Aircraft manufacturer Boeing to plead guilty to criminal charge
Jul 09, 2024, at 11:06 pm
Aircraft manufacturing major Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud conspiracy charge after the United States found the company to be violating a deal which meant to reform it, following two major crashes by its 737 Max planes.
Libya: Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in the nation, warns UN’s Türk
Jul 09, 2024, at 10:15 pm
The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting cooperation on asylum seekers and migration.
After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike
Jul 09, 2024, at 09:56 pm
The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school.
Chinese-owned TikTok removes 20m videos from Pakistan for violating community guidelines
Jul 09, 2024, at 08:49 pm
Chinese-owned TikTok has said that between January and March, it has removed 166.99 million videos worldwide for breaching the platform’s community guidelines.
US flags 'concerns' over India's ties with Russia after Modi-Putin meet in Moscow
Jul 09, 2024, at 05:39 pm
Washington/Moscow/IBNS: The United States has raised "concerns" over its "strategic partner" India's ties with Russia after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Vladimir Putin in an informal meeting at Moscow, media reports said.
Russian missiles strike Kyiv children's hospital, other cities to leave 37 dead
Jul 09, 2024, at 03:58 pm
At least 37 people, including three children, died and 170 others were hurt after Russian missiles struck Kyiv and other cities on Monday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
3 Arrested for carjacking of mother and child in Canada's Mississauga
Jul 09, 2024, at 06:07 am
Toronto/IBNS: Three suspects have been arrested in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) following last week's alleged carjacking of a woman and her child in a Mississauga parking lot.
Canada: Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach's sexual assault case to be back in court in Oct
Jul 09, 2024, at 05:55 am
Brampton/IBNS: The case of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach, accused of sexually assaulting 10 complainants, is due to return to a Brampton, Ontario court on Oct. 7.
Pakistan: Unidentified individuals gun down cop in Peshawar
Jul 09, 2024, at 12:00 am
An unidentified individuals gunned down a police constable in Pakha Ghulam area on the outskirts of Pakistan's Peshawar city on Saturday, media reports said.
Fire at Pakistan Stock Exchange brought under control
Jul 08, 2024, at 11:22 pm
A fire broke out at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) building in Karachi on Monday which led to the suspension of trading activity, media reports said.
French political leader Napoleon Bonaparte's two pistols sold during auction for USD1.8m
Jul 08, 2024, at 10:55 pm
French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte's two pistols were sold during the auction for €1.69m (US$1.8m), media reports said.
Jul 08, 2024, at 02:50 pm
In a shocking tale, a father in Pakistan's Tharushah region has buried his 15-month-old daughter alive.
US: Mass shooting in Detroit leaves 2 people dead
Jul 08, 2024, at 02:34 pm
At least two people died and 19 others were injured in a mass shooting incident in the US city of Detroit on Sunday, police said.
Pakistani soldier injured in explosion in Bolan
Jul 08, 2024, at 02:31 am
A Pakistani soldier belonging to the Frontier Corps was hurt after an explosion rocked Margat coal mines area of Bolan district on Saturday.
Jul 08, 2024, at 02:11 am
Uyghur community members of the USA recently marked the 15th anniversary of the Urumqi Massacre in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC.
Mass shooting during birthday party in USA's Florence city leaves four people killed
Jul 07, 2024, at 10:41 pm
A mass shooting incident in the US city of Florence on Saturday left at least four people dead and three others injured, media reports said on Sunday.
Jul 07, 2024, at 08:20 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said Meitham Mustafa Altaar, a key operative in Hezbollah's Aerial Defense Unit, has been eliminated.
Gaza: Israeli air strike on school leaves 16 people dead
Jul 07, 2024, at 06:53 pm
At least 16 people died in an Israeli aerial strike on a school in the Gaza Strip, media reports said on Sunday.
World Uyghur Congress remembers victims of Urumchi massacre
Jul 07, 2024, at 06:34 am
Marking the 15th anniversary of the 2009 Urumchi massacre, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) recently commemorated the victims of the 'violent crackdown' against peaceful protesters by the Chinese government.
Pakistan: Three abducted Hindu traders recovered in Sindh
Jul 07, 2024, at 06:18 am
The Pakistani Rangers and Sindh police recovered three Hindu businessmen while conducting an operation in Kashmore’s riverine area in the country on Saturday.
Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian clinches Iran's Presidential polls
Jul 06, 2024, at 06:25 pm
Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian has been elected the new President of Iran by beating his hardline close competitor Saeed Jalili, media reports said.
Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa: UNHCR data
Jul 06, 2024, at 02:01 pm
Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them.
US jobless rate increases to 4.1 percent in June
Jul 06, 2024, at 12:43 am
The United States unemployment rate increased slightly from 4 to 4.1 percent, as per data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.
Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows
Jul 05, 2024, at 11:38 pm
Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they attempt to leave the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them.
UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela
Jul 05, 2024, at 11:19 pm
The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday underscored the need for free and open debate in Venezuela as the country prepares to hold Presidential elections later this month, and local, regional and legislative polls next year.
Protesters damage grid station in Pakistan against frequent power outages
Jul 05, 2024, at 11:14 pm
Hundreds of people on Thursday targeted a grid station in Pakistan's Sibi town and even ransacked it to demonstrate against prolonged loadshedding in the area.
China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report
Jul 05, 2024, at 10:53 pm
China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows.
Pakistan: Explosion in KP leaves three dead
Jul 05, 2024, at 10:35 pm
At least three died and several others were injured after an explosion rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mardan district on Thursday.
Security forces or extremist allies? A disturbing trend in Calgary, Canada
Jul 05, 2024, at 10:25 pm
Canadians take pride in their diverse and inclusive society. Their values are rooted in peace, democracy, and respect for all.
Rishi Sunak resigns as British PM following Labour Party's landslide victory in polls
Jul 05, 2024, at 10:16 pm
Rishi Sunak on Friday met the King in Buckingham Palace to submit his resignation as the Prime Minister of the UK, just hours after his party registered a landslide defeat in the general polls.