Fallen 'Crypto King' Samuel Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for FTX fraud
Mar 29, 2024, at 03:25 pm
Samuel Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, 32, was sentenced by a US court on Thursday (March 28, 2024) to 25 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $11 billion in forfeiture for his orchestration of multiple fraudulent schemes.
World court issues fresh measures for Israel as Gaza crisis deepens
Mar 29, 2024, at 02:33 pm
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.
FIR filed in Pakistan suicide attack which left five Chinese nationals dead
Mar 28, 2024, at 04:10 pm
Pakistani authorities have filed an FIR into the Shangla suicide attack incident which left at least five Chinese engineers killed, media reports said.
UN study says with 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
Mar 28, 2024, at 02:52 pm
While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away.
Canada Revenue Agency employees fired for 'improperly' claiming Emergency Response Benefit
Mar 28, 2024, at 05:59 am
Toronto/IBNS: A whopping 232 Canada Revenue Agency employees have been fired for improperly claiming the COVID-era Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB).
Thailand's lawmakers passes bill to legitimise same-sex marriage
Mar 28, 2024, at 12:45 am
Thailand’s House of Representatives, the lower house of the country, on Wednesday (March 27, 2024) voted to legitimise same-sex marriage.
Sindh United Party activists demonstrate outside press club against SHO of local police station
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:49 pm
Sindh United Party activists recently demonstrated outside the press club in Jamshoro town in Pakistan against SHO of Jamshoro police station and the chairman of the town committee.
Saudi Arabia is set to participate in the prestigious Miss Universe for first time
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:46 pm
In a historic move, Saudi Arabia is set to participate in the prestigious Miss Universe competition for the very first time.
US govt might sue Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly deceiving users
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:42 pm
The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating social media platform TikTok, which is owned by the China-based company ByteDance, for faulty privacy practices and might decide to sue the platform, alleging that it violates a children's privacy law and misleads its users by saying that China has no access to their personal data, Politico reported, citing three people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Majority of US voters feel Joe Biden weaker military leader than past presidents
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:39 pm
A majority of likely voters in the United States view President Joe Biden as a weaker commander and chief of the US military than other recent presidents, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 18-20.
British Museum to sue ex-curator over alleged theft of nearly 2,000 items
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:35 pm
The British Museum has filed a lawsuit against former curator Peter Higgs, who has been alleged to have stolen almost 2,000 artifacts from the museum's collections and offered them for sale online, UK media have reported.
Pakistani investigators confirm theft of 2.7 million citizens' data
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:32 pm
A joint investigation team (JIT) in Pakistan has presented a report on the leak of 2.7 million people's data from the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to the country's interior ministry, the Geo News broadcaster said on Wednesday, citing sources.
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:29 pm
Baloch National Movement (BNM), a Baloch rights organization, recently organised a massive protest in Amsterdam against Pakistan’s forced occupation of Balochistan.
Punjab government in Pakistan decides to hike security of Chinese officials after suicide attack
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:27 pm
Pakistan's Punjab government has decided to beef up the security of Chinese officials in the province following the suicide attack on Karakoram highway in Bisham which left five Chinese nationals dead.
JUI-F boycotts by-polls in Pakistan, protest against Feb 8 national polls
Mar 27, 2024, at 10:52 pm
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said his party decided to boycott the upcoming bypolls and his outfit will protest in different cities from April 25.
Mar 27, 2024, at 07:31 pm
Condemning the suicide blast in Bisham region which left six people, including five Chinese nationals who were working on the Dasu Hydropower Project, dead, Beijing on Tuesday (March 26, 2024) asked Pakistan to thoroughly investigate the case and hunt down the perpetrators behind the attack.
Six presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse in USA, all-Indian crew members of ship 'safe'
Mar 27, 2024, at 03:48 pm
Six people, who went missing following the collapse of a bridge in the US city of Baltimore after it was hit by a ship, are presumed dead, media reports said.
UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse registered in 2023
Mar 27, 2024, at 02:55 pm
The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, together with related personnel and partners, according to its latest report on the issue.
UN migration agency says 60 per cent of migrant deaths were linked to drowning in 2023
Mar 27, 2024, at 02:46 pm
One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. More than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified.
US should drop 'shameful' case against Julian Assange, says his wife
Mar 27, 2024, at 07:52 am
Washington: The United States should drop its “shameful” case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange instead of issuing some “assurances” to him, Julian’s wife Stella said on Tuesday.
Israel’s statement that UNSC resolution hampered talks with Hamas inaccurate: US
Mar 27, 2024, at 06:23 am
Washington/IBNS/UNI: The statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office saying that the UN resolution on a Gaza ceasefire has emboldened Hamas to reject a compromise hostage deal proposal is "inaccurate in almost every respect," US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.
Canada's first attempt to airlift citizens out of Haiti grounded by poor weather conditions
Mar 27, 2024, at 05:52 am
Toronto/IBNS: Efforts to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter flights were postponed Monday due to poor weather conditions in the Dominican Republic, Canada's ambassador André François Giroux said.
US: Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship, losing power, rams into it; 6 people missing
Mar 27, 2024, at 04:40 am
Baltimore/IBNS: A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge's support column in Baltimore in the United States early Tuesday, plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters.
Pakistan's Sindh witnesses disappearance of 47,000 wheat sacks
Mar 27, 2024, at 12:40 am
As many as 47,000 wheat sacks went missing from a Pakistani government's warehouse in Sindh, media reports said.
Islamabad residents to stage protests, approach court against spike in property tax
Mar 27, 2024, at 12:08 am
Islamabad residents, including the traders community, have threatened to stage a protest and contest the decision in court after the local administration made an exorbitant increase in property taxes.
Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around its region
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:54 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has said 13 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels were tracked around the region between Monday and Tuesday.
UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:50 pm
Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday paid tribute to the millions of men, women and children who suffered as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, one of most devastating chapters in human history.
Fire in Myanamr's Ayeyarwady region leaves 26 houses destroyed
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:47 pm
A fire engulfed 26 houses in southern Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region, an official from the Labutta Township Fire Station told Xinhua on Tuesday.
Five Chinese nationals were among six killed after their convoy targeted in Pakistan
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:44 pm
At least six Chinese nationals and a Pakistani were killed after their convoy was attacked in Bisham region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla region on Tuesday.
Russian authorities detain three more suspects in Moscow concert hall attack
Mar 26, 2024, at 11:39 pm
The Moscow Basman District Court on Monday approved the detention of three more people involved in Friday's terrorist attack at a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow.