China-funded bridge may raze coral reef in southern Philippines: Reports
Dec 04, 2022, at 04:55 am
Manila: A Chinese-funded bridge project which is likely to connect Davao city with Samal islands in the southern Philippines has put the coral reef ecosystem under threat.
Woman dies as 'rogue wave' hits Antarctic cruise ship
Dec 04, 2022, at 12:14 am
One passenger died when a 'rogue wave' hit their cruise ship near the southernmost tip of South America on an Antarctic cruise during a storm earlier this week, media reports said on Saturday.
Train with US military equipment derails in northern Greece
Dec 03, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Athens: A train with military equipment for US troops went off the rails near a port in the city of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece, the Greek Communist Party's (KKE) news portal 902.gr reported.
Uyghur activists demonstrate near Chinese Consulate in Istanbul
Dec 03, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Istanbul: Several Uyghur activists demonstrated near the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently.
China: Fire breaks out at factory, five die
Dec 03, 2022, at 09:50 pm
Nanjing: At least five people died and two others were hurt as a fire broke out at a construction site in Xuzhou city of China, media reports said on Saturday.
Dramatic increase in Andaman Sea crossings, warns UN refugee agency
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:52 pm
New York: UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, issued an alert over the dramatic increase in the number of people attempting to cross the Andaman Sea, from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Myanmar: Secretive military courts sentence scores of people to death
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: Since last year’s military coup in Myanmar, military courts have sentenced more than 130 people to death behind closed doors, the UN human rights chief said on Friday, following the latest convictions announced this week.
Ukraine rights probe condemns 'multiplying' impact of war on children
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:41 pm
New York: A top UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into potential rights abuses linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, outlined on Friday the “devastating” impact of the war on the country’s children.
UN health agency outlines ‘clear direction’ for reducing online violence against children
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:17 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on Friday aimed at helping stakeholders worldwide end the growing scourge of violence online against children.
Yemen: One person killed in mosque attack
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:11 pm
Cairo/UNI: One person died and 20 others were injured in a grenade attack at a mosque in Hadhramaut Governorate in eastern Yemen, a local government source told Sputnik.
China: Air traffic shrinks amid COVID lockdown, restrictions in several regions
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:02 pm
Beijing: China's air traffic movement is shrinking once again as lockdowns and several other restrictions have been imposed by authorities in different corners of the country to limit the Covid-19 surge.
Sri Lanka: Jaffna University VC refuses to sign MoU with China
Dec 03, 2022, at 05:54 pm
Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Jaffna University Vice Chancellor Sivakolundu Srisatkunarajah has refused to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between China’s State Agricultural University and University of Jaffna by stating that it has the hidden agenda of China to grab fertile lands under the pretext of development projects in the North and East.
Pakistan: Dir resident gets death, prison terms over blasphemy, other religious offences
Dec 03, 2022, at 05:31 pm
Peshawar: A Pakistani court has convicted a Lower Dir resident on the charges of committing blasphemy and other religious offences on social media and awarded death sentence, media reports said on Friday.
European Union reaches agreement on price cap on oil from at $60 per barrel
Dec 03, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Moscow: The European Union has reached an agreement on a $60 a barrel price cap for Russian oil after Poland dropped its objections.
Afghanistan: Key politician's office attacked in Kabul, 2 die
Dec 03, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan Islamic Political Party led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has confirmed his headquarters in Kabul city was attacked during Friday's prayer which left at least two attackers dead, media reports said.
Pakistani embassy in Kabul attacked, 1 hurt
Dec 03, 2022, at 02:38 pm
Kabul: Pakistan’s Head of Mission to Kabul Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani has escaped an assassination bid after the foreign office was attacked on Friday, media reports said.
Taliban defends banning of VOA, RFE/RL, USAGM CEO slams
Dec 03, 2022, at 01:37 am
Kabul: The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has defended banning FM radio broadcasts from two U.S.-funded news media, including the Voice of America (VOA), in Afghanistan, by alleging that they were offending local laws.
Pakistan: Suicide attack on police truck leaves four people dead, TTP claims responsibility
Dec 03, 2022, at 12:03 am
Quetta: A suicide attack on a police truck in Baleli area of Pakistan on Wednesday left four people dead and 24 others injured, media reports said on Friday.
Legacy of slavery still scars society, blocks progress says UN chief
Dec 02, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New York: The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade “reverberates to this day”, just as modern-day enslavement is growing, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
Saudi Arabia: Quash death sentence for Jordanian convicted of drug offences, urge UN experts
Dec 02, 2022, at 10:06 pm
New York: Thirteen independent UN human rights experts raised concerns on Thursday over the planned execution by authorities in Saudi Arabia of a 57-year-old Jordanian citizen convicted for carrying amphetamine pills across the border in 2014, reminding that drug offences “do not meet the threshold for most serious crimes”.
Brazil's president-elect Lula da Silva joins Koo
Dec 02, 2022, at 09:51 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Brazil’s President-elect Lula da Silva on Dec. 1 announced his arrival on the Indian micro-blogging platform Koo.
MiG-31 fighter crashes in Russia's Primorsky region
Dec 02, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Moscow/UNI: A MiG-31 fighter-interceptor on a training flight crashed in Russia's Primorsky region, the Eastern Military District said on Friday, adding that the crew ejected.
SpaceX meets with U.S. approval on request to deploy 7,500 Starlink satellites
Dec 02, 2022, at 07:41 pm
Washington/IBNS: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Thursday issued an order approving SpaceX's request to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites.
UN appeals for record $51.5 billion to help 230 million on the brink in 2023
Dec 02, 2022, at 05:34 pm
New York: A record $51.5 billion is needed to help 230 million of the world’s most vulnerable people in nearly 70 countries next year, the UN said on Thursday.
Rising inflation, falling wages threaten increased poverty and unrest: ILO
Dec 02, 2022, at 05:15 pm
New York: Rising inflation has caused a striking decline in real monthly wages in many countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report published on Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for policies to prevent further poverty, inequality and social unrest.
Sri Lanka: Mahinda, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's overseas visits cost Rs 43 mn
Dec 02, 2022, at 03:30 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government spent Rs 43 million on visits abroad by ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his disgraced brother and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in just one year.
Pakistan: Attack on girl's school in South Waziristan leaves one dead
Dec 02, 2022, at 02:35 pm
South Waziristan: An attack on a girl's school in South Waziristan area of Pakistan on Thursday left at least one man killed, media reports said on Friday.
US: Biden administration designates 4 Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders as global terrorists
Dec 02, 2022, at 02:12 pm
Washignton: The United States has designated two leaders of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and two of the Tehrik i Taliban Pakistan (TTP) movement in Afghanistan as global terrorists, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Chinese govt humiliated Tibetan monks: Reports
Dec 01, 2022, at 05:57 pm
Lhasa: Voice Against Autocracy, a Vienna-based NGO, has said people of Tibet are facing brutality and witnessing the destruction of their culture and continuous atrocities on their people especially in recent times the conditions there have grown from bad to worse, media reports said on Wednesday.
Taliban govt of Afghanistan urges China to speed up efforts for opening of Silk Route: Reports
Dec 01, 2022, at 12:47 am
Industry and commerce minister of Afghanistan has asked China to speed up its efforts for reopening of the Silk Road trade route.