California: Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's wife files for divorce
Jul 02, 2022, at 11:07 pm
California/UNI: Model and actress Jerry Hall has filed for divorce from media tycoon Rupert Murdoch in a court in the US state of California, BBC reported on Saturday.
U.S: State of New York passes law to ban guns from Times Square, places of mass movement
Jul 02, 2022, at 08:32 pm
Washington/UNI: The State of New York has passed a law which bans the carrying of guns in public places, including places like Times Square, and also requires gun-license applicants to prove their shooting proficiency and submit their social media accounts for review, Khaleej Times reported on Saturday.
Japan to keep supporting Sri Lanka
Jul 02, 2022, at 08:28 pm
Colombo/UNI: Japan has said that it will continue to support development activities in Sri Lanka, a day after Tokyo's envoy was quoted as saying that it will not be possible to provide further economic aid to the economically-beleaguered country.
Jul 02, 2022, at 07:17 pm
Dhaka: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Thursday sentenced one person to death penalty and three others to imprisonment till death for committing war crimes at Lakhai Upzila in Habiganj during the Liberation War of 1971.
In Afghanistan, women take their lives out of desperation, Human Rights Council hears
Jul 02, 2022, at 06:02 pm
New York: The situation for women is so desperate in Afghanistan that they are committing suicide at a rate of one or two every day, the Human Rights Council has heard.
Migrant deaths in Libyan desert ‘wake-up call’ for stronger protections
Jul 02, 2022, at 05:55 pm
New York: The UN migration agency on Friday deplored the deaths of at least 20 migrants in the Libyan desert and renewed its call for stronger migrant protection along the Chad-Libya border.
As global food and fuel crisis deepens, Lebanon’s crisis is affecting ‘everyone, everywhere’
Jul 02, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: Veteran UN aid coordinator Najat Rochdi on Friday signalled grave concerns about rising humanitarian needs across Lebanon linked to the global food and fuel crisis, which are affecting “everyone, everywhere”.
Ukraine conflict: Russian missile strikes kill 21 in Odesa region
Jul 02, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Odesa: Overnight Russian missile strike has left 21 people ,including one child, dead in Odesa region of Ukraine, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban religious gathering emphasis on beheading critics
Jul 02, 2022, at 02:23 pm
Kabul: Mawlawi Mujib Rahman Ansari, a vigilante, bearded clergyman, a preacher in a mosque in northwestern Afghanistan’s Herat province, who is also an attendee of the Taliban’s religious grand assembly has said people who will rebel against the Islamic regime should be beheaded.
Jul 02, 2022, at 05:46 am
Brussels/Beijing: NATO has described China as one of its strategic priorities for the first time and even said Beijing’s ambitions and its “coercive policies” challenge the Western bloc’s “interests, security and values”.
Jul 02, 2022, at 05:37 am
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was ousted from power earlier this year, reportedly sold three watches from Toshakhana collectively worth more than Rs 154 million to a local watch dealer.
Pakistan: Imran Khan warns Punjab police, bureaucrats not to follow ‘illegal’ govt orders
Jul 02, 2022, at 05:27 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan attempted to create a stir in the nation once again when he asked the Punjab police and bureaucrats not to follow “illegal orders” of the provincial government during the upcoming local government elections.
GSP Plus: Pakistan refuses to abolish death penalty
Jul 02, 2022, at 05:24 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has refuted to ratify the “tough conditions” placed by the European Union (EU) including the abolition of death penalty for the extension of new Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status for 2024 due to “legal and political implications”, media reports said.
US Supreme Court ruling on environmental protection ‘a setback in our fight against climate change’
Jul 02, 2022, at 12:38 am
New York: The ruling by the United States Supreme Court against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday, is “a setback in our fight against climate change” said the UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
‘Effort and patience’ required to restore Iran nuclear agreement
Jul 02, 2022, at 12:29 am
New York: Despite diplomatic engagements, restoring the so-called Iran nuclear agreement continues to be hindered by political and technical differences, the UN political and peacebuilding chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Save lives, support development, and ‘steer our world to safer roads ahead’: Guterres
Jul 02, 2022, at 12:02 am
New York: Road traffic accidents claim nearly 1.3 million lives each year, cost some countries up to three per cent of their annual GDP, and are the biggest killer of five to 29-year olds globally, the UN General Assembly President told a High-level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety on Thursday.
Pakistan: SHO, ASI land in jail for staged encounter
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Dadu: The court of the second civil judge of Mehar on Tuesday sent an SHO and an ASI to jail after finding them guilty of staging an encounter in the jurisdiction of B-Section police station in Pakistan to arrest two suspects nearly two months back, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Mob sets suspected robber on fire
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Karachi: A mob recently shot a suspected robber and then set him on fire in Pakistan's Karachi city, an episode yet again showcasing another incident of vigilante justice in the country.
Pakistan: Khyber SHO, son arrested with 13kg heroin
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Peshawar: Pakistani police on Tuesday arrested a station house officer belonging to the Khyber district and his son, also a policeman, and 13 kilogrammes of heroin was recovered from them, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Two cops, one health worker die as unidentified people attack polio vaccination team
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:38 pm
North Waziristan: At least two policemen and a health worker died and a passer-by sustained bullet injuries when unidentified gunmen attacked a polio vaccination team in North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:34 pm
New York: Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all societies, especially for the most vulnerable, a senior UN official has said, ahead of the first ever High-level General Assembly Meeting on Improving Road Safety.
Myanmar: Shocking toll on children must be spur to action, says UN rights expert
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:30 pm
New York: Myanmar’s military junta is responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February’s coup, a top independent Human Rights Council-appointed investigator said on Wednesday.
Syria’s needs are at their highest ever, says top rights probe
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:23 pm
New York: Syria’s humanitarian needs are at their highest ever and any move to block aid from reaching the war-torn country should be resisted strongly, a top UN Human Rights Council probe said on Wednesday.
Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and for the wider region, the UN Special Representative there told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Flight from cities due to COVID-19 short-lived, says flagship UN-Habitat report
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:17 pm
New York: A new United Nations report says that rapid urbanization was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global urban population back on track to grow by another 2.2 billion people by 2050.
Belarus ‘engulfed in fear’, Human Rights Council hears
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: The deterioration of human rights in Belarus continues to engulf the country in a climate of fear and arbitrary rule, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Wednesday.
Pakistan: TTP refuses to budge from demand for Fata merger reversal
Jul 01, 2022, at 10:23 pm
Islamabad: The proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has stated that the group would not back down from its demand for the reversal of the merger of erstwhile Fata with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Protest takes place against abduction of 8-year-old boy
Jul 01, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Sukkur/Pakistan: The Hindu community and civil society of Khairpur on Thursday protested against the abduction of a Hindu boy in Sukkur city.
Yair Lapid becomes Israel's new PM
Jul 01, 2022, at 03:27 pm
Jerusalem: Yair Lapid has taken over as the new PM of Israel, replacing Naftali Bennett just after a year, media reports said.
FBI adds 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova to top ten most wanted list, announces reward
Jul 01, 2022, at 03:12 pm
New York: The FBI New York, along with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York and the IRS Criminal Investigation Newark Field Office, named Ruja Ignatova, who is also known as the Cryptoqueen, to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list for allegedly defrauding investors of billions of dollars.