Burkina Faso: Rising displacement adds to Sahel crises
Feb 06, 2022, at 12:00 am
New York: Insecurity in Burkina Faso, particularly in the region bordering Côte d’Ivoire, is pushing more people to seek safety both within and outside the country, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday.
Guterres: 'Let us build bridges between the faiths'
Feb 05, 2022, at 10:58 pm
New York: Marking the International Day of Human Fraternity on Friday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General issued a stark warning over rising hate speech, intolerance, discrimination and physical violence.
Olympic spirit needed now more than ever: UN chief
Feb 05, 2022, at 10:32 pm
New York: The qualities of fair play and solidarity that characterize the Olympics must shine throughout the games and beyond, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, on Friday.
Lone bomber carried out attack during evacuation from Kabul: US
Feb 05, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Kabul/UNI: US Department of Defence revealed that a single suicide bomber had carried out the attack that took the lives of 170 Afghan people and 13 US marines during the evacuation from Kabul in August 2021, the media reported on Saturday.
Former British-Pakistani parliamentarian Lord Nazir Ahmed jailed for child sex offence
Feb 05, 2022, at 09:04 pm
London: Former British-Pakistani parliamentarian Lord Nazir Ahmed has been jailed for five and a half years for sexually abusing two children in the 1970s.
Plane with tourists crashes in Nazca Desert in Peru
Feb 05, 2022, at 04:57 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI/Sputnik: Seven people have died as a plane with tourists crashed in the Nazca desert in Peru, media reports said.
Feb 05, 2022, at 05:24 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Executives of the Fundraising website GoFundMe have been called to testify at Canada's House of Commons Public Safety and National Security Committee over releasing nearly $10.1M of funds raised for the truckers' convoy.
Canada: Ontario eases long-term care visitor restrictions after COVID-19 hospitalizations drops
Feb 05, 2022, at 04:42 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Visitor restrictions at Ontario long-term care homes are being eased as public health indicators are starting to improve and the rate of hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 continues to follow a downward trend of 2,634.
Feb 05, 2022, at 01:47 am
Abuja, Nigeria: The Nigerian government has approached the Standard Chartered Bank for the funding of two rail projects in the country following delay by Chinese lenders.
Pakistan: Clash at National Press Club in Islamabad leaves journalists hurt
Feb 05, 2022, at 12:58 am
Islamabad: Two rival groups clashed inside the National Press Club (NPC) in Pakistan capital Islamabad on Thursday which left journalists hurt, media reports said.
Pakistan: Saudi oil facility yet to be operationalised
Feb 05, 2022, at 12:25 am
Islamabad: Legal and procedural delays have forced authorities to still not be able to operationalise a $1.2 billion Saudi oil facility (SOF) in Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan military camps attack: Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility
Feb 05, 2022, at 12:14 am
Islamabad: Terrorist group Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the killing of more than '100 soldiers' across two military camps in Pakistan on Thursday.
Chinese president Xi Jinping meets Vladimir Putin
Feb 04, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will inject more vitality into China-Russia relations.
Bankrupt Afghan businesswomen urge Taliban rulers for help
Feb 04, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan businesswomen have urged Taliban rulers to solve the challenges they are facing as many of their businesses have gone bankrupt and most of the women have lost their jobs since the previous government fell last year in August.
Pakistan: Power workers participate in rally against price hike, privatisation
Feb 04, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Lahore, Pakistan: The All Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Workers Union participated in rallies all over the country on Wednesday to demand better services for power consumers, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Pakistani Hindus stage protests over murder of businessman
Feb 04, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Hindu community members staged a protest over the murder of a businessman, on Jan 31 demanding the accused's arrest, the media reported on Friday.
Sikh community condemn removal of Legendary Hari Singh Nalwa's statue in Pakistani city
Feb 04, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Haripur, Pakistan: Sikh community members and netizens have condemned the removal of a statue of great Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa in Haripur district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said.
DR Congo: More peacekeepers deployed in wake of deadly camp attack
Feb 04, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have stepped up their presence in the area around a camp for displaced people in Ituri province following a deadly attack this week, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Pandemic threatens push to end Female Genital Mutilation
Feb 04, 2022, at 09:06 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic could reverse decades of global progress in stamping out female genital mutilation (FGM), UN agencies warn ahead of the International Day to eliminate the harmful practice.
Finding homes for more than a million displaced Ukrainians
Feb 04, 2022, at 07:32 pm
New York: Around 1.5 million Ukrainians have been forced from their homes since fighting in the far east of the country began in 2014. The UN and other humanitarian organizations are supporting those who have been displaced, as they try to adjust to their new lives.
DR Congo: At least 50 dead following militia attack on camp
Feb 04, 2022, at 06:56 pm
New York: At least 50 people, including women and children, were killed in an attack on Tuesday night at a site for internally displaced people in Savo, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN said on Wednesday.
UN in Iraq calls for dialogue following attack; civilian casualties reported
Feb 04, 2022, at 06:38 pm
New York: Following reports on Wednesday of civilian casualties during airstrikes on the Iraqi city of Ninewa, the UN Assistance Mission (UNAMI) reiterated that Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity “must be respected at all times”.
US: Hacker shuts N Korea's internet in revenge
Feb 04, 2022, at 02:33 pm
Washington/UNI: An American youth who was once hacked by North Korean spies, took his revenge by taking down the country's internet connectivity single-handedly.
Feb 04, 2022, at 06:37 am
Washington/IBNS: United States President Joe Biden on Thursday informed that operating under his orders, the country's military forces "successfully removed a major terrorist threat to the world" with Islamic State (ISIS) global leader Hajji Abdullah blowing himself up during a US raid in Syria.
Feb 04, 2022, at 05:46 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Amid Ottawa residents' frustration with six days into a protest around Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital, the police has said that there is no clear indication when the agitation would end.
Canada: Candice Bergen named interim Conservative leader after Erin O'Toole removal
Feb 04, 2022, at 05:20 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Manitoba MP Candice Bergen has been named as interim leader of the Conservatives in Canada following a private vote late Wednesday evening after the removal of Erin O’Toole.
Britain needs to look beyond Europe to combat China threat: Indian Geostrategist Brahma Chellaney
Feb 03, 2022, at 11:55 pm
London: Indian geostrategist, public intellectual and author, Brahma Chellaney, said Britain needs to look beyond Europe and play a bigger role in the Pacific region to counter China's 'authoritarian capitalism'.
Afghan NRF supporters protest near White House against Taliban recognition by UN member states
Feb 03, 2022, at 08:33 pm
Washington, DC: Over 50 Supporters of National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan recently held a protest in front of the White House to oppose any effort by the UN member nations to recognize the Taliban government.
New Zealand to reopen border in 5 stages from Feb 27
Feb 03, 2022, at 04:17 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: The New Zealand border will reopen to anti-COVID-19 vaccinated Kiwis and other current eligible travellers from Australia at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 27 and to the same groups from the rest of the world on Mar 13.
CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns after failing to disclose 'consensual relationship' with colleague
Feb 03, 2022, at 05:47 am
Washington/IBNS: CNN news channel president Jeff Zucker resigned on Wednesday for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a colleague, who also works for the US cable television network.