Quake latest: Aid convoys will keep crossing into Syria ‘for as long as needs are there’
Feb 18, 2023, at 06:16 pm
New York: A steady flow of UN aid trucks filled with vital humanitarian relief, continues to cross the border from southern Türkiye into northwest Syria to help communities enduring terrible trauma caused by last week’s earthquake disaster – and “will continue every day for as long as the needs are there”, UN aid teams said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban flogs 11 people, including women, in Faizabad
Feb 18, 2023, at 03:13 pm
Kabul: The supreme court of the Taliban said that eleven people, including two women, were publicly flogged at a sports ground in Afghanistan's Faizabad city on Friday, media reports said.
US: Six dead in Mississippi shooting,suspect in custody
Feb 18, 2023, at 02:56 pm
Mississippi: At least six people died when a man opened fire on his ex-wife and potentially other family members in the Tate County region of the US on Friday.
Feb 18, 2023, at 06:09 am
Islamabad/IBNS: The office of Karachi police chief in the southern Pakistani city's Sharea Faisal region, which came under attack on Friday evening, has been cleared. Three terrorists have been killed in the combat operations, said reports.
Canada, Manitoba announce investment for easy access to childcare in rural areas
Feb 18, 2023, at 04:42 am
Manitoba/IBNS: Governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced to invest of $94 million in two phases of the child-care project to ensure easy access to affordable child care by Manitoba families in rural and First Nations communities.
Pakistan: Gunmen attack Karachi police compound, heavy exchange of fire underway
Feb 18, 2023, at 03:45 am
Karachi/IBNS: Gunmen Friday attacked the office of the Karachi police chief in the southern Pakistani city. An operation with the police force is currently underway, said reports.
Turkey's ruling party not planning to postpone elections over earthquake: Reports
Feb 17, 2023, at 10:22 pm
Ankara: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party is not discussing a postponement of the general election due to the earthquake, with the two date options on the table remaining unchanged, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Friday.
Nigeria: $1.3 billion drive to stop ‘ticking time bomb’ of child malnutrition
Feb 17, 2023, at 10:11 pm
New York: The UN launched a $1.3 billion appeal on Thursday to help six million people severely affected by conflict, disease, and disaster in northeast Nigeria.
Horn of Africa: $84 million appeal to support migrants along risky route to Yemen
Feb 17, 2023, at 09:41 pm
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners are seeking $84 million to provide humanitarian and development assistance to over one million migrants in the Horn of Africa and communities hosting them.
World Bank chief Malpass announces early departure
Feb 17, 2023, at 09:34 pm
New York: The World Bank is poised to get a new president in 2023, as David Malpass announced his departure on Wednesday.
Pakistan: TTP terrorists attack CTD personnel
Feb 17, 2023, at 08:46 pm
Mianwali: Suspected terrorists belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Thursday exchanged fire with Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department’s team in Mianwali region of Pakistan, media reports said.
UN launches $1 billion appeal to scale-up aid operations in Turkey
Feb 17, 2023, at 08:42 pm
New York: The United Nations on Thursday launched a $1 billion appeal for Turkey to assist more than five million people affected by the cataclysmic earthquakes last week, the largest to hit the country in a century.
Exhibition showcases millets as ‘smart food’, rich in heritage and full of potential
Feb 17, 2023, at 07:59 pm
New York: A new exhibition highlighting the crucial role millets play in boosting global food and nutrition security, adapting to agrarian risks posed by climate change, and contributing to progress on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda, opened on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York.
78 million children don’t go to school at all, warns UN chief in call for action
Feb 17, 2023, at 07:58 pm
New York: A staggering 78 million girls and boys around the world today “don’t go to school at all” because of conflict, climate disasters and displacement – while tens of millions more receive only sporadic teaching - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
UN mission signs new plan for election security in Central African Republic
Feb 17, 2023, at 07:22 pm
New York: A newly signed plan for election security represents a “major development” for peaceful, inclusive elections in the Central African Republic (CAR), a spokesperson for the UN mission in the country said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Armed forces raid private TV network in Kabul
Feb 17, 2023, at 03:36 pm
Kabul: A group of armed men stomped into the compound of Tamaddon TV network in Afghanistan capital city Kabul and harassed the employees of the media organization, media reports said.
Pakistan: Explosion rocks Jaffar Express, woman dies
Feb 17, 2023, at 03:12 pm
Islamabad: A woman died as an explosion hit Jaffar Express on Thursday morning near Chichawatni region of Pakistan which left at least one woman dead.
Fifth nationwide protests against pension reform taking place in Paris
Feb 17, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Paris:Tens of thousands of people are taking part in the fifth nationwide protest in Paris against the controversial pension reform of the French government, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Pakistan: Protest held against enforced disappearances in Karachi
Feb 17, 2023, at 05:20 am
Karachi: The family members of Baloch missing persons staged protest in Karachi on Wednesday (Feb 15) against the growing wave of enforced disappearances of Baloch children, women, students, and youth.
CPEC cannot be run against the will of people of Balochistan: Pak Assembly Member
Feb 17, 2023, at 05:12 am
Quetta: Aslam Bhutani, Member of Pakistan Assembly, speaking in a joint session of the Pakistan assembly said that the people of Balochistan are being humiliated in the name of CPEC.
Medicine supply to Balochistan's only cancer hospital halted
Feb 17, 2023, at 04:50 am
Quetta: Medicine supply to CENAR Cancer Hospital in Balochistan’s Quetta has been stopped by the Pak administration for the last two months.
Afghanistan ambassador calls on Koshiyari, seeks help in continuing women's education
Feb 16, 2023, at 12:54 am
Mumbai: The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to India Farid Mamundzay on Wednesday called on Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan Mumbai.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans people from celebrating Valentine's Day
Feb 16, 2023, at 12:24 am
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan had banned people in the country from celebrating Valentine's Day which was observed globally on Tuesday.
Shuttering ‘rabbit holes’ of hate: Holocaust survivors send powerful message in new documentary
Feb 15, 2023, at 10:44 pm
New York: Amid a recent spike in antisemitic violence across the world, the screening of legendary filmmaker Ken Burns’ latest documentary on Thursday highlighted a dark chapter in US history, and a frank high-level discussion at UN Headquarters showcased a proposed new code of conduct to shutter ‘rabbit holes’ of hate and online disinformation.
Chinese embassy in Pakistan temporarily shuts down consular section over 'technical issues'
Feb 15, 2023, at 10:36 pm
Beijing/Islamabad: China has announced it will temporarily shut down consular section of its embassy in Pakistan due to "technical issues", media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Seven TTP men killed in North Waziristan clash
Feb 15, 2023, at 08:44 pm
North Waziristan: At least seven terrorists, belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), died when cops repulsed an attack on a police van carrying three detained militants to Bannu from North Waziristan region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: 1 killed, 4 injured in coal mine explosion in Kohat
Feb 15, 2023, at 08:16 pm
Islamabad: At least one person was killed and four others injured in an explosion in a coal mine in Kohat district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the rescue service said.
Children sleep in streets, too afraid to go home after quake disaster
Feb 15, 2023, at 07:20 pm
New York: As UN aid convoys prepared to deliver more relief to quake-hit northwest Syria via two additional land routes from Türkiye on Tuesday, UN humanitarians warned that many thousands of children have likely been killed, while millions more vulnerable people urgently need support.
Tunisia: UN rights chief concerned over crackdown on opposition
Feb 15, 2023, at 06:12 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia targeting perceived political opponents of President Kais Saied as well as civil society, his Office, OHCHR, reported on Tuesday.
Joe Biden says Air India-Boeing 'historic agreement' will support one million jobs in America
Feb 15, 2023, at 05:57 pm
Washington/IBNS: India's premier airline Air India's step to buy 220 Boeing aircraft will benefit one million jobs in the United States, said President Joe Biden in a statement.