protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' was recently played during a sports event in Bosnia and Herzegovina, instead of China's official 'March of the Volunteers' anthem.
China: Health experts issue alert as seasonal influenza cases spike
Mar 05, 2023, at 01:28 am
Beijing: The recent COVID-19 surge is slowly waning in China but the country is currently witnessing a spike in seasonal influenza cases.
Mar 05, 2023, at 01:16 am
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) recently took responsibility for the attack on Pakistani security forces and communication towers in Mastung and Panjgur areas, media reports said.