Maxar's aerial images show extent of damage from volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga
Jan 19, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Wellington, New Zealand: Aerial images shared by the United States-based space technology company, Maxar Technologies, show how homes and communities have been destroyed in the Pacific island nation of Tonga by the volcanic eruption and tsunami.
UNRWA seeks $1.6 billion to support Palestinian refugees in 2022
Jan 19, 2022, at 09:27 pm
New York: The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Tuesday appealed for $1.6 billion to support its lifesaving work this year amid acute regional crises and chronic funding shortfalls.
Sudan urged to stop unnecessary use of force against protestors
Jan 19, 2022, at 09:18 pm
New York: Authorities in Sudan must immediately halt unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against protesters, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for those responsible for abuses to be brought to justice.
Pakistan: Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif tests COVID-19 positive
Jan 19, 2022, at 08:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has tested positive for COVID-19.
UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond
Jan 19, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New York: Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and non-military targets, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Pak NSA Moeed Yusuf cancels Afghanistan visit amid anti-Pakistan protests
Jan 19, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Kabul/Islamabad: Pakistan National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has canceled his scheduled visit to Afghanistan after a large number of protesters were expected to turn up at the Kabul airport for an anti-Pakistan demonstration, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan protests against food shortages
Jan 19, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Gilgit: Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) recently witnessed massive protests against the shortage of food supply and black marketing.
Jan 19, 2022, at 04:51 am
Toronto/IBNS: The Beijing Olympic Committee's use of reportedly stricter than usual testing for COVID-19 has made it harder for Canadian athletes to pass tests upon arriving in China, especially those who have recently recovered from the virus.
Indonesian lawmakers passes law to shift capital from Jakarta to Nusantara
Jan 19, 2022, at 04:02 am
Indonesian lawmakers have passed a law to shift its capital from Jakarta to a site on the island of Borneo.
Pakistan: Maryam NAwaz Sharif slams Imran Khan, says PTI govt's fall is 'matter of days'
Jan 19, 2022, at 03:17 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's opposition leader and PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz slammed PM Imran Khan and said judging by the condition of the government it is only a matter of days that it will be sent packing.
'Nobody told me drinks party was against rules': UK PM Boris Johnson
Jan 19, 2022, at 01:42 am
London/UNI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday denied that he had been warned that holding a drinks party in the No 10 garden amounted to breaking lockdown rules.
Hong Kong police arrest two former Cathay Pacific staffers for violating COVID-19 quarantine rules
Jan 18, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong police have arrested and charged two former Cathay Pacific staffers as they violated COVID-19 quarantine rules, media reports said.
Dhaka: Shoe factory fire brought under control
Jan 18, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Dhaka: Firefighters have brought the blaze, which broke out at a shoe factory in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Tuesday, under control, media reports said.
Blast rocks Pakistani train, several passengers hurt
Jan 18, 2022, at 09:20 pm
Islamabad: An explosion rocked a passenger train in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Tuesday which left several people injured, media reports said.
Pakistan: Policeman dies during shootout with suspected terrorists in Islamabad
Jan 18, 2022, at 09:13 pm
Islamabad: A policeman and two suspected terrorists were killed during a shootout in Pakistan's Islamabad city on Monday, media reports said.
Houthi drone strike: Saudi jets bomb Yemeni capital, residential area, in retaliatory strike
Jan 18, 2022, at 09:07 pm
Sana’a/Tehran/UNI: Saudi Arabian jets bombed the Yemeni parliament building and a military academy in Sanaa early on Tuesday morning, in retaliation for the Houthi drone attack on the Adnoc tanker area in Abu Dhabi on Monday in which three people, including two Indians, were killed.
Pakistan minister warns of more terror incidents in Islamabad
Jan 18, 2022, at 09:03 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has warned Islamabad city may witness more terrorism-related incidents in the upcoming days.
Pakistan media slams minister Fawad Chaudhry for 'fake news'
Jan 18, 2022, at 08:57 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan media organisations have slammed Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry for claiming that media revenues increased by 600 per cent between 2018 and 2021.
Afghanistan: Taliban members open fire at Herat province checkpost, 2 die
Jan 18, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Herat: Locals in Afghanistan's Herat region have alleged that Taliban affiliates opened fire at a car in their checkpoint in Kazemi area of the city that resulted in the killing of the driver.
'Hitman paid via Pakistani bank to kill activist'
Jan 18, 2022, at 08:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The man charged with conspiracy to murder Netherland-based Pakistani activist Ahmad Waqass Goraya, was paid via a Pakistan bank, the media reported on Tuesday.
Guterres condemns attack on Abu Dhabi airport and oil facility
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:30 pm
New York: The Secretary-General condemned on Monday the attacks on Abu Dhabi’s International Airport and the nearby Musaffah industrial area, which reportedly caused several civilian casualties and have been claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi rebel group, formally known as Ansar Allah.
UN chief: ‘Global solidarity is missing in action’
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:24 pm
New York: Addressing the virtual World Economic Forum, on Monday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, told world and business leaders that “global solidarity is missing in action”.
Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are institutionalizing large scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls, independent UN human rights experts warned on Monday.
FAO launches $138 million plan to avert hunger crisis in Horn of Africa
Jan 18, 2022, at 06:05 pm
New York: More than $138 million is needed to assist rural communities affected by extended drought in the Horn of Africa, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, launching a comprehensive response plan for the region.
Labour market recovery still ‘slow and uncertain’
Jan 18, 2022, at 05:07 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic grinds on and global labour markets continue to struggle, the latest International Labour Organization (ILO) report, published on Monday, warns that recovery will remain slow.
Pakistan: Two die as fire breaks out at private hospital in Karachi
Jan 18, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Karachi: A fire broke out at a private hospital in Pakistan's Karachi city on Monday which left at least two people dead, media reports said.
Truckers coming into Canada from US must be fully vaccinated: Canadian govt
Jan 18, 2022, at 05:15 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canadian government has mandated truckers to be fully vaccinated when crossing into Canada from the United States effective Jan 14.
Canada: Most schools in Ontario and Quebec to be closed today due to severe snowstorm
Jan 18, 2022, at 05:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Most of the schools in the provinces of Canada's Ontario and Quebec have either been closed or been moved to online learning Monday due to a severe snowstorm.
Afghanistan: Women demonstrate in Kabul over restriction imposed on their rights
Jan 17, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Kabul: Women protesters took to the streets of Kabul on Sunday to agitate against restrictions on the rights of women, as well as to call attention to the recent killing of two women, media reports said.
No need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan: Karzai negates Imran Khan's proposal
Jan 17, 2022, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's proposal of sending qualified and trained manpower to Afghanistan and said “there is no need for it”.