Sep 14, 2024, at 02:46 pm
Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
Sep 13, 2024, at 11:02 pm
The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas as “unconscionable”.
Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, says ILO
Sep 13, 2024, at 10:49 pm
Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable countries, according to a new report released on Thursday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Sep 13, 2024, at 10:42 pm
An American school teacher has admitted she used other students as 'lookouts' while she had sex with a 16-year-old.
Sep 13, 2024, at 08:36 pm
A Belarusian man, who was known as the “most monstrous bodybuilder” in the world, has died after suffering a heart attack.
Sep 13, 2024, at 04:02 pm
The Israeli Army has confirmed its elite intelligence unit chief (Brigadier General) Yossi Sariel will resign after he failed to prevent a Hamas attack on October 7.
Sep 12, 2024, at 11:06 pm
Bangladesh's interim government has directed Hindu community members to avoid playing musical instruments during the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations at the time of azan and namaz.
Muhammad Yunus says Bangladesh wants to establish good relationship with India
Sep 12, 2024, at 10:15 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has said he wants to establish a good relationship with India and other neighbouring nations.
USA: Former CIA officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for China
Sep 12, 2024, at 07:44 pm
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to gather and deliver national defence information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Israel-Hamas crisis: Six UNRWA staff killed in strikes at school sheltering displaced people in Gaza
Sep 12, 2024, at 12:34 pm
Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when two Israeli airstrikes hit a school-turned-shelter and its surroundings.
She'll pay a price for it: Donald Trump slams Taylor Swift for endorsing Kamala Harris
Sep 12, 2024, at 07:15 am
Former US President Donald Trump, who is running for the Presidential elections this time representing the Republicans, slammed international singing sensation Taylor Swift after she endorsed his opponent Kamala Harris.
Pakistan: JUI-F leader shot dead
Sep 12, 2024, at 12:54 am
A local Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader was shot dead by unknown men in Pakistan's Noshki town on Tuesday.
Japan may introduce driverless bullet trains by mid-2030
Sep 11, 2024, at 11:34 pm
East Japan Railway has unveiled its plan to introduce driverless bullet trains by the mid-2030s, an effort planned to make their service more efficient.
REAIM summit: China declines to sign agreement to ban AI from controlling nuclear weapons
Sep 11, 2024, at 11:25 pm
Seoul/IBNS: China declined to sign the 'Blueprint for Action' agreement, which aims to prohibit artificial intelligence (AI) from controlling nuclear weapons.
Sep 11, 2024, at 10:15 pm
An American woman will receive $5.6 million after she was sexually violated during a strip search when she visited a prison to meet her husband, media reports said.
Sep 11, 2024, at 09:50 pm
Police have arrested a person in Bangladesh's Rajshahi region after he was found illegally occupying the residence of a Hindu community member and even damaging the idol, media reports said.
Photojournalist Bill Biggart's last 9/11 image goes viral on social media on 23rd anniversary
Sep 11, 2024, at 05:00 pm
One of the haunting last images captured by photojournalist Bill Biggart, who died while covering the 9/11 attacks in the USA, has gone viral. It shows the collapsing remains of Tower 2 of World Trade Center which was razed to ground during the Sept 11 suicide attack when the terrorists seized US passenger jets and crashed them into the two iconic New York skyscrapers.
Trump says Kamala Harris 'hates' Israel during Presidential debate, Vice President hits back
Sep 11, 2024, at 03:11 pm
Former US President Donald Trump and her challenger American Vice President Kamala Harris exchanged barbs on numerous issues, including the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and the situation in Gaza, during their fiery presidential debate ahead of the November 5 polls on Tuesday.
Woman dies after Ukraine conducts drone attack in Moscow
Sep 10, 2024, at 11:28 pm
Ukraine carried out its biggest drone attack on Moscow which left at least one woman dead, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Former PM Sheikh Hasina sued over death of Jatiyatabadi activist during violent protests
Sep 10, 2024, at 09:56 pm
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India last month, and 134 others were sued over the death of Jatiyatabadi activist Sramik Dal during a violent mass movement in the country recently which led to the ouster of the ex-Awami League government.
Pakistan: 13 people, including six cops, injured after explosion rocks South Waziristan
Sep 10, 2024, at 09:18 pm
At least six police personnel and seven civilians were hurt after an explosion rocked Pakistan's Wana region in South Waziristan district on Monday.
Sep 10, 2024, at 09:14 pm
Dubai royal Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who recently grabbed headlines by announcing her separation from former husband Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mana Al Maktoum by posting on Instagram, has now launched her own perfume brand named 'Divorce'.
US woman Senator accused of forcing male aide into oral sex pushes for stricter sexual assault laws
Sep 10, 2024, at 06:11 pm
California/IBNS: A U.S. female senator, accused of coercing her former chief of staff into sexual acts, had introduced a bill against sexual assault in the California Senate shortly after firing him for allegedly rejecting her advances.
Australia plans to ban minors from using social media
Sep 10, 2024, at 03:41 pm
The Australian government has said it will introduce legislation this year to enforce a minimum age for access to social media and other relevant digital platforms.
Israeli strikes leave 40 dead in southern Gaza, claims Hamas
Sep 10, 2024, at 03:01 pm
Israeli strikes hit a designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza which left at least 40 people dead, media reports said quoting Hamas-run Civil Defence authority on Tuesday.
Sep 10, 2024, at 06:35 am
Kate Middleton, Britain's Princess of Wales, Monday informed about finishing her course of preventive chemotherapy to treat cancer, expressing her gratitude for "simply loving and being loved".
Sep 10, 2024, at 12:00 am
The trial date for three Pakistani people, who are accused of murdering a 10-year-old girl in Surrey, has been set by a UK court on October 7.
Israeli airstrike in Syria leaves 14 people dead
Sep 09, 2024, at 10:14 pm
At least 14 people died and over 40 others were injured following alleged Israeli airstrikes in central Syria on Sunday, media reports said.
Three die in two separate terror attacks in Pakistan
Sep 09, 2024, at 05:31 am
Two separate terror incidents in Wana and Lucky Marwat area of Pakistan have left at least three people, including two head constables, dead, media reports said.
Sep 09, 2024, at 04:54 am
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), a rights organisation,has condemned an alleged continuing campaign of 'threats, disinformation and smear tactics' by China against its staff, leadership and scholars.