Pakistan: 14 dengue patients die in Turbat, locals blame authority for outbreak
May 20, 2024, at 02:39 am
A section of Pakistan is witnessing a dengue outbreak with 14 people losing their lives due to the disease in Turbat region, media reports said.
11th Panchen Lama: Exiled Tibetans demonstrate in Dharamshala demanding release of spiritual leader
May 20, 2024, at 02:25 am
Exiled Tibetans of Dharamshala on Friday demonstrated in the city to demand the release of spiritual leader 11th Panchen Lama.
Helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi involved in accident: Reports
May 20, 2024, at 01:33 am
The helicopter, which was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and senior officials in northwestern Iran, has suffered a crash, media reports said.
Over 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, study reveals
May 19, 2024, at 10:59 pm
An estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, according to a study(link is external) published in JAMA Psychiatry.
US: 12-year-old teen allegedly commits suicide after facing relentless bullying in Las Vegas school
May 19, 2024, at 08:27 pm
A 12-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide after she was bullied for a year at a school in the USA, media reports said.
May 19, 2024, at 07:56 pm
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has warned he will resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip, media reports said.
Israel-Hamas crisis: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah
May 19, 2024, at 07:18 pm
Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in the area on 6 May, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA said on Saturday in a renewed appeal for greater protection of civilians in Gaza, safe humanitarian access and, ultimately, a ceasefire.
Several Pakistani students injured during mob violence in Bishkek
May 19, 2024, at 12:15 am
Several Pakistani students were injured in mob violence around student hostels in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, media reports said.
Pakistani police recover five abducted transpersons
May 18, 2024, at 11:49 pm
Pakistani police have rescued five Okara-based transpersons 30 hours after they were abducted by a group of robbers.
Clashes between Afghanistan, Pakistan military along Durand Line leaves five dead
May 18, 2024, at 10:36 pm
At least five people died after Islamic Emirate forces and Pakistani military clashed along Durand Line in Afghanistan's Paktia region recently.
May 18, 2024, at 10:20 pm
An indictment was unsealed at a court in the US state of California recently, charging two Chinese nationals alleging they played leading roles in a scheme to launder proceeds from cryptocurrency investment scams.
Afghanistan: Three Spanish nationals die in Bamyan shooting
May 18, 2024, at 03:42 pm
At least four people, including three Spanish nationals, died in a shooting incident in Central Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Bodies of three hostages recovered from Gaza strip, says IDF
May 18, 2024, at 02:40 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said the bodies of three hostages have been recovered from the Gaza strip.
Pakistan: Dera women, residents protest excessive load shedding in Chota Lahor tehsil
May 18, 2024, at 01:29 am
Dera women and residents of Chota Lahor tehsil in Pakistan recently blocked road to demonstrate against excessive load shedding in the region.
Pakistan: CM Sarfraz Bugti's friend gunned down in Balochistan
May 18, 2024, at 12:38 am
At least three men, including a close friend of the chief minister, were gunned down by unknown men in Pakistan's Balochistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
British man commits suicide after fatally choking 26-year-old girlfriend during drug-induced sex
May 17, 2024, at 11:45 pm
A drug-induced 'sex game' by a couple in the UK went wrong after a 26-year-old woman was accidentally choked to death by her boyfriend during the act, leading to his own suicide a few hours later, an inquest in a British court has heard.
May 17, 2024, at 11:38 pm
Family members of a seven-year-old rape victim in Pakistan demonstrated outside the National Institute of Child Health when they expressed dissatisfaction over the medical treatment the minor girl is receiving in the hospital.
Pakistan: Firing incident leaves two police personnel injured
May 17, 2024, at 11:35 pm
A firing incident in Pakistan's South Waziristan left two police personnel injured recently, media reports said.
Antonio Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle
May 17, 2024, at 08:43 pm
UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to replenish dangerously low stocks of lifesaving supplies.
Slovakia PM Robert Fico undergoes 5-hour surgery after being shot multiple times, now stable
May 17, 2024, at 05:35 pm
Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico is stable after a five-hour surgery which he underwent after he was shot five times in an assassination plot, media reports said.
May 17, 2024, at 02:56 pm
A 14-year-old has died of cardiac arrest in the USA after he took part in a social media challenge that dared people to eat extremely hot tortilla chip, media reports said.
May 16, 2024, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi/Karachi/IBNS: Pakistani lawmaker Syed Mustafa Kamal has lauded India's mission to the Moon while slamming the deplorable situation in Karachi during an address to Parliament on Wednesday.
US issues fresh guidelines for H-1B visa holders who have been laid off
May 16, 2024, at 05:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced fresh guidelines for H-1B visa holders who got terminated from their jobs after major corporations like Google, Tesla, and Walmart announced extensive layoffs, affecting the lives of many immigrant workers.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico shot multiple times; attacker held
May 16, 2024, at 02:45 am
Handlova (Slovakia): Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times and rushed to a hospital with gruesome injuries on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting, media reported citing officials.
Pakistani women storm into DI Khan grid station to demonstrate against prolonged power cut
May 15, 2024, at 11:35 pm
A large number of women, who were demonstrating against prolonged powercut, stormed into a grid station in DI Khan region of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Wednesday.
450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continues
May 15, 2024, at 11:03 pm
Large parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting on Tuesday that some 450,000 Gazans have been forcibly displaced from the southernmost city by Israeli evacuation orders in the last week.
ICC Prosecutor outlines roadmap to complete Libya war crimes probe
May 15, 2024, at 09:56 pm
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced at the UN Security Council on Tuesday that the investigative stage of the legal proceedings into alleged war crimes in Libya is expected to conclude by the end of 2025, transitioning into the judicial stage.
UN forum in Bahrain: Innovation as the key to solving global problems
May 15, 2024, at 09:44 pm
A major UN forum opened on Tuesday in Bahrain. Its mission: to empower entrepreneurial leaders who can build a brighter future and achieve sustainable development for all.
The Portals: Dublin-New York video gateway shuts down amid alleged 'inappropriate behaviour'
May 15, 2024, at 08:38 pm
Prompted by 'inappropriate behaviour', two public sculptures featuring a livestream between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City were shutdown temporarily.
May 15, 2024, at 08:31 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a red guitar in his hand and performed at a basement bar in Kyiv on Tuesday (May 14, 2024) where he expressed his support to the conflict-ravaged country and said the people of Ukraine are fighting for a free world.