Fallen Chadian Captain wins second-ever UN peacekeeping award for ‘exceptional courage’
May 25, 2022, at 08:57 pm
New York: Late Captain Abdelrazakh Hamit Bahar of Chad, was named on Tuesday as the recipient of United Nations Peacekeeping’s highest award, for exceptional courage, serving in Mali, which will be presented on Thursday at UN Headquarters in New York.
Pakistan rupee nosedives to historic low against US Dollar
May 25, 2022, at 08:48 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani rupee has dropped to a historic low point of Rs202 against the US dollar on Wednesday.
North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles
May 25, 2022, at 02:27 pm
Pynongyang: North Korea has test fired three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, media reports said.
At least 11 people shot dead by armed group in Mexico
May 25, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Mexico City/UNI/Xinhua: At least 11 people were shot dead Monday night by an armed group in Celaya in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, local authorities said Tuesday.
Texas school shooting death toll rises to 21, including 18 children
May 25, 2022, at 02:12 pm
Houston: The death toll from an elementary school shooting in the US state of Texas has risen to 21, including 18 children, a state senator said Tuesday, citing the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Canada: Some gas stations in Ottawa running out of fuel amid high demand, long lineups
May 25, 2022, at 04:45 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Damage to some gas stations in the Ottawa-Gatineau region in Canada was caused due to storms, fatal windstorms and power outages during the weekend.
May 25, 2022, at 02:55 am
Toronto/IBNS: As Ontario’s elections are nearing, the Canadian province's four main parties, the Progressive Conservatives (PC), New Democrats (NDPs), Liberals, and Greens are reportedly reaffirming their commitments to search for burial sites in the former residential schools for indigenous students.
China is stealing space technology: NASA
May 25, 2022, at 02:35 am
Washington: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has claimed China is one of the major foreign nations which is involved in stealing space technologies.
Canada emerging as a growing destination for Hong Kong students
May 25, 2022, at 02:20 am
Toronto, Canada: Canada has emerged as a nation which has leapfrogged over Australia and the United States to become the second most popular destination after Britain for Hongkongers going overseas for higher education, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Govt files FIR against senior journalists over sedition charges
May 25, 2022, at 01:46 am
Islamabad: Pakistan government has registered cases against journalists Imran Riaz Khan, Sabir Shakir and Arshad Sharif for allegedly criticising state institutions and “abetting mutiny”, it emerged on Sunday.
Several Afghanistan soldiers fled to Pakistan after Kabul's fall last year: US Report
May 25, 2022, at 01:41 am
An US report has shown that several soldiers of the former Afghanistan government have fled to Pakistan since its fall on Aug 15.
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif says Imran Khan is trying to start a civil war in country
May 24, 2022, at 09:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has alleged that PTI chief Imran Khan is trying to start a civil war in the country.
Pakistan: Two Army soldiers martyred as terrorists attack check post in North Waziristan
May 24, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Islamabad: At least two Pakistani soldiers died during an attack carried out by terrorists at a check post in North Waziristan on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
UN migration agency and EU step up aid for 325,000 Yemenis in need
May 24, 2022, at 08:54 pm
New York: The UN migration agency IOM and the European Union’s Humanitarian Aid wing (ECHO), said on Monday that they are scaling up their efforts to respond to the needs of more than 325,000 displaced by the conflict in Yemen, including migrants and the communities that host them.
Middle East and North Africa: Addressing highest rates of youth unemployment in the world
May 24, 2022, at 08:51 pm
New York: More than 33 million new jobs need to be created by 2030 in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2030, if the world’s largest unemployment hot spot is to be substantially improved, four United Nations agencies said on Monday.
Global jobs market recovery ‘has gone into reverse’, warns UN labour agency
May 24, 2022, at 08:38 pm
New York: The recovery of the global jobs market is going into reverse, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Monday, blaming COVID-19 and “other multiple crises” that have increased inequalities within and between countries.
17 Rohingya feared dead amid storm off Myanmar coast: UNHCR
May 24, 2022, at 07:19 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said it is shocked and saddened by reports that more than a dozen Rohingya – including children – have perished at sea off the coast of Myanmar over the weekend.
Nepal responsible for torture, rape and killing of teenage girl: UN rights committee
May 24, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: Authorities in Nepal must thoroughly investigate the February 2004 torture, rape and execution of a 16-year-old girl by security forces during the country’s civil war, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a ruling on Monday.
UNHCR: A record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide
May 24, 2022, at 07:09 pm
New York: The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) informed on Sunday.
Russia-Ukraine war a global issue as Putin trying to extinguish a culture: Joe Biden
May 24, 2022, at 06:03 pm
Tokyo/ New Delhi/UNI: United States President Joe Biden Tuesday came down heavily upon Russia at the start of the Quad Leaders' Summit saying Russia's Ukraine war is not merely a European but "a global issue and Russia is trying to extinguish a culture hitting schools and museums."
Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy included in annual top-100 most influential people list by Time
May 24, 2022, at 03:50 pm
Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, were included on the TIME 100 list of the most influential people of 2022, which was revealed by the US Time magazine on Monday.
Airbnb to quit China as lockdowns restricts tourism
May 24, 2022, at 03:41 pm
Beijing: Airbnb has announced that it is shutting down its domestic rentals in China, where a "zero-Covid" policy has meant continued lockdowns thus adversely affecting it business, BBC reported on Tuesday.
Iran: 10 die, several feared trapped as building collapses in Abadan
May 24, 2022, at 03:18 pm
Abadan: At least ten people died and dozens others were injured as an unfinished building collapsed in south-west Iran, media reports said on Tuesday.
Ukrainian refugees in Canada face hurdles in getting work including medical exams
May 24, 2022, at 04:00 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: Several problems and roadblocks including access to medical exams are being faced by the Ukrainians who fled the war as they look for work in Canada.
China: Shanghai witnessing mass exodus of talent, labour amid tightened COVID-19 lockdown
May 24, 2022, at 01:01 am
Shanghai: Shanghai is facing an exodus of talent and labour as thousands of people leave the pandemic-hit city which is witnessing a total lockdown since Apr 1.
South Korean President wants to reduce reliance on Chinese imports
May 24, 2022, at 12:48 am
Seoul: South Korea, under the leadership of President Yoon Suk-yeol, is aiming to diversify the country’s imports and reduce dependence on China.
Philippines deploys buoys as ‘sovereign markers’ in disputed South China Sea
May 24, 2022, at 12:40 am
Manila: Philippines government has installed buoys and opened some command posts to mark out and assert its sovereignty in waters and islets it claims in the disputed South China Sea, media reports said on Sunday.
UN Rights Chief’s credibility at stake in China visit: HRW
May 24, 2022, at 12:21 am
Geneva: The upcoming visit to China by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights should highlight the need for justice for victims of violations and accountability for those responsible, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.
Imran Khan wants to plunge Pakistan into civil war: Shehbaz Sharif
May 23, 2022, at 11:29 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan of trying to incite a civil war in the country, and warned him that the nation will hold him by the collar for his ‘nefarious designs’, Dawn reported on Monday.
Pakistan: Police ready to stop long march in Islamabad
May 23, 2022, at 09:43 pm
Islamabad: Police in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have started chalking out plans and strategies to stop the proposed 'Long March' called by former prime minister Imran Khan to the federal Capital, which will be followed by sit-in for indefinite time, The News reported on Monday.