Bahamas: ‘Clock is ticking’ to help those who lost everything in Hurricane Dorian, says UN

Sep 09, 2019, at 10:08 am

New York, Sept 9 (IBNS): “The clock is ticking” for Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas to receive humanitarian assistance, the top United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official in the region said on Sunday.

Pakistan awaits IMF team to fix collapsing economy amid sparring over Kashmir

Sep 09, 2019, at 01:33 am

Islamabad, Sept 8 (IBNS): Even as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan keeps their anti-India rant over Kashmir situation raging, experts say he is facing a tough challenge from the crippling economy of the Islamic nation and perhaps the brouhaha over J&K gives him a temporary tool to divert attention of his people.

Radio Pakistan's website hacked briefly, restored later

Sep 08, 2019, at 11:37 pm

Islamabad, Sept 8 (IBNS): National broadcaster Radio Pakistan's website was briefly hacked on Sunday, media reports said.

Gas cylinder explosion in Bangladesh hotel leaves 18 hurt

Sep 08, 2019, at 05:41 pm

Dhaka, Sept 8 (IBNS): At least 18 people were injured as a gas cylinder exploded at a hotel in Board Bazar area of Bangladesh's Gazipur area on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Suspected terrorists kidnap six journalists

Sep 08, 2019, at 03:35 pm

Kabul, Sept 8 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists have kidnapped a group of six journalists in South-eastern Paktiya province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Storm Dorian makes landfall in Canada

Sep 08, 2019, at 02:10 pm

Ottawa, Sep 8 (UNI) Storm Dorian has made landfall in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia as a post-tropical cyclone.

Almost 20 people hospitalised after protests in Hong Kong: Reports

Sep 08, 2019, at 01:38 pm

Beijing, Sep 8 (Sputnik): Nineteen people have been hospitalized in Hong Kong following the Saturday clashes between the police and the opposition, local media reported on Sunday.

Kabul attack: Trump cancels secret meetings with Taliban leaders, Afghan prez

Sep 08, 2019, at 12:53 pm

Washington, Sept 7 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has informed that he had cancelled secret meetings with the Taliban leaders and Afghan president in the wake of American soldier getting killed in a car bombing in Kabul, which also left 11 others injured on Thursday.

Trump congratulates Moscow, Kiev with releasing detainees

Sep 07, 2019, at 08:28 pm

Washington, September 7 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump has congratulated Russia and Ukraine with the release of detainees by both sides.

Israeli artillery shells southern Gaza, no injuries reported

Sep 07, 2019, at 07:38 pm

Gaza, Sept 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Israeli army artillery shelled Rafah town in southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, causing no injuries, Palestinian security sources said.

Afghanistan: Taliban commander Sher Lala killed in an airstrike

Sep 07, 2019, at 04:52 pm

Kabul, Sept 7 (IBNS):  A Taliban commander and his comrades have been killed during an airstrike in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Senior government official killed by unknown gunmen

Sep 07, 2019, at 04:16 pm

Kabul, Sept 7 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen killed a government official in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Growing a future free of terrorism: UN News special report from Cameroon

Sep 07, 2019, at 09:52 am

New York: When terrorists attacked and ransacked 30-year old Mamma Hamidou’s village in the Far North region of Cameroon four years ago, she faced an impossible choice. Hand over her young daughter or risk that her husband be executed on the spot.

Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas death toll expected to rise as thousands remain missing

Sep 07, 2019, at 09:43 am

New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): As the UN and other aid partners respond to huge humanitarian needs in the hurricane-struck northern Bahamas, latest reports indicate that the death toll is likely to increase substantially, the head of an emergency medical relief team said on Friday.

Putin conveys condolences over death of ex-Zimbabwean President Mugabe

Sep 06, 2019, at 05:55 pm

Moscow, Sep 6 (Sputnik/UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed his condolences to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the death of the country's long-time leader Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe's president cuts short South African trip after Mugabe's passing

Sep 06, 2019, at 05:16 pm

Harare, Sept 6 (Xinhua/UNI) Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa left Cape Town, South Africa, earlier than scheduled, on Friday morning following the passing of former President Robert Mugabe, Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba said.

UN nuclear watchdog to meet about nuclear security, Iran, North Korea

Sep 06, 2019, at 04:52 pm

Vienna, Sept 6 (Xinhua/UNI) UN atomic watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors will convene a meeting at the agency's headquarters here on Monday, according to its website.

Police arrest three Rohingya men with Bangladeshi passports

Sep 06, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Dhaka, Sept 6 (IBNS): Bangladesh police have arrested three Rohingya men with Bangladeshi passports in their possessions, media reports said.

Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe dies

Sep 06, 2019, at 03:55 pm

Harare, Sept 6 (IBNS): Zimbabwe's independence icon, who later turned to an authoritarian leader-Robert Mugabe-died on Thursday.

Kashmir does not concern Muslim community: UAE embarrasses Pakistan

Sep 06, 2019, at 01:19 pm

Islamabad: In another embarrassment for Pakistan, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan said Jammu and Kashmir issue does not concern the Muslim community and is only a dispute between Islamabad and New Delhi, media reports said.

World can see India's violation of international laws: embattled Imran Khan makes fresh bid to attack Modi over Kashmir

Sep 06, 2019, at 11:26 am

Islamabad: In a fresh attack on New Delhi even after being rebuked by several countries, an embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said India's violation of international laws in Jammu and Kashmir is there for the world to see.

Crop yields are up in Syria, but higher prices still cause major strain: new UN report

Sep 06, 2019, at 10:18 am

New York: A new UN report on Thursday shows that while improved security and rainfall across Syria's farming areas have boosted the country’s harvests, higher prices mean that many citizens are still struggling to feed their families.

Taliban militants behead the acting provincial human rights chief

Sep 06, 2019, at 09:43 am

Kabul, Sept 6 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists have beheaded the acting chief of the regional human rights commission of Ghor province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

Pakistan is the most dangerous country: Ex-US defence secretary

Sep 05, 2019, at 05:55 pm

New York: At a time when Pakistan has failed to corner India at global platforms over the Kashmir issue, a former US  defense secretary came out in criticising the nuclear-armed nation and called it the “most dangerous country” he dealt with in his career.

Pakistan: Pushpa Kohli becomes first Hindu girl to be inducted into Sindh police

Sep 05, 2019, at 04:48 pm

Islamabad: Creating history, Pushpa Kohli has become the first girl belonging to the Hindu community to be inducted into the Sindh police in Pakistan after clearing her provincial competitive examination.

Pakistani singer gets ready with snakes, crocodiles to teach Modi a lesson for Kashmir, Twitter in splits

Sep 05, 2019, at 04:22 pm

Islamabad: Days after Pakistani Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad received an electric shock while criticising Narendra Modi, a Pakistani singer has threatened the Indian Prime Minister with snakes and crocodiles for abrogating Article 370.

California to showcase South Asian Literature and Art Festival 2019

Sep 05, 2019, at 02:55 pm

California: For the first time, one of the largest South Asian Literature & Art Festival (SALA) in collaboration with UC Berkeley Institute of South Asian Studies is scheduled to be held at Montalvo Arts Center and Art Forum at 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, California (US) from October 6 to 13, 2019, media reports said.

Canada announces emergency aid for hurricane-hit Bahamas

Sep 05, 2019, at 02:42 pm

Washington: Ottawa is offering half a million dollars in emergency support plus damage assessment teams after the islands were hammered by Hurricane Dorian, one of the strongest Atlantic storms of all time, Global Affairs Canada said in a statement on Wednesday.

‘Digital divide’ will worsen inequalities, without better global cooperation

Sep 05, 2019, at 02:39 pm

New York, Sept 5 (IBNS): Inequality will worsen unless the so-called “digital divide” – the gap between under-connected and highly digitalized countries – is not addressed, warns a new report released on Wednesday by the UN trade body, UNCTAD.

New UN book club helps children deal with global issues

Sep 05, 2019, at 02:26 pm

New York, Sept 5 (IBNS): For children in Chad, getting an education can involve manual labour. That’s because, every year, there’s a chance that the rainy season will destroy their school, and they will have to join their teachers in rebuilding it. This is the story recounted in the children’s book “Rain School”, which is on the reading list of the UN's SDG Book Club.