Sexual violence in conflict ‘terrorizes populations, destroys lives and fractures communities’
Jun 19, 2022, at 12:26 am
New York: Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that “terrorizes populations, destroys lives and fractures communities,” the UN chief said on Friday.
China: Fire at petrochemical complex in Shanghai leaves one dead
Jun 18, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Shanghai: At least one person died when a fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in Shanghai city of China on Saturday, media reports said.
A record 37 million children displaced worldwide: UNICEF
Jun 18, 2022, at 08:36 pm
New York: Conflict, violence and other crises left a record 36.5 million children displaced from their homes by the end of last year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates – the highest number recorded since the Second World War, the agency said on Friday.
Jun 18, 2022, at 07:57 pm
Kyiv: British PM Boris Johnson visited Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid ongoing Russian invasion since February.
Pakistan: Punjab to shut down markets at 9pm under power-saving plan
Jun 18, 2022, at 07:38 pm
Islamabad: The government of Punjab province announced on Saturday that it had decided to implement a power-saving plan under which markets across the province will shut down at 9pm in order to save electricity, Geo News reported.
Afghanistan: Multiple explosions rock Sikh gurdwara in Kabul, 2 die
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:45 pm
Kabul: At least two persons died as three explosions hit a gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan's weekly inflation marches ahead to touch 14-month high
Jun 18, 2022, at 04:20 pm
Islamabad: Following an increase in petrol and diesel prices to revive the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme, Pakistan's weekly inflation — based on the sensitive price index (SPI) has moved up to touch 3.38% week-on-week and 27.82% year-on-year.
Afghanistan: Explosion occurs close to a Sikh-Hindu temple in Kabul, casualties unknown
Jun 18, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Kabul: At least two explosions rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, close to a Sikh-Hindu temple in Police District 4, on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Four kidnapped people, including two mining engineers, still remained untraced
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:57 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Four employees, including two mining engineers of a local coal company, are still remaining untraced even after several days they were kidnapped by unknown armed men from the outskirts of Quetta region of Pakistan.
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:51 am
Islamabad: Chinese nationals in Islamabad have been directed to give information to the police before making any movement.
Pakistan: No service chief saw any conspiracy in cipher, ISPR says contradicting Imran Khan's claim
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:43 am
Islamabad: Director General (DG) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar contradicted with former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's claim and said what services chiefs and the DG ISI stated in the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting clearly showed that there was no evidence of any conspiracy in the cipher, received from the US.
China-Pakistan armies vow to enhance training, technology and counter-terrorism cooperation
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:37 am
Islamabad/Beijing: A senior tri-service military delegation of Pakistan, headed by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited China, recently, when the two sides pledged to further enhance their "training, technology and counter-terrorism cooperation".
Pakistan blackouts choke economy, Chinese power plants go unpaid
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:27 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's business and life activities are getting disrupted due to electric outrages as the cash-strapped government struggles to compensate Chinese power suppliers, media reports said on Friday.
Zero COVID policy: Merchants in China demand rent exemptions
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:23 am
Beijing: Chinese businessmen are still facing the heat of COVID-19 imposed lockdown in China as their businesses have still not resumed properly even after authorities began the “unlocking” process in Shanghai.
China bans import of Taiwanese Grouper fish
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:15 am
Beijing: Taiwan has started taking up contingency measures in a bid to save its farmers from the impact of Beijing’s ban on Taiwanese grouper imports.
Chinese officials asking foreign banks to share executive pay details: Reports
Jun 18, 2022, at 06:09 am
Beijing: Chinese officials are making things tough foreign investment banks by asking them to share the pay details of senior executives.
Veteran Chinese human rights lawyers to face trial soon
Jun 18, 2022, at 05:58 am
Beijing: Two Chinese human rights lawyers, who have been held for several years, might soon face trial, media reports said on Friday.
Canada: Retired priest arrested over indecent assault in Manitoba residential school RCMP probe
Jun 18, 2022, at 05:18 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: In a decade-long RCMP investigation, charges have reportedly been laid against Manitoba's retired priest Arthur Masse, 92, in connection with the sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl, who was a student at the Fort Alexander residential school, northeast of Winnipeg.
Canada: FIFA names Toronto as one of the host cities for FIFA World Cup 2026
Jun 18, 2022, at 05:13 am
Toronto/IBNS: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has named Toronto in Canada as one of the host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2026 along with Vancouver and 14 other cities in Mexico and the United States.
12 killed, 30 injured in Afghanistan mosque blast
Jun 18, 2022, at 01:03 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Twelve people were killed and 30 others were injured in an explosion in a mosque in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, a source told Sputnik.
Amid ‘inhumane’ conditions, Bachelet urges Nicaragua to release all detainees
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:54 pm
New York: The human rights situation in Nicaragua has continued to decline over the past three months, with detainees being held in appalling conditions, civic space shrinking, and an “unprecedented” rise in people fleeing the country, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday.
Urban warfare needs new curbs on explosive weapons, urge humanitarians
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:50 pm
New York: A UN-partnered bid to address the use of explosive weapons in towns and cities took a further step forward on Thursday, as Member States prepared to gather in Geneva to examine a concrete new plan of action.
Socio-economic meltdown leaves Lebanese ‘hanging on by a thread’
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:47 pm
New York: With livelihoods in tatters and hopes almost shattered, the Lebanese are “hanging on by a thread,” the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Thursday, announcing the extension of the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) to address the rapidly deteriorating situation.
Sri Lanka: WFP ramps up emergency support, beginning with pregnant mothers in need
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:42 pm
New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in underserved districts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, marking the start of the UN agency’s emergency response in the country, which is facing its gravest political and economic crisis since independence.
More than 100 million now forcibly displaced: UNHCR report
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:39 pm
New York: A staggering 100 million people have now been forced to flee their homes globally, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, highlighting worldwide food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from Africa to Afghanistan as leading causes.
Blast rocks mosque in Afghanistan, several injured
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Kabul: A blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz province on Friday.
Sanctions on Russia already hitting remittance-dependent countries in Central Asia: IOM
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:31 pm
New York: As the UN marks the International Day of Family Remittances on Thursday, there is concern that economic contraction and job losses in Russia - likely to now rise further as a result of sanctions imposed since the invasion of Ukraine - are already having an impact on remittance-dependent communities in Central Asia, according to experts with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Burkina Faso: UN chief condemns brutal attack that left scores dead
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:27 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a weekend attack in Burkina Faso that left dozens of civilians dead and displaced scores more, his Spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Rights experts alarmed by violent civil society crackdown in Iran
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:22 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts have deplored the recent violent crackdown on civil society in Iran, calling on Wednesday for independent investigations into excessive use of force against protestors.
Promoting women’s rights, a ‘proven’ strategy for peace and stability
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:17 pm
New York: The Women, Peace and Security agenda is “one of our best hopes” for a more peaceful future and a liveable planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.