China threatens of 'consequences' if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
Jul 27, 2022, at 03:20 pm
Beijing: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rumoured plan for a trip to Taiwan has infuriated China and left the White House with a serious geopolitical headache, BBC reported on Wednesday.
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return to country: Report
Jul 27, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return to the country from Singapore, media reports said.
Canada: Pope Francis to hold public mass, participate in annual Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage
Jul 27, 2022, at 06:13 am
Edmonton (Alberta)/IBNS: Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium is expected to fill with tens of thousands of people, including Indigenous groups, residential and day school survivors, elders, knowledge keepers, and Catholics to listen to Pope Francis’ address during the roughly hour-long mass.
Pakistan Ambassador in US facing tough moments after change in govt in Islamabad
Jul 26, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Washington: The Pakistani envoy in Washington DC Sardar Masood Khan is facing confusion moments in running his diplomatic affairs due to change in the government in Islamabad, media reports said.
Pakistani rupee continues to fall against USD, touches new low
Jul 26, 2022, at 10:39 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan rupee continued to fall and hit a new low against the US Dollar on Tuesday.
Cut ties with terror, Uzbekistan tells Afghanistan Taliban
Jul 26, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Tashkent: Uzbekistan has urged the Afghan government led by the Taliban to sever all ties with terrorist organizations, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Police arrest man for selling his underage daughter for child marriage
Jul 26, 2022, at 08:18 pm
Jacobabad: Pakistan police have arrested a man for allegedly selling his underage daughter for child marriage.
Pakistan gold prices reach all-time high
Jul 26, 2022, at 07:37 pm
Islamabad: Price of 10 gms of gold in Pakistan reached an all-time high of Rs127,143 in the local market, media reports said.
Libya: Human rights abuses, political stalemates, electoral delays mar progress
Jul 26, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: The overall situation in Libya remains “highly volatile”, Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs and peace operations, told the Security Council on Monday.
Syria: Australian teen’s death in prison was ‘utterly preventable’, rights experts say
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New York: Australian authorities must speed up the repatriation of their nationals held in detention centres in Syria following the recent confirmation of the death of a Sydney teenager at a facility in the northeast, UN human rights experts said on Monday.
New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:08 pm
New York: Bulgaria’s UN Ambassador banged the gavel as President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the first time on Monday with a vow to build on the “solid foundation” left by the outgoing head and his bureau to transform the world into “a better place for the people of today and tomorrow”.
UN delivers aid directly to Haitians caught up in gang violence
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:03 pm
New York: United Nations humanitarian agencies have started delivering aid directly to people in Haiti following a recent spike in violence between rival gangs which has fueled a worsening crisis across the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Myanmar junta's execution of four democracy activists condemned by UN
Jul 26, 2022, at 05:45 pm
New York: The independent UN human rights expert for Myanmar called for a strong international response on Monday following the executions of four pro-democracy activists by the country’s military junta. In a statement issued later in the day, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said she was "dismayed" that despite appeal from across the world, military leaders had move ahead with "no regard" for international rights law.
Akihabara mass murder: Japan executes Tomohiro Kato
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:39 pm
Tokyo: The Japanese government has executed a man who had killed seven people during a stabbing rampage in 2008, media reports said on Tuesday.
Canada: 3, including suspect, die in Langley shooting
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:15 pm
Langley,Canada: At least three people, including the shooter, were killed in a six-hour shooting rampage early Monday morning in the suburban Vancouver-area community of Canada's Langley city, media reports said.
Canada: Pope Francis in Alberta to deliver apology for residential school abuses
Jul 26, 2022, at 05:23 am
Edmonton/IBNS: Aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools, Pope Francis reportedly landed Sunday in Edmonton in his six-day penitential trip to Canada.
Canada: Report of multiple shootings in Langley, BC; RCMP issues emergency alert
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:06 am
Langley (B.C.)/IBNS: An emergency alert has been reportedly issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Langley, B.C. on Monday morning, warning residents about multiple shootings
Pakistan: Govt allows shipment of all imported items despite ban
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has announced the country's government is allowing the import of all items that have reached the ports by June 1 despite a ban on import of luxury items.
China Evergrande removes top executives
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Beijing: China Evergrande, the embattled Chinese property developer, recently announced that its chief executive had resigned.
China bank scandal: Financial official placed under investigation
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Beijing: A top Chinese official, who was once responsible for overseeing the banks at the centre of one of China’s biggest financial scandals, has been placed under investigation, media reports said on Monday.
Kenya: Bus mishap leaves 34 people dead
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:43 pm
Nairobi: At least 34 died as a bus plunged into River Nithi in Tharaka Nithi region of Kenya on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Army soldier dies while exchange of fire with terrorists in DI Khan
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Rawalpindi: A Pakistani Army soldier died while fighting against terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan on Saturday.
Man kills Pakistani wife in Chicago after she reveals details of divorce on social media
Jul 25, 2022, at 08:15 pm
Chicago: A man killed her Pakistani wife in Chicago after she shared details about her divorce and path to healing on social media.
Pakistani Rupee stumbles to 230 against USD
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee stumbled further to touch 230 during intraday trade against US Dollar on Monday.
Shenzhou-14 astronauts enter China's Wentian lab module
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: On Monday at 10:03 am (Beijing time), the Shenzhou-14 astronauts opened the hatch door of Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, and entered the module, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
Lithuania plans to open trade representative office in Taipei
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Taipei: Lithuania is planning to open a trade representative office in Taipei, media reports said on Monday.
Myanmar military executes four democracy activists
Jul 25, 2022, at 05:30 pm
Naypyidaw: Myanmar's military has executed four democracy activists,an episode which has triggered widespread condemnation, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka removes Bangladesh flag from Facebook page
Jul 24, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Dhaka: The Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka has removed the distorted image of the Bangladesh flag from its Facebook page.
Philippines shooting leaves three people dead
Jul 24, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Manila: A shooting incident in Philippines capital Manila on Sunday left at least three people dead, media reports said.
Jul 24, 2022, at 06:21 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistani security forces killed three terrorists and arrested four others in military operations in the country's northwest tribal district of North Waziristan, said a military statement on Saturday.