Pakistan: Chinese IPPs warn of closure if not paid Rs 300bn
May 12, 2022, at 02:51 am
Islamabad: With more than Rs 300 billion in stuck up dues, over two dozen Chinese firms operating in Pakistan on Monday said that they would be forced to shut down their power plants this month unless payments were made upfront, media reports said on Wednesday.
May 12, 2022, at 02:47 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif slammed PTI chief and former PM Imran Khan for "poisoning" the minds of Pakistanis with his speeches targeting state institutions.
Pakistan: PEMRA warns TV channels against airing content against army, judiciary
May 12, 2022, at 02:44 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has warned the country's private channels from airing content against the country's armed forces and judiciary.
Tension prevails in economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka
May 11, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Tension prevailed in Sri Lanka as arson attacks continued for the second straight night on Tuesday in the country, media reports said.
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed in West Bank during raid by Israeli troops
May 11, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Ramallah: An Al Jazeera journalist was killed and another was injured due to bullet wounds suffered during a "search" operation carried out by Israeli forces in the West Bank on Wednesday.
Ecuador: Latest prison riot highlights need for criminal justice reform
May 11, 2022, at 10:45 pm
New York: The latest deadly prison violence in Ecuador has again highlighted the urgent need for a comprehensive reform of the country’s criminal justice system, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Pakistani currency hits record low point
May 11, 2022, at 09:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani currency hit a new all-time low of Rs 190 against the US dollar in intra-day trade in the interbank market on Wednesday.
Pakistan: BNP-M leader gunned down in Quetta
May 11, 2022, at 09:49 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: Unidentified attackers gunned down Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leader Saeed Ahmed Baloch in Qambrani Road area of Pakistan's Quetta city on Monday, media reports said.
Baloch National Movement condemns raid in its member's house by Pakistan security forces
May 11, 2022, at 09:43 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) has condemned the raid conducted by Pakistan security forces in the house of Mohsin Baloch, who is a member of BNM, the United Kingdom zone.
UN launches joint appeal for Syria: ‘Apathy is not an option’
May 11, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New York: As Syria begins 12 years of conflict amidst soaring humanitarian needs, UN agency heads launched during a European Union conference on Tuesday, a joint appeal for $10.5 billion.
Ukraine: UN rights office probe spotlights harrowing plight of civilians
May 11, 2022, at 08:31 pm
New York: Almost 76 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, countless civilians remain caught up in the horror and destruction of war, UN rights investigators said on Tuesday.
Bill Gates tests COVID-19 positive, says he is suffering 'mild symptoms'
May 11, 2022, at 03:11 pm
New York: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday said he has tested COVID-19 positive.
Elon Musk says he would reverse Donald Trump's Twitter ban
May 11, 2022, at 02:50 pm
Washington: Tesla chief Elon Musk has said he will reverse former US President Donald Trump's ban from Twitter if his bid to buy the micro-blogging platform is successful.
Protesters found damaging public properties could be shot at, Sri Lanka govt warns
May 11, 2022, at 04:01 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lanka on Tuesday said those found damaging public property or harming others could be shot at, a day after violent clashes left seven people dead and more than 200 injured, which also prompted Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign.
Luxury hotel belonging to personal Shaman of Sri Lankan president burned down by protesters
May 11, 2022, at 12:02 am
Colombo: Protesters have torched a luxury hotel in Anuradhapura, said to belong to the personal Shaman of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and also burnt her residence, according to reports.
Putin triggers more health rumours as he covers legs with blanket at Victory Day Parade
May 10, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin has again sparked speculations over his health as he covered his legs with a thick green blanket as he sat between senior dignitaries and World War II veterans at Victory Day celebrations in Moscow's Red Square, media reports said.
Sri Lanka stock market closed amid nationwide protests
May 10, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) declared on Tuesday a market holiday as a nationwide curfew was imposed due to street unrest.
DR Congo: UN chief calls for probe into deadly armed attacks on mining site
May 10, 2022, at 11:32 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to investigate deadly armed group attacks in Djugu Territory, Ituri Province, on Sunday.
Sri Lanka: Protest outside naval base amid reports of ex-PM's presence
May 10, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Colombo: Tension prevailed in the Island Nation as a protest was held on Tuesday in front of Sri Lanka's Trincomalee Naval Base headquarters after reports surfaced of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and family members being in the base owing to security reasons.
Guterres expresses solidarity as Moldova grapples with fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine
May 10, 2022, at 11:19 pm
New York: Moldova, the most fragile of war-torn Ukraine’s neighbors, needs and deserves massive support to match its generosity as a recipient of nearly half a million refugees, and to preserve its own stability, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
High-level UN conference debates precious commodity: Land
May 10, 2022, at 07:51 pm
New York: The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), kicked-off on Monday, in the Ivorian "economic" capital.
Guterres welcomes new acting chief of UN projects services
May 10, 2022, at 07:40 pm
New York: The UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) welcomed on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres' appointment of Jens Wandel as its ad interim chief.
Afghanistan: Nearly 20 million going hungry
May 10, 2022, at 06:46 pm
New York: Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan – almost half the population – are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in a UN-backed report, published on Monday.
Nicaragua: New law heralds damaging crackdown on civil society, UN warns
May 10, 2022, at 06:43 pm
New York: Under the guise of preventing money-laundering and cutting off terrorist financing, a new law in Nicaragua further restricts the functioning of civil society, “contrary to the country’s human rights obligations”, the spokesperson for the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Monday.
Sri Lanka: Outgoing PM Mahinda Rajapaksa evacuated by troops
May 10, 2022, at 05:05 pm
Colombo/UNI: Former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was evacuated by heavily armed troops from his official residence in Colombo on Tuesday after thousands of protesters broke through the main gate.
UN expresses concern over Taliban's hijab order
May 10, 2022, at 02:55 pm
United Nations: UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous on Monday voiced concern over the Taliban's new restrictions on Afghan women.
Bolivia: Four people die in stampede
May 10, 2022, at 02:42 pm
La Paz: at least four people died when an apparent tear gas grenade exploded, causing a stampede in the Bolivian city of Potosi on Monday, media reports said.
Sri Lanka: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa accepts resignation of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
May 10, 2022, at 02:15 pm
Colombo: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted the resignation of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister, a gazette notification issued by the Sri Lankan Presidential Secretariat said late on Monday night.
May 10, 2022, at 05:54 am
Canberra: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has expressed concern over the security arrangement between China and Solomon Islands.
China concludes military exercises close to Taiwan
May 10, 2022, at 05:31 am
Beijing: China has conducted three-day military drills east and south-west of Taiwan, said the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.