Pakistan: Twin blasts rock Balochistan, four die
Jan 30, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Quetta: Three Levies Force personnel, along with a Bugti clan elder, died as twin blasts rocked Sui area of Dera Bugti region in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.
US urges citizens to leave Ukraine amid "unpredictable" security situations
Jan 30, 2022, at 10:27 pm
Kiev: The US Embassy in Kiev on Sunday urged citizens to leave Ukraine amid "unpredictable" security situations and recommended a number of possible destinations.
H1B Visa registration for FY23 starts from March 1
Jan 30, 2022, at 09:19 pm
The registrations for the most-sought after H1B Visa will start From March 1 and continue till March 18, 2022, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said in a press release.
China says US plans to pay athletes to 'sabotage' Beijing Winter Olympics: Report
Jan 30, 2022, at 06:47 am
Beijing/IBNS: Just a week before the Beijing winter Olympics, the Chinese foreign ministry and an official newspaper have alleged that the US is paying money to the athletes of certain countries for making half-hearted participation and criticising China in order to interfere and "sabotage" the Games.
Pakistan: Miscreants attack Hinglaj Mata temple in Sindh
Jan 30, 2022, at 02:15 am
Sindh, Pakistan: A group of miscreants recently destroyed Hinglaj Mata temple, a prominent Hindu religious site in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: People demonstrate against forced land acquisition by army in Gilgit-Baltistan
Jan 30, 2022, at 02:11 am
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: People in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan recently protested against forced land acquisition by the Pakistani Army in village Nopura, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid President slams Imran Khan govt over Nawaz Sharif issue
Jan 30, 2022, at 02:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain slammed PM Imran Khan-led government over its moves taken to bring back former PM Nawaz Sharif and said it should focus on issues related to public importance.
London court finds British 'hitman' guilty of plotting to kill Pakistani activist
Jan 29, 2022, at 11:33 pm
London: A court in London has found a British 'hitman' guilty of conspiring to kill a Pakistani dissident in the Netherlands.
WFP chief says situation in Afghanistan is 'horrific'
Jan 29, 2022, at 10:54 pm
Kabul: A top official of the UN's World Food Program (WFP) has termed the condition in Afghanistan as ' catastrophic' where women are even forced to sell their children to survive.
Pakistan: Gun attack on car leaves four people dead in Quetta
Jan 29, 2022, at 09:39 pm
Quetta: At least four people died in a gun attack on a car on Saryab Road of the Balochistan capital Quetta city in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
Team from UN Mission in Colombia attacked, vehicles torched
Jan 29, 2022, at 08:47 pm
New York: The UN Mission in Colombia was the target of an attack on Thursday, when three vehicles that were part of a joint expedition travelling through a remote area, were approached by armed individuals, although nobody was ultimately injured during the incident.
UN envoy on ‘good offices mission’ to Burkina Faso
Jan 29, 2022, at 08:19 pm
New York: A UN envoy will travel to Burkina Faso over the weekend on a “good offices mission” in the wake of the military coup last Sunday.
Lebanon crisis robbing young people of their futures: UNICEF
Jan 29, 2022, at 08:14 pm
New York: More than four in 10 young Lebanese over just a 12-month period, reduced spending on education to buy basic food, medicine and other essential items, and nearly a third, have been forced to stop studying altogether.
Yemen: Call for independent probe into deadly prison airstrikes
Jan 29, 2022, at 08:10 pm
New York: Airstrikes last week by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen that hit a detention facility in the northern city of Sa’ada, killed some 91 people and injured dozens more, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, citing preliminary figures.
‘Urgent, renewed effort’ needed to restore civilian rule in Myanmar: Bachelet
Jan 29, 2022, at 07:25 pm
New York: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet appealed on Friday for the international community to intensify pressure on Myanmar’s military to stop its campaign of violence against citizens, and to insist on the prompt return to civilian rule, almost one year after seizing power in a coup.
Northern Ethiopia: A record 9 million now need food assistance
Jan 29, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New York: After 15 months of conflict in Ethiopia, almost 40 per cent of Tigrayans are suffering an extreme lack of food, according to data released by the World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday.
UK's Boris Johnson to visit Europe next week to discuss situation around Ukraine
Jan 29, 2022, at 02:26 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to visit Europe next week to discuss the escalation of tensions on the Ukrainian-Russian border, a source said on Thursday.
Canada supports research locating unmarked burials at former residential school sites
Jan 29, 2022, at 05:22 am
Ottawa/IBNS: A funding of $1,485,770 to support Garden River First Nation Survivors Project (GRFNSP) to assist with their research of locating unmarked burials at former residential school sites across Canada was announced reportedly on Jan 27 jointly by Chief Andy Rickard of Garden River First Nation; Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations; and Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of Indigenous Affairs.
Beijing Olympics to begin amid atrocity crimes: HRW
Jan 29, 2022, at 05:07 am
Beijing: The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will open amid atrocity crimes and other grave human rights violations by the Chinese government, 243 nongovernmental organizations from around the world said today.
Canada looks at relaxing air travel norms for India
Jan 29, 2022, at 03:33 am
Ottawa: Canada is looking at relaxing testing norms with regards to inbound travelling from India, reported Hindustan Times citing unnamed sources.
EU escalates trade dispute with Beijing over Lithuania row
Jan 29, 2022, at 02:03 am
Brussels: The ongoing row between Lithuania and China took a new turn when the European Union accused Beijing of "illegal" trade practices as it launched an official dispute on behalf of one of its smallest member states.
US to send 45 flights with $200 mn worth of military support to Ukraine
Jan 29, 2022, at 01:17 am
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: The United States plans to transport material and technical military assistance worth $200 million to Ukraine on 45 cargo flights, the RBC-Ukraine news outlet reported, citing sources.
Xiomara Castro: First female president of Honduras takes oath
Jan 29, 2022, at 12:48 am
Tegucigalpa: Honduras witnessed history as the country's first female president Xiomara Castro took oath on Thursday.
Pakistan: Peshawar residents demonstrate over prolonged power cuts
Jan 29, 2022, at 12:40 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: A large number of people participated in a rally outside WAPDA House in Pakistan's Peshawar to protest against prolonged power suspensions and demanded repair of the damaged supply lines on Thursday.
Chinese firm to charge 8.5 times more to collect garbage in Pakistan's Sindh
Jan 29, 2022, at 12:29 am
Sindh, Pakistan: A Chinese firm is going to charge eight and half times more to collect garbage as compared to what the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) South in Pakistan's Sindh region was paying for the service previously, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: 4 security personnel killed in bomb attack
Jan 29, 2022, at 12:06 am
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Four security personnel were killed and three others were injured when a bomb went off in Pakistan's Balochistan province, police officials said on Friday.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack checkpost in Balochistan, 10 soldiers die
Jan 28, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: Terrorists have attacked a security checkpost in Balochistan's Kech district of Pakistan which left at least ten soldiers dead, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Terrorist killed during operation conducted in North Waziristan
Jan 28, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Peshawar: A terrorist was killed during an intelligence-based operation conducted in Spinwam area of North Waziristan district of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Gaming addict murders mother, three siblings after prevented from playing game
Jan 28, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Lahore: Police in Pakistani city of Lahore have resolved the murder case of a lady doctor and her three children whose bullet-riddled bodies were found from their house in Gajjumata area recently.
UNICEF providing aid for children caught up in Syria prison siege
Jan 28, 2022, at 07:23 pm
New York: Boys and girls caught up in intense fighting which raged for six days around a besieged prison in northeast Syria, need protection and assistance, the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Thursday.