Special Forces storm ISIS hideout in Kabul, 3 hurt
Sep 13, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Kabul, Sept 13 (IBNS): The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security stormed a hideout of ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan's Kabul city and left three people wounded, media reports said on Friday.
Google to pay 965 mln euros to settle fiscal disputes with France
Sep 13, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Paris, Sep 13 (Xinhua/UNI) US tech giant Google has agreed to pay 965 million euros (1.068 billion US dollars) to settle disputes with the French tax authorities in a fraud inquiry that began four years ago.
Amid conflict with India over Article 370, Pakistan Minister admits funding Hafiz Saeed
Sep 13, 2019, at 04:16 pm
Islamabad, Sept 13 (IBNS); In what might become an embarrassment for Pakistan PM Imran Khan's government, a minister has claimed that the nation spent millions on global terrorist Hafiz Saeed-run banned organization Jamaat –ud-Dawa (JuD) in an attempt to bring it to the “mainstream”.
Imran Khan to hold 'big jalsa' over Kashmir issue in PoK today
Sep 13, 2019, at 11:50 am
Islamabad: Even after failing to garner support from any single nation, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to make another desperate attempt to catch the limelight over the Kashmir issue by holding a "big jalsa" in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Friday.
Annexing Jordan Valley would end ‘illusion’ of a meaningful two-State solution: UN rights expert
Sep 13, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York, Sept 13 (IBNS): Israel’s intention to annex the Jordan Valley is illegal and threatens chances for a meaningful two-State solution with the Palestinians, a UN independent human rights expert has said.
Sep 13, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York: Amidst a global call by Secretary-General António Guterres to “reaffirm the sanctity” of religious sites and keep worshippers safe, the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) on Thursday launched a new plan of action to “counter hate and violence around the globe”.
South-South Cooperation ‘accelerates’ us toward 2030 goals, UN Chief says on International Day
Sep 13, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York: Collaboration among countries of the global south offers a “unique pathway” that accelerates us towards the key 2030 sustainable development targets, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, told a commemorative event for South-South Cooperation (SSC) on Thursday.
Pakistan police arrest people protesting in pro-independence Kashmir rally: Report
Sep 12, 2019, at 06:40 pm
Muzaffarabad: Amid bilateral tension with India, Pakistan police have arrested at least 22 people who were protesting at a pro-independence rally in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), an Al Jazeera report said.
South Asian Literature and Arts Festival to be held at Montalvo Arts Centre, California
Sep 12, 2019, at 06:36 pm
Toronto: Curated by Montalvo Arts Canter and Art Forum, the South Asian Literature and Arts Festival (SALA) would be held at the Montalvo Arts Centre, Saratoga, California, from the Oct 6 – 13, 2019, media reports said.
International community believes India, not us: Pak Minister makes admission over Kashmir
Sep 12, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Islamabad: Embarrassing Islamabad, Pakistan Interior Minister Brig Ijaz Ahmed Shah has said the international community believes India but not his own country over the Kashmir issue, media reports said.
Sep 12, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Geneva: At a time when Pakistan is taking the Kashmir issue to international fora against India's move to scrap Article 370 which had granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Balochistan, Pashtun and Sindh leaders have organized protests in Geneva to highlight the continuing atrocities on Baloch people by the Pakistani authority in their region.
Hong Kong protests: Demonstrators sing and boo Chinese anthem
Sep 11, 2019, at 06:23 pm
Beijing/Hong Kong City, Sept 11 (IBNS): Taking their protests to the sporting arena, Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters on Tuesday booed the Chinese national anthem before the start of a game.
At least 31 killed, 100 wounded in stampede at Ashura commemoration in Iraq
Sep 11, 2019, at 06:16 pm
Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) At least 31 people were killed and some 100 others were wounded on Tuesday in a stampede during the Shia Muslim religious rituals of Ashura in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, according to Iraq's Health Ministry.
Imran Khan to host rally in PoK on Friday to show solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Islamabad, Sept 11 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Wednesday announced that he will arrange a rally in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s capital Muzaffarabad on Friday to show solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Blast at US embassy in Afghanistan on 9/11 anniversary, no casualty
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, Sep 11 (UNI) A rocket blast hit the US Embassy in Afghanistan early Wednesday, just minutes into the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attack.
Afghan police arrest 22 suspects: govt
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Kabul, Sep 11 (Xinhua/UNI) Afghan National Police arrested 22 individuals on suspect of being affiliated with terrorist groups in three provinces overnight on Tuesday, the country's Interior Ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
Scottish court rules against Johnson's decision to suspend UK Parliament
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Moscow, Sep11 (Sputnik/UNI) A court in Scotland ruled on Wednesday that the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament was unlawful.
Putin to hold talks with Netanyahu on September 12 - Kremlin
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Moscow, Sep 11 (Sputnik/UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 12, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.
Somali army kills 8 al-Shabab militants in southern regions
Sep 11, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Mogadishu, Sep 11 (Xinhua/UNI) Eight al-Shabab fighters were killed on Tuesday night during a fierce counter offensive with Somali government forces in Garbaharey town in the southern region of Gedo, a military official said on Wednesday.
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York: Since the inauguration of Guinea-Bissau’s new Government in July, the political arena has been dominated by preparation for presidential elections, the assistant chief for UN peacekeeping operations in Africa told the Security Council on Tuesday, briefing members on the state of the nation, and the UN peacebuilding office there (UNIOGBIS).
More funds needed to counter ‘persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems’ in Ethiopia
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York: Ethiopia is beset by “persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems”, the United Nations relief chief said on Tuesday, calling for more international funding as well as support for the Government-led response to the country’s displacement crisis.
‘Whole spectrum of Afghan society’ must get behind peace talks, UN envoy tells Security Council
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York: The long Afghan conflict can only be resolved by “direct talks” between its own people, the chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that they must be inclusive and represent “the whole spectrum of Afghan society”.
Nicaragua ‘crisis’ still cause for concern amid murder, torture allegations: Bachelet
Sep 11, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): Nicaragua’s on-going human rights crisis can be resolved peacefully through dialogue, the UN’s top rights official said on Tuesday, before expressing concern about allegations of torture and murder of protesters involved in last year’s anti-Government demonstrations.
Israeli army drone crashes in Gaza
Sep 10, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Jerusalem, Sep 10 (Xinhua/UNI) The Israeli army confirmed on Tuesday that one of its military drones had fallen over the Gaza Strip earlier in the morning.
Landslides claim two lives in Cox's Bazaar
Sep 10, 2019, at 03:50 pm
Dhaka, Sept 10 (IBNS): In separate incidents of landslides, which were triggered by heavy rainfall, at least two children lost their lives in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazaar area, media reports said.
Pakistan: Sikh man from Imran Khan's PTI cites atrocities on minorities, seeks asylum in India
Sep 10, 2019, at 10:58 am
Islamabad: At a time Imran Khan is raising concerns over the alleged human rights violations in the Indian Kashmir, a Sikh man from his own party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought an asylum in India citing atrocities against the minorities in the South Asian nation, media reports said.
Scourge of slavery still claims 40 million victims worldwide, ‘must serve as a wakeup call’
Sep 10, 2019, at 10:31 am
New York: Incidents of modern-day slavery are “only likely to increase” as a result of some of biggest challenges facing the world today, a UN expert outlined in a report for the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
Nuclear testing has ‘disastrous consequences’ for people and planet, General Assembly told
Sep 10, 2019, at 10:26 am
New York: Events commemorating the recent International Day against Nuclear Tests serve as an “important and stark reminder…of the disastrous consequences of nuclear testing on human health and the environment”, a top UN official told the General Assembly on Monday.
Political solutions ‘prerequisite to sustainable peace’, Lacroix tells Security Council
Sep 10, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York: While peacekeeping is an “essential tool” for preventing conflict and reducing the risk of relapse, “political solutions are a prerequisite to sustainable peace”, the United Nations peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Monday.
One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report
Sep 10, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York: Despite progress in national prevention strategies, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General lamented on Monday, highlighting key findings of the agency’s latest report on global suicide estimates.