Houthis launch 3 missiles towards Danish merchant ship in Red Sea, says US command
Feb 18, 2024, at 05:08 pm
Washington/IBNS/UNI: Four anti-ship missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in Yemen, with at least three of them targeting Danish merchant ship MT Pollux in the Red Sea, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.
Death toll from Philippines landslide reaches 98
Feb 18, 2024, at 02:44 pm
Manila/IBNS/UNI: The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippine province of Davao de Oro has reached 98, media reports said on Saturday, citing local authorities.
Senior Pakistani official quits position, claims February 8 national polls were 'manipulated'
Feb 18, 2024, at 02:08 am
A senior Pakistani bureaucrat has alleged that the results of the February 8 general elections were “manipulated” under his watch.
Mosque belonging to Ahmadiyya Muslim community destroyed in PoK
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:41 am
A mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Kotli region has been vandalised by a group of 50 persons recently.
Human rights activist Hidayat Lohar shot dead in Pakistan
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:30 am
Unidentified gunmen shot dead human rights activist Hidayat Lohar in Sindh region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:26 am
Workers and supporters of various political parties are continuing their protest in Balochistan over alleged rigging charges in the February 8 general polls.
Pakistan's February 8 general polls challenged in apex court
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:22 am
The Pakistani Supreme Court has scheduled for hearing a petition which seeks a declaration of the February 8 general polls in the country as null and void.
Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues, says UN
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:10 am
Afghan women fear arrest, harassment and further punishment whenever a new Taliban decree is announced, according to a new multi-agency UN report issued on Friday based on an extensive survey of women across the country.
We have never recognized Durand and will never recognize it, says Afghanistan's top Taliban leader
Feb 17, 2024, at 11:14 pm
A Taliban top leader has said his administration will never recognize the Durand Line as its official border with Pakistan.
One firefighter dies, several injured in explosion in Virginia
Feb 17, 2024, at 10:56 pm
One firefighter died and several were hospitalised following a gas explosion in Sterling, US, on Friday evening, local media reported.
U.S. Colorado campus shooting leaves two dead
Feb 17, 2024, at 10:49 pm
Two were killed in a shooting at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) on Friday.
Man guns down 12 of his family members in Iran
Feb 17, 2024, at 10:47 pm
A man shot dead 12 of his family members and injured three others on Saturday morning in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
Alexei Navalny's team demands handing over his body to family, world leaders slams Putin
Feb 17, 2024, at 10:32 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's team members on Saturday demanded his body should be handed over to his family amid widespread criticisms by key world leaders against President Vladimir Putin over his death.
Jailed former Thailand PM Thaksin to be released on Feb 18
Feb 17, 2024, at 04:45 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released on Feb. 18, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday.
Vladimir Putin is responsible for Navalny's death: Joe Biden
Feb 17, 2024, at 05:51 am
Washington DC/ IBNS: US President Joe Biden Friday said he was "not surprised" but "outraged" over the news of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death.
Ontario to ban tolls on all provincial highways
Feb 17, 2024, at 04:08 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria has announced that the province would ban tolls on all provincial highways, including the recently uploaded Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Expressway in Toronto.
US school teacher arrested for asking students to write ways to kill a classmate in their assignment
Feb 17, 2024, at 12:36 am
A US school teacher was arrested for allegedly giving students an assignment where he asked them to come up with different “ways to kill” one of his students, media reports said.
Russian opposition leader and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison: Reports
Feb 17, 2024, at 12:00 am
Russian opposition leader and president Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny has died at the Arctic prison colony, media reports said on Friday.
PTI to demonstrate in Peshawar against alleged rigging in national polls
Feb 16, 2024, at 11:20 pm
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will stage a demonstration against alleged rigging in the general polls in Peshawar city of Pakistan on Saturday.
White House voices concern over rigging allegation in Pakistan general polls
Feb 16, 2024, at 11:00 pm
The White House has expressed concerns over the allegations that the recently held national polls in Pakistan were not performed in a free and fair manner.
PoK residents want region to merge with India, says activist Amjad Ayub Mirza
Feb 16, 2024, at 09:47 pm
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has claimed people of his region are fed up with Pakistani occupation and want it to merge with India.
BNM UK to campaign to create awareness about atrocities committed by Pakistan against community
Feb 16, 2024, at 08:02 pm
The UK cell of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) recently announced an awareness campaign for the atrocities committed against the Baloch community in Pakistan,media reports said.
Indian-origin techie identified as key suspect in US family murder-suicide case
Feb 16, 2024, at 07:28 pm
An Indian-origin techie has been identified as the suspect behind the killing of his wife and four-year-old twins before turning the gun on himself in the US state of California, police said on Friday.
White House reacts to recent attacks on Indians in USA, says violence based on race unacceptable
Feb 16, 2024, at 04:16 pm
The White House on Thursday reacted to the recent attacks on Indian students in the US and said there is no excuse for violence based on race.
Greek parliament votes to legalises same-sex marriage
Feb 16, 2024, at 03:38 pm
Greece has become the first Christian Orthodox-majority nation to legalise same-sex marriage, media reports said on Friday.
Prominent women journalists face online harassment in Pakistan, NWDJR feels deeply concerned
Feb 16, 2024, at 03:34 pm
The Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights (NWDJR) has expressed 'deep concerns' over the ongoing attacks against prominent women journalist Meher Bokhari and others in online spaces by PML-N supporters.
One die, 22 hurt in mass shooting during US Super Bowl parade
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:32 pm
At least one person died and 21 others were injured in a shooting incident during the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City in the USA on Wednesday.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese announces engagement to partner Jodie Haydon
Feb 15, 2024, at 06:28 pm
Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Thursday (February 15, 2024) announced his engagement to partner Jodie Haydon, marking a new beginning to their life a day after Valentine's Day.
Ukraine claims to have hit Russian landing ship in Black Sea
Feb 15, 2024, at 03:52 pm
Kiev/UNI: Ukrainian forces hit the Russian landing ship Caesar Kunikov in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has said.
Canada: Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area to brighten up winter with light festival
Feb 15, 2024, at 03:32 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Canada's Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area will be launching a month-long free interactive light festival, Illuminite, in the heart of the Downtown Yonge neighbourhood.