Canada: British Columbia's skyrocketing mortgage rate brings down home sales
May 14, 2022, at 05:22 am
Vancouver/IBNS: British Columbia (B.C,)'s Real Estate Association has reportedly estimated that a balanced market is at least a year away adding that a sharp increase in mortgage rates is pushing the province's home sales down a path to normalizing.
Ukraine war: Russia expels Bulgarian, Romanian diplomats in tit-for-tat move
May 14, 2022, at 01:10 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday said it had ordered 10 Romanian and one Bulgarian diplomat to leave the country in response to the expulsion of its diplomats last month.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks Ayuob Saber Mosque in Kabul, 3 injured
May 14, 2022, at 01:03 am
Kabul: A blast rocked the Ayuob Saber Mosque in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Friday which left three people hurt, media reports said.
Mariupol evacuations ‘a glimmer of hope’ in Ukraine war
May 14, 2022, at 12:56 am
New York: The United Nations continues to explore all options to reach civilians affected by Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, deputy humanitarian affairs chief Joyce Msuya said in an update to the Security Council on Thursday.
Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold
May 14, 2022, at 12:44 am
New York: Tesla chief Elon Musk on Friday announced his $44bn deal to buy micro-blogging site Twitter is on hold after he queried the number of fake or spam accounts on the social media platform.
Russia in spotlight over Ukraine atrocities as Human Rights Council meets
May 14, 2022, at 12:39 am
New York: The UN Human Rights Council met in special session on Thursday in Geneva, prompted by increasing concern over atrocities committed against civilians, linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
Another European war ‘not an impossibility’; unity crucial in Bosnia and Herzegovina
May 14, 2022, at 12:35 am
New York: Amidst rising tensions, a months-long political stalemate and increasing speculation about yet another conflict in Europe, the international community must stand firm behind a peaceful, unified Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Yemen: $33 million pledged to address decaying oil tanker threat
May 14, 2022, at 12:30 am
New York: Donors on Wednesday pledged $33 million towards a UN-coordinated plan to prevent an ageing oil tanker moored off the west Coast of Yemen from sparking a potential ecological and humanitarian disaster.
Dialogue and cooperation needed over ‘interlinked global crises’ UN chief says in Austria
May 14, 2022, at 12:26 am
New York: The world is facing “multiple and interlinked global crises,” the UN chief told journalists in Austria on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.
UN officials call for probe into killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
May 14, 2022, at 12:22 am
New York: Senior officials from across the United Nations are calling for an investigation into the killing on Wednesday of well-known Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh.
Ukraine: UN labour agency update shows 4.8 million jobs lost to war
May 14, 2022, at 12:02 am
New York: An estimated 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since Russia’s 24 February invasion, according to a brief published on Wednesday by the UN’s labour agency.
New UN campaign aims to bring more young voices to halls of power
May 13, 2022, at 11:36 pm
New York: To support young people’s political participation and amplify their voices in public life, the UN launched a campaign on Wednesday in collaboration with the Youth Envoy.
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan dies
May 13, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Dubai: United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan died on Friday, officials said.
Bangladesh: Unknown gunmen shoots down businessman in Khulna
May 13, 2022, at 09:09 pm
Khulna: Unknown gunmen shot dead a businessman when he was heading home to Fultola Upazila in Khulna region of Bangladesh with his wife on a motorcycle, media reports said.
Pakistan: Road mishap leaves 12 people dead
May 13, 2022, at 08:17 pm
Islamabad/Gujranwala: Two cans collided with a third vehicle in Pakistan's Gujranwala region which left at least 12 people dead, media reports said.
Pakistani drops by over Re1 against US dollar
May 13, 2022, at 07:03 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Rupee dropped by over Re1 against the US dollar during intraday trading in the interbank market on Friday, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe assumes charge as PM amid nation's economic crisis
May 13, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Colombo: Newly-appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister and UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has assumed duties at the PM's office on Friday.
British PM Boris Johnson orders ministers to plan slashing 90,000 civil service jobs: Reports
May 13, 2022, at 02:58 pm
London: British PM Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to cut down more than 90,000 civil service jobs.
Pakistan: Blast in Karachi leaves 1 dead
May 13, 2022, at 01:53 pm
Karachi: At least one person died in a blast in Pakistan's Karachi city on Thursday, media reports said.
May 13, 2022, at 01:40 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka's veteran political leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed the next Prime Minister of the crisis-hit island nation by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid ongoing protests.
Former Sri Lankan PM stopped from leaving country amid deteriorating economic crisis
May 12, 2022, at 11:26 pm
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his politician son Namal and 15 allies have been banned from leaving the country in connection with an investigation into acts of violence against anti-government demonstrators, a Sri Lankan court has ruled, media reports said.
Canada's Ontario PCs likely to get another majority win, suggests a new poll
May 12, 2022, at 10:14 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Progressive Conservatives (PCs) are well on their way to another majority win in the upcoming Ontario provincial election according to a recent poll from Abacus Data.
China will not support US's draft on sanctions on NKorea: Envoy
May 12, 2022, at 06:39 pm
Washington: Beijing is against Washington's draft UN resolution on sanctions against North Korea, Chinese Ambassador to the UN Zhang Jun told reporters.
40 injured as Chinese plane skids off runway, catches fire
May 12, 2022, at 06:30 pm
Beijing: More than 40 people of the 122 onboard the Tibet Airlines plane were injured on Thursday after it skidded off the runway in southwestern China's Chongqing, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to name new prime minister
May 12, 2022, at 06:02 pm
Colombo: Troubled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is likely to name a new prime minister on Thursday in a bid to steer the debt-ridden country out of grave economic crisis after days of violence, Khaleej Times reported.
US: South Carolina man dies burying woman he strangled
May 12, 2022, at 06:36 am
Washington/IBNS: A US man died of a cardiac arrest in the backyard of his house in South Carolina as he was burying a woman he strangled, media reports said.
Ottawa gets ready to charter three flights for Ukrainian refugees to enter Canada
May 12, 2022, at 05:03 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Three charter flights would reportedly be organized soon by Ottawa in an effort to evacuate Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war and bring them to Canada by flights departing from Poland to three Canadian cities.
US jails ex-Coca Cola engineer in China trade secrets case
May 12, 2022, at 03:28 am
Washington: A federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced a Michigan woman today to 168 months, the equivalent of 14 years, in prison for a scheme to steal trade secrets, engage in economic espionage and commit fraud.
Protest against Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan to be launched in few days: JUI-F
May 12, 2022, at 03:06 am
Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Rawalpindi chapter on Monday said it will soon launch a protest against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan as he started a campaign against national institutions.
22 Taliban members killed in Afghanistan, claims National Resistance Front
May 12, 2022, at 02:58 am
Kabul: Sebghatullah Ahmadi, a spokesman for the National Resistance Front (NRF), has claimed that 22 Taliban members had been killed in battles with the front.