Rights expert alerts AI boom facilitates child abuse via the Internet
Feb 06, 2024, at 02:31 pm
In another indicator of the importance of AI oversight, a top UN-appointed human rights expert warned on Monday that the volume of reported child sexual abuse material online has increased by 87 per cent since 2019.
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace informs
Feb 06, 2024, at 07:16 am
London/IBNS: British monarch King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, the Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Monday.
Iran rejects direct talks with US amid escalating tensions in West Asia
Feb 06, 2024, at 05:27 am
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani Monday said that direct talks with the United States on regional issues were unnecessary.
Maldives projects 2 million tourists in 2024
Feb 06, 2024, at 04:48 am
Colombo: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu Monday forecasted that the country could attract two million tourist arrivals this year, making it the first time in the history of the Maldives since the inception of its tourism industry, according to local media.
South Korean court acquits Samsung Chairman over 2015 merger case
Feb 05, 2024, at 11:29 pm
Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong was acquitted on Monday of financial crimes during the merger of two Samsung affiliates in 2015, the media reported.
China gives suspended death sentence to Australian writer Yang Hengjun
Feb 05, 2024, at 11:15 pm
A Chinese court on Monday (February 5, 2024) gave a suspended death sentence to Australian writer Yang Hengjun, five years after he was arrested on spying charges.
Terrorists attack police station in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan, 10 cops die
Feb 05, 2024, at 10:06 pm
At least 10 policemen died and six others were injured after terrorists attacked Chaudhvan police station in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan on Monday.
Blast occurs outside ECP office in poll-bound Pakistan's Balochistan, no casualty
Feb 05, 2024, at 04:15 am
A bomb blast occurred outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Sunday.
Six people arrested for illegal possession of rockets in southern Myanmar
Feb 05, 2024, at 01:59 am
Myanmar authorities have arrested six suspects for illegal possession of rockets in southern Myanmar's Bago region, official media reported on Sunday.
Outlawed Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army booked for blast close to ECP in Pakistan's Karachi city
Feb 05, 2024, at 12:32 am
Pakistani police have registered a case against militants of the outlawed Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) for their alleged involvement in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast close to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Saddar area of Karachi city.
Denver shooting leaves six people injured
Feb 05, 2024, at 12:16 am
At least six people were injured in a shooting incident in Denver, police said.
US Embassy urges citizens to 'remain vigilant' as Pakistan gears up for February 8 polls
Feb 04, 2024, at 11:53 pm
The US Embassy in Pakistan has issued a travel advisory where it advised citizens to remain vigilant since the nation is gearing up for the national polls on February 8.
US woman arrested for allegedly having sex with two minors after spat with husband
Feb 04, 2024, at 11:25 pm
A US woman from Minnesota was arrested for allegedly having sex with two 15-year-old boys at the same time at a hotel in January, media reports said.
British government urges citizens not to visit Afghanistan
Feb 04, 2024, at 10:53 pm
Britain has issued a travel advisory urging people not to visit Afghanistan.
One injured in fire near railway station in Tokyo, train services disrupted
Feb 04, 2024, at 07:53 pm
Tokyo: A fire broke out in the vicinity of a Japan Railway (JR) station in Tokyo on Sunday, affecting train services on part of the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line, with 800 passengers evacuated, according to local media reports.
Hamas demands release of 3,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel
Feb 04, 2024, at 07:41 pm
Gaza: Hamas has demanded the release of 3,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel during the indirect talks on a fresh pause to fighting in the Gaza Strip, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the talks.
Namibian President Hage Geingob dies of cancer at 82
Feb 04, 2024, at 05:04 pm
Windhoek/IBNS/UNI: Namibian President Hage G. Geingob passed away early Sunday while receiving cancer treatment in a hospital in the capital city of Windhoek, the presidential office announced. He was 82.
20 dead in Ukrainian strike on bakery in Russia
Feb 04, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Moscow/IBNS/UNI: Twenty bodies were pulled from under the rubble of what used to be a popular bakery in the city of Lysychansk in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Sputnik.
Joe Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary in a run-up to US Presidential race
Feb 04, 2024, at 03:09 pm
Washington/IBNS: Incumbent US President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary in the US state of South Carolina, the first official nominating contest for the party, on Saturday.
US, UK strike 36 Houthi targets in Yemen in response to Red Sea ship attacks
Feb 04, 2024, at 02:12 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: The United States and Britain Saturday carried out joint air raids in Yemen as a response to repeated attacks on shipping by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that have disrupted global trade.
Former Pak PM Imran Khan, wife sentenced to 7-yr jail for illegal marriage
Feb 04, 2024, at 03:35 am
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan and his wife Bushra Khan have been sentenced to a seven-year prison and fined by a court on Saturday, which ruled that their marriage in 2018 violated the law, media reports said, citing his party.
Feb 03, 2024, at 11:28 pm
UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Section 144 imposed in Quetta ahead of national polls
Feb 03, 2024, at 10:44 pm
The Interior Ministry in Balochistan has imposed Section 144 in Quetta for the next two days ahead of the national polls in Pakistan.
France: Knife attack in Paris leaves three people injured
Feb 03, 2024, at 10:16 pm
At least three people were injured in a stabbing attack at Gare de Lyon railway station in southeastern Paris on Saturday.
Five terrorists arrested from Pakistan's Punjab region ahead of polls
Feb 03, 2024, at 09:54 pm
Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department on Saturday arrested five suspected terrorists while conducting different intelligence-based operations across the Punjab, media reports said.
US carries out airstrikes on over 85 Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq
Feb 03, 2024, at 02:54 pm
The United States on Friday (February 2, 2024) conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against 85 targets linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups, officials confirmed.
Istanbul church shootings: 25 suspects arrested, says minister
Feb 03, 2024, at 05:45 am
Istanbul: Turkish authorities have formally arrested 25 individuals in relation to the recent church attack in Istanbul, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc announced on Friday.
United Kashmir People’s National Party to hold anti-Pakistan protest in London tomorrow
Feb 03, 2024, at 12:37 am
The United Kashmir People’s National Party (UKPNP) in solidarity with the Joint Awami Action Committee (AAC) will hold protest in front of the Pakistan High Commission in London on Saturday to counter ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ observed by Pakistan.
Operation in Balochistan in the past three days leaves 24 terrorists killed, says ISPR
Feb 03, 2024, at 12:19 am
At least 24 terrorists were killed by law enforcement personnel while conducting "firefights and sanitisation/clearance operations" which lasted for three days in Mach and Kolpur in Balochistan, media reports said.
Small plane crashes into trailer park in Florida
Feb 02, 2024, at 11:36 pm
One single-engine plane crashed into a mobile home park late Thursday in the US state of Florida with multiple homes catching fire and casualties feared, according to media reports.