Unknown gunmen kill Deputy Head of Paktia Provincial Council
Sep 19, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen killed the deputy head of Paktia Provincial Council in Gardez city of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New York: While deep distrust persists among warring parties in Syria, a “faint but real ray of hope” emerged with the convening in Geneva of the Constitutional Committee after a nine-month hiatus, the top UN envoy helping chart a path out of the near decade-long conflict, told the Security Council on Friday.
Belarus crisis under the spotlight at Human Rights Council
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:31 pm
New York: The Belarus Government should end “violent crackdowns” and “increasing repression” against protesters who are still contesting the result of last month's Presidential elections, UN deputy rights chief Nada Al Nashif told the Human Rights Council on Friday.
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:26 pm
New York: The Global Goals represent the future for millions of girls who want education, women who fight for equality, and youth fighting for clean air, UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai said on Friday, at a side event of the General Assembly, challenging Member States, “when are you planning to do the work”?
UN rights chief calls for Turkey to probe violations in northern Syria
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:13 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Turkey to launch an immediate independent investigation into violations and abuses committed in parts of north, northwest and northeast Syria, which are under the control of its forces and affiliated armed groups.
Bangladesh: Road mishap leaves 4 people killed
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:08 pm
Dhaka: Two buses and a microbus collided on Magura-Jessore Highway in Mugi area of Bangladesh on Friday which left four people killed, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Teen gang-raped in bus in Comilla, 2 arrested
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Comilla: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly held captive and gang-raped in a Tisha Plus Paribahan bus in Bangladesh's Comilla region, media reports said on Saturday.
US agency releases advisory on activities of China's Ministry of State Security
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:37 pm
New York: Amid reports of snooping by Chinese firms, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released an advisory on the activities of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) and its associated agencies and contractors, media reports said.
H&M joins global clamour in ending alleged human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Stockholm: Swedish clothing icon H&M has said it will not buy raw materials from China's Xinjiang region as it suspected the use of 'forced labour'.
Terror Network: Pro-Khalistani group issues letter to discredit Milewski, journalist hits back
Sep 19, 2020, at 05:53 am
Islamabad: A pro-Khalistani group has issued a letter trying to discredit an article by Canadian journalist and researcher Terry Milewski where he has tried to show the nexus between the Khalistani terror network and Pakistan.
Sep 19, 2020, at 03:35 am
Wellington: After India, New Zealand has warned that collection of information on New Zealanders by a Chinese company could hit national security of the nation.
India-Australia-US join party to shatter Chinese dream of Kra canal project in Thailand
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:52 am
New Delhi: China might receive a hit in the diplomatic front as India, Australia, and the USA—three of the four integral members of the Quad- have now shown interest to invest in the Kra Canal project which is being actively entertained by the Thailand government.
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:56 pm
The United Nations is marking the first ever International Equal Pay Day, on Friday, drawing attention to the gender pay gap – the difference between what a woman earns compared to a man, for work of equal value – and the systemic inequalities it is rooted in.
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:48 pm
New York: The global hunger crisis caused by conflict – and now compounded by COVID-19 – is moving into a dangerous phase, the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday, stressing that without resources, a wave of famine could sweep the globe, overwhelming nations already weakened by years of instability.
US to block downloading of WeChat and TikTok apps
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:35 pm
Washington: People in the US will not be able to download TikTok and WeChat apps, officials said on Friday.
‘Tens of millions of Yemenis’ devastated by unabated war and COVID-19
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:18 pm
New York: More than five years of war have “devastated the lives of tens of millions of Yemenis”, with experts estimating that up to one million may have been affected by COVID-19, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Thursday.
US Embassy in Afghanistan warns of extremists' attacks on women
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The US Embassy in Afghanistan has issued a security alert for its citizens, warning about an increased risk of attacks on women by the extremist organizations.
Bolster fragile world to emerge stronger, UN chief urges, marking Peace Day
Sep 18, 2020, at 11:06 pm
New York: A Japanese principle that finds beauty in broken things, should serve as guidance for today’s fractured world as we navigate out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday during the annual ceremony at UN Headquarters to mark the International Day of Peace on 21 September.
COVID-19: 10 people test positive in PoK
Sep 18, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Islamabad/UNI: As many as 10 people have tested positive for novel coronavirus in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) during the past 24 hours, taking the tally of positive cases in the area to 2,451.
Human rights violations continue in Burundi under new Government: UN report
Sep 18, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New York: UN-appointed investigators have issued fresh warnings about ongoing rights violations and impunity in Burundi, since the death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza, who ran for a third term in 2015, in a move deemed by opposition to be unconstitutional.
COVID pushes millions more children deeper into poverty, new study finds
Sep 18, 2020, at 09:44 pm
New York: The coronavirus pandemic has pushed an additional 150 million children into multidimensional poverty – deprived of education, health, housing, nutrition, sanitation or water – a new UN study has found.
Trump will not visit UN General Assembly during upcoming session: White House
Sep 18, 2020, at 03:00 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has abandoned his plans to deliver a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in person, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters.
Venezuela abuses amounted to crimes against humanity: UN-appointed panel
Sep 18, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New York: Grave rights violations against anti-government protesters in Venezuela, “amounted to crimes against humanity”, UN-appointed rights investigators said in their first report on abuses inside the Latin American nation.
Governments urged to protect poor against modern slavery, step up development financing
Sep 18, 2020, at 02:26 pm
NewYork: Unless governments act now, millions of the world’s most vulnerable people could be pushed into contemporary forms of slavery and other exploitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN independent human rights expert has said.
Gunmen kill 2 senior police officers in NW Nigeria attack
Sep 18, 2020, at 01:53 pm
Abuja/Xinhua: Two senior police officers were shot dead on Friday and another seriously wounded as gunmen invaded a town in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto, police said.
Sep 18, 2020, at 06:15 am
Wuhan/IBNS: Several people in Wuhan, the capital city of China’s Hubei province, where the coronavirus first surfaced in December last year, want to sue the local administration for the death of their kin due to mishandling of the health emergency but have found their lawsuits abruptly rejected, face official intimidation and their lawyers pressurised to withdraw from such cases, said an AFP report.
Sep 18, 2020, at 05:30 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The failure of Ontario's Public health officials to trace roughly half of the city's latest rising COVID-19 infections has caused great concerns to the experts in hampering efforts to contain the spread of the virus in Canada, media reports said.
Sep 18, 2020, at 05:02 am
Washington: Turab Lookman, 68, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was sentenced on Sept. 11 to five years of probation and a $75,000 fine for providing a false statement to the Department of Energy.
Greece: 30 illegal Pakistanis held captive in Crete
Sep 18, 2020, at 04:56 am
Athens: As many as 30 Pakistanis, who were living illegally in Greece, have been held due to their 'aggressive behaviour', media reports said.
FIR registered against Pakistani journalist Asad Toor for 'negative propaganda' against Army
Sep 17, 2020, at 03:41 am
Islamabad: An FIR has been registered against a Pakistani journalist for posting "negative propaganda against the state, Pakistani institutions and the Pakistan Army" on his social media account, media reports said.