Top US official asks China to take immediate action to end ongoing repression on Uyghurs
Aug 31, 2024, at 10:53 pm
A top US official on Friday said China should take immediate action to end 'ongoing repression' of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minority groups in the country.
Japan set to impose mandatory online authorisation for travellers from visa-free countries
Aug 31, 2024, at 08:38 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Japan is set to impose a new rule making it mandatory for travellers from 71 visa-free countries including the United States, Britain, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, media reports said.
Indian-origin man kills Nepali student in US, arrested
Aug 31, 2024, at 07:26 pm
A 51-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested for killing a Nepali college student at Houston, Texas in the United States, media reports said.
Top US official asks China to take immediate action to end ongoing repression on Uyghurs
Aug 31, 2024, at 04:45 pm
A top US official on Friday said China should take immediate action to end 'ongoing repression' of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic and religious minority groups in the country
Aug 31, 2024, at 03:02 pm
The Israeli Defense Forces has claimed to have killed Hamas' commander in Jenin Wassem Hazem while conducting a counterterrorism operation in the northern Samaria area.
Teen girl among six dead after Russian strike hits playground, residential building in Kharkiv
Aug 31, 2024, at 02:31 pm
At least six people, including a teen girl, were killed after a Russian-guided bomb hit a playground and a residential building in Ukraine's Kharkiv city on Friday.
UN chief Antonio Guterres for immediate halt to Israeli strikes amid West Bank crisis
Aug 30, 2024, at 03:12 pm
As the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the ongoing war in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an “immediate cessation” of Israeli military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Aug 30, 2024, at 03:05 pm
The interim government in Bangladesh has decided to scrap the law which ensures additional security for the family members of country's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by considering it a 'discriminatory policy'.
Israel-Hamas conflict: UN food agency halts operations in Gaza amid attack on team
Aug 29, 2024, at 11:06 pm
The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice following an attack on a team returning from an aid delivery mission on Tuesday evening, just metres from an Israeli-controlled checkpoint.
Pakistan: Four government employees kidnapped at gunpoint in DI Khan
Aug 29, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Four Pakistani government employees were kidnapped at gunpoint from Kulachi tehsil of DI Khan district, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Rawalpindi registers 17 dengue cases in past 24 hours
Aug 29, 2024, at 10:08 pm
Rawalpindi has reported 17 dengue cases in the past 24 hours, struggling to contain the disease in the rainy season.
Aug 28, 2024, at 11:14 pm
The body of a Bangladeshi TV journalist has been recovered from Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka city, media reports said.
Meta was ‘pressured’ by White House to censor Covid-related content in 2021: Mark Zuckerberg
Aug 28, 2024, at 10:33 pm
California/IBNS: The chairman and CEO of the California-based social media company Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, on Monday (August 26) said in a letter to the House Judiciary committee that his teams were “pressured” by the Biden administration to censor some content around the Covid-19 pandemic.
Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF rescues 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi who was taken hostage on October 7
Aug 28, 2024, at 10:00 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday said its security personnel have rescued another Israeli national who was taken hostage by Hamas members during the October 7 attack.
Aug 28, 2024, at 08:11 pm
A Pakistani industrialist's wife was caught on camera appearing unremorseful after allegedly killing two people after hitting them with her car in Karachi city has triggered anger in the country.
OHCHR demands immediate revocation of new Taliban ‘virtue and vice’ order targeting women
Aug 28, 2024, at 03:41 pm
A new morality law enacted by the Taliban in Afghanistan, cements policies that “completely erase” women’s presence in public, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for it to be immediately revoked.
Balochistan’s cry for freedom: A struggle against oppression by Pakistan
Aug 28, 2024, at 01:17 am
The recent surge in violence across Balochistan, where over 70 lives have been lost in just a few days, underscores a grim reality: the people of this resource-rich yet impoverished province in southwestern Pakistan are being pushed to the edge by a state that has failed them.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv will respond after Russia launches fresh strikes
Aug 27, 2024, at 09:07 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said Kyiv would respond after the country was hit by a fresh round of Russian strikes overnight.
Pakistan: 40 people die in separate attacks by gunmen across Balochistan
Aug 27, 2024, at 01:09 am
In separate shooting and grenade attack incidents at least 40 people were killed in Balochistan while 21 terrorists were also eliminated, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh's interim government suspends two diplomats serving in India
Aug 26, 2024, at 11:06 pm
The interim government in Bangladesh has relieved two of its diplomats, who were serving in India, from their duties, media reports said.
One tourist dies after ice cave partially collapses in Iceland
Aug 26, 2024, at 10:41 pm
Police on Monday said at least one person died and two others went missing after an ice cave partially collapsed when tourists were visiting Breidamerkurjokull glacier in Iceland.
Pakistan: 23 passengers offloaded from vehicles then shot dead by terrorists in Balochistan
Aug 26, 2024, at 10:18 pm
At least 23 passengers were offloaded from buses and trucks in Balochistan's Musakhel area which left at least 23 people dead, media reports said.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon ‘not the end of the story’
Aug 26, 2024, at 10:12 pm
In his strong message, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said the strikes conducted by his army in southern Lebanon were not “the end of the story".
Volodymr Zelenskyy claims Ukraine hit by over 100 Russian missiles, drones
Aug 26, 2024, at 10:08 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky on Monday said Russia targeted his nation by launching more than 100 missiles and about 100 drones overnight.
Pakistan plans to introduce polymer plastic currency notes soon
Aug 26, 2024, at 03:48 pm
Pakistan, a country battling a tough financial crisis, is planning to introduce plastic currency in the country as an experiment.
Bangladesh: 50 hurt after Paramilitary personnel, students clash in Dhaka
Aug 26, 2024, at 03:16 pm
Violence returned to Bangladesh on Sunday night when clashes broke out between students and paramilitary force (Ansar) members in the capital Dhaka.
Taiwan detects 12 Chinese aircraft and eight vessels around its territory
Aug 26, 2024, at 02:37 am
Taiwan detected 12 Chinese aircraft and eight vessels around its territory until 6 am on Sunday, Taiwan's Ministry of Defence said.
Pakistan: 11 dead after bus overturns on Makran coastal highway
Aug 25, 2024, at 11:18 pm
A bus overturned in Pakistan which left at least 11 people dead and 35 others injured.
Sheikh Hasina ouster: Ex-Bangladesh Textile Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi arrested in Dhaka
Aug 25, 2024, at 10:55 pm
Former Bangladeshi Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, who was part of the ousted Awami League government, has been arrested in Dhaka, media reports said on Sunday.
France: Key suspect in synagogue blast detained
Aug 25, 2024, at 09:53 pm
French police have arrested a person who is suspected of setting on fire and causing an explosion outside a synagogue in the southern French town of La Grande-Motte.