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.
Lebanon-backed Hezbollah fires 200 rockets into Israel amid killing of top commander
Jul 05, 2024, at 08:13 pm
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it launched 200 rockets at Israeli military sites in reply to the killing of one of its senior commanders, media reports said.
Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert
Jul 05, 2024, at 05:23 pm
Citizens and civil society critical of the Belarussian authorities face worsening repression, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and harassment, nearly four years since widespread public protests took place surrounding the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko, a UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday.
Jul 05, 2024, at 03:44 pm
British PM Rishi Sunak on Friday (July 5, 2024) conceded defeat in the general polls with trends showing the opposition Labour Party marching ahead to form the next government in the country, ending the 14-year rule of the Conservative Party.
Keir Starmer: Who is the Labour leader heading to become British PM?
Jul 05, 2024, at 03:00 pm
In 2020, right after Britain's Labour Party suffered a major loss in the general polls, the outfit decided to hand over the political party's leadership to Keir Starmer to alter the fate in 2024.
UK polls: Rishi Sunak bracing for major loss, Labour Party marching ahead
Jul 05, 2024, at 02:10 pm
The opposition Labour Party is ahead in the UK general polls with the counting of votes currently underway on Friday.
Vancouver-based Phil Kim set to become Canada's first-ever Olympic breaking athlete
Jul 05, 2024, at 05:06 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Vancouver-based Philip Kim, who competes as "B-Boy Phil Wizard," is set to make Canadian sports history this summer by becoming Canada's first-ever Olympic breaking athlete.
Canadians eligible for tax credit to receive payment in their bank accounts this week, says CRA
Jul 04, 2024, at 05:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Eligible Canadians for tax credit payments should expect GST/HST in their bank accounts late this week, according to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Pakistan: Pipeline supplying gas to Quetta blown up
Jul 04, 2024, at 12:47 am
Unknown armed people blew up a pipeline that supplied gas to Quetta region in Pakistan on Sunday.
Pakistani man's eye gouged out over theft charge
Jul 04, 2024, at 12:43 am
Five people allegedly gouged out the eyes of a man in a brutal torture episode at a village in Pakistan's Bahawalpur region, media reports said.
Jul 03, 2024, at 08:51 pm
In a bid to prevent the formation of the country's first far-right government, France's left-wing and centrist parties have withdrawn hundreds of candidates from Sunday’s parliamentary elections, media reports said.
When leaders turn a blind eye: Calgary welcomes Khalistan extremism with open arms
Jul 03, 2024, at 08:40 pm
Calgary is set to host a massive event on July 28th that glorifies Canadian-Sikh terrorists Talwinder Singh Parmar and slain militant Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Air Europa plane hit by severe turbulence, passenger stuck inside overhead bin
Jul 03, 2024, at 08:07 pm
As many as thirty passengers were injured after a flight belonging to Spanish airline Air Europa, which was travelling from Madrid to Uruguay, was hit by a 'strong turbulence'.
KP Sharma Oli set to become Nepal PM again after Congress and Communists strike a midnight deal
Jul 03, 2024, at 07:45 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: KP Sharma Oli is set to return as the Nepali Prime Minister after the Nepali Congress and Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) have forged an alliance at midnight, media reports said.
Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo
Jul 03, 2024, at 05:28 pm
Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one of the world’s most neglected crises, the UN International Organization of Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
Gaza: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation
Jul 03, 2024, at 05:04 pm
“Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to be impacted by new Israeli military evacuation orders from Khan Younis in Gaza, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
UNICEF report finds violence displaces one child every minute in Haiti
Jul 03, 2024, at 04:59 pm
Continued violence and instability in Haiti has resulted in the displacement of over 300,000 children, with an estimated one child being displaced every minute since March, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
UN launches new global road safety campaign to improve traffic safety, 1,000 cities to be reached
Jul 03, 2024, at 02:59 pm
The United Nations on Monday launched a new global road safety campaign to improve traffic safety and create inclusive, safe and sustainable streets.
British Columbia's rural high-speed internet connectivity benefits people, economy: Report
Jul 03, 2024, at 03:32 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Connecting underserved rural and remote communities to high-speed internet brings significant economic benefits to people throughout British Columbia, a new report by BC Stats has found.
Indian-American physician Mona Ghosh,51, pleads guilty to healthcare fraud in USA
Jul 02, 2024, at 03:34 pm
Indian-origin physician Mona Ghosh has pleaded guilty to federal healthcare fraud charges for billing Medicaid and private insurers for nonexistent services, said US Attorney's office on Tuesday.
Nine die after car ploughs into pedestrian in Seoul
Jul 02, 2024, at 02:16 pm
At least nine people died and four others were injured after a car ploughed into pedestrians in South Korea's Seoul city on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Karachi residents demonstrate against prolonged load-shedding
Jul 02, 2024, at 12:44 am
Citizens of Lyari, including women and children, who were joined by Edhi Foundation’s Faisal Edhi, recently demonstrated in Pakistan's Karachi city against prolonged loadshedding in the old areas on Sunday.
Pakistan: Christian man awarded death sentence for sparking riots in Jaranwala
Jul 02, 2024, at 12:31 am
A Pakistani court has awarded a death sentence to a Christian youth for allegedly circulating a social media post that led to riots in Jaranwala in August last year.
Three Hezbollah forces die during cross-border clashes with Israeli
Jul 01, 2024, at 11:46 pm
At least three Hezbollah forces were killed during cross-border clashes with Israeli forces, media reports said.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, Seoul claims one of them probably failed
Jul 01, 2024, at 11:39 pm
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction Monday, media reports said.
Jul 01, 2024, at 09:42 pm
Family members of those individuals allegedly abducted by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) from Shaban, Quetta, on Saturday protested outside the Balochistan Assembly to demand their immediate release.
Pakistan’s drone drug pipeline fuelling heroin epidemic
Jul 01, 2024, at 03:48 pm
In the border districts of Punjab, a sinister dance unfolds in the skies- a deadly waltz of drones ferrying heroin across the International Border (IB) from Pakistan.
Acid attack in Germany's Bochum city leaves several injured
Jul 01, 2024, at 03:14 pm
An acid attack at a cafe in West Germany's Bochum city has left several people injured.