PML-N announces replacement candidates for disqualified Maryam Nawaz Sharif

Jul 07, 2018, at 06:14 pm

Islamabad, July 7 (IBNS): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday named candidates they have selected as a replacement for Maryam Nawaz Sharif after she was disqualified from contesting in the upcoming polls following the verdict in the  Avenfield case.

Afghanistan: Zabul blast kills 3

Jul 07, 2018, at 04:48 pm

Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a bomb blast rocked Afghanistan's Zabul area on Friday, media reports said.

Mark Zuckerberg now third richest person in the world

Jul 07, 2018, at 03:53 pm

California, Jul 7 (IBNS): Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person.

Afghanistan: Slain Sikh leader's son likely to contest election

Jul 07, 2018, at 01:26 pm

Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): The son of slain Afghani Sikh leader Avtar Singh Khalsa is likely to contest the upcoming national polls, local media reports said on Saturday.

New identity cards deliver recognition and protection for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Jul 07, 2018, at 07:26 am

New York, July 7 (IBNS): Rohingya refugees sheltering in Bangladesh will soon have credit card-sized plastic IDs – many possessing, for the first time ever, an individual identity document – providing another level of protection, according to the United Nations refugee agency.

Libya urged to end migrant detention amid warnings over threat to Mediterranean search and rescue

Jul 07, 2018, at 07:21 am

New York, July 7 (IBNS): The head of UN Migration Agency (IOM), William Lacy Swing, has urged Libya to stop detaining migrants who have been returned to the country’s shores after trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.

Girls groomed for suicide missions fight back against the extremists of Lake Chad

Jul 07, 2018, at 07:17 am

New York, July 7 (IBNS): Halima Yakoy Adam won’t forget 22nd December in 2015, the day she was supposed to carry out a suicide bomb attack in the Lac Region town of Bol, 200 km north of N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, in Central Africa.

Forests ‘essential’ for the future, UN agriculture chief spells out in new report

Jul 07, 2018, at 07:12 am

New York, July 7 (IBNS): Time is running out for the world’s forests, warns a new report by the United Nations agriculture agency, urging governments to foster an all-inclusive approach to benefit both trees and those who rely on them.

Pakistan: Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif gets 10 years jail term in London property case

Jul 06, 2018, at 06:46 pm

Islamabad, July 6 (IBNS): In a major blow to Nawaz Sharif ahead of the general elections, a Pakistani anti-corruption court on Friday handed over the former Prime Minister 10 years jail term over his family’s purchase of upscale London flats.

Nawaz Sharif handed over 10 years jail term by Pakistan court

Jul 06, 2018, at 05:27 pm

Islamabad, July 6 (IBNS): A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced for ten years former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, announcing the verdict in the Avenfield corruption reference related to luxury flats in London, filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Thailand cave operation: Diver dies due to lack of oxygen while helping trapped football team

Jul 06, 2018, at 04:01 pm

Chiang Rai, July 6 (IBNS): A retired Thai navy driver has perished due to lack of oxygen while helping the football them who are trapped inside a cave in the country's Chiang Rai province.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits North Korea

Jul 06, 2018, at 03:56 pm

Pyongyang, July 6 (IBNS):  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday arrived in North Korea to discuss next steps towards the process of  denuclearization of North Korea.

Canada: Heat wave in Quebec kills 33 people

Jul 06, 2018, at 02:30 pm

Quebec City/Montreal, July 6 (IBNS): The prevailing heat wave in central and eastern Canada led to the death of at least 33 people in Quebec, media reports said.

Canada: Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls meeting with PM Trudeau as 'productive'

Jul 06, 2018, at 01:17 pm

Ottawa/Toronto, July 6 (IBNS): Ontario's newly elected Premier Doug Ford has called his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as "productive".

Shoko Asahara: Cult leader responsible for Japan Sarin attack, executed with six others

Jul 06, 2018, at 12:37 pm

Tokyo, July 6 (IBNS): Japan has executed cult leader Shoko Asahara along with six others on Friday.

Scott Pruitt quits as US Environmental Protection Agency head

Jul 06, 2018, at 08:34 am

Washington, July 6 (IBNS):  Scott Pruitt has quit as US Environmental Protection Agency head, country's President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday.

Mexico: Fireworks depot explosions kill 24

Jul 06, 2018, at 08:18 am

Mexico City, July 6 (IBNS): At least 24 people were killed as explosions rocked a fireworks depot in Mexico's Tultepec city on Thursday, media reports said.

Act now to end violence, Zeid urges Nicaraguan authorities

Jul 06, 2018, at 07:56 am

New York, July 6 (IBNS): The Nicaraguan authorities should “take real steps” to prevent further loss of life in the country amid ongoing protests and violent repression by pro-Government “armed elements”, the UN’s top human rights official said on Thursday.

Syria: Civilians caught in crossfire, UN refugee chief urges Jordan to open its border

Jul 06, 2018, at 07:53 am

New York, July 6 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, appealed on Thursday for Jordan to open its border with south-west Syria to help protect around 750,000 civilians who are “caught in the crossfire”, amidst airstrikes and heavy shelling.

Canada PM Trudeau denies groping woman journalist in 2000

Jul 05, 2018, at 09:25 pm

Regina, Jul 5 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied an incident in which he was alleged to have groped a woman at a music festival way back in 2000, media reports said.

British couple in hospital after Novichok nerve agent poisoning

Jul 05, 2018, at 01:11 pm

London, July 5 (IBNS): Following a brief disappearance, the Novichok nerve agent is back in the news, after reports suggested that the highly poisonous substance landed a couple in hospital after they fell unconscious.

Trump issues veiled threat against OPEC; Oil prices drop

Jul 05, 2018, at 11:35 am

Washington, July 5 (IBNS): Unhappy with surging oil prices, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a veiled threat tweeted the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to reduce prices if they want to continue enjoying the security that America provides them.

Zeid calls for ICC probe into Myanmar Rohingya crisis

Jul 05, 2018, at 08:10 am

New York, July 5 (IBNS): Myanmar should “have some shame” after attempting to convince the world that it is willing to take back hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled an “ethnic cleansing campaign” last year, given that “not a single” one has returned officially, the United Nations human rights chief warned on Wednesday.

Mali facing ‘alarming’ rise in rights violations, warns UN expert

Jul 05, 2018, at 08:06 am

New York, July 5 (IBNS): In Mali, a senior United Nations rights expert on Wednesday described an “alarming” deterioration of the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in northern and eastern areas of the country.

Afghanistan: US drone strike kills Taliban commander Mullah Yasir

Jul 04, 2018, at 03:51 pm

Kabul, July 4 (IBNS): A US drone attack in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province killed top Pakistani Taliban commander Mullah Yasir, media reports said on Wednesday.

Extreme heat prevails in Canada, kills six people in Montreal

Jul 04, 2018, at 02:05 pm

Montreal, Jul 4 (IBNS): At least six people have died due to intense heat wave sweeping large parts of Canada, media reports said.

UN report says militant groups using children to spread terror in India's Kashmir and Maoist regions

Jul 04, 2018, at 11:48 am

Washington, July 4 (IBNS): According to a report published by the United Nations, terror and extremist outfits are recruiting children to wreck havoc in India's trouble torn states like Jammu and Kashmir and other Maoist insurgency hit regions.

Najib Razak arrest: Former Malaysian PM urges fans not to believe in reports

Jul 04, 2018, at 11:33 am

Kuala Lumpur, July 4 (IBNS): Disgraced Malaysian politician and the country's former Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who was arrested on Tuesday by the authorities, after an investigation found him guilty of embezzling state funds, has urged his fans not to believe all the reports they hear.

'We will not give up on looking for peace for South Sudan': UN deputy chief

Jul 04, 2018, at 08:05 am

New York, July 4 (IBNS): In a visit to South Sudan on Tuesday, the UN Deputy Secretary-General spoke mother-to-mother with displaced women, pledging that she and other senior women leaders from the international community will not give up on the hope for peace for their nation.

As many as 330,000 displaced by heavy fighting in south-west Syria – UN agency

Jul 04, 2018, at 08:01 am

New York, July 4 (IBNS): Intense air and ground-based strikes at multiple locations in Syria’s south-western Dara’a governorate has resulted in the “largest displacement” in the area since the conflict began more than seven years ago, the United Nations refugee agency has reported.