Pakistan general elections: Voting begins

Jul 25, 2018, at 09:26 am

Islamabad, July 25 (IBNS): Amid tight security, Pakistan is voting to elect new national and provincial assemblies on Wednesday.

UN ready to assist rescue and relief effort as dam collapses in Laos, with many feared dead

Jul 25, 2018, at 09:09 am

New York, July 25 (IBNS): Following reports that dozens of people are dead or missing following the collapse of a dam that was under construction in Laos, the United Nations chief on Tuesday said that the world body stands ready to support the rescue and relief efforts, if authorities request it.

UN, Egypt help avert another Israel-Palestine war in Gaza that was ‘minutes away’, Security Council hears

Jul 25, 2018, at 09:03 am

New York, July 25 (IBNS): Intense diplomatic efforts by the United Nations and Egypt have helped avoid another Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza that appeared just “minutes away” over the past weekend, a senior UN official said on Tuesday.

UN rights office appeals for peaceful Zimbabwe elections amid reports of intimidation

Jul 25, 2018, at 08:57 am

New York, July 25 (IBNS): Zimbabwe’s upcoming presidential elections must be peaceful and credible, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, amid increasing reports of voter intimidation and coercion linked to the ruling ZANU-PF party.

Israel shoots down Syrian fighter jet that entered its airspace

Jul 24, 2018, at 06:29 pm

Jerusalem, July 24 (IBNS): The Israel defence forces said a Syrian warplane flying over its airspace was shot down in the country's Golan area on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Five suspects arrested with fake ballot papers from Umerkot

Jul 24, 2018, at 05:10 pm

Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): The police on Tuesday arrested five suspects after seizing a stack of fake ballot papers from Umerkot district in Pakistan, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Kabul rockets attack leaves three injured

Jul 24, 2018, at 04:32 pm

Kabul, July 24 (IBNS): Rocket attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday left three people injured,  media reports said.

Pakistan goes to polls tomorrow, security tightened

Jul 24, 2018, at 04:29 pm

Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): Amid tight security, Pakistan is all set to vote to elect a new National Assembly and provincial assemblies on Wednesday.

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques talks about his upcoming journey into space at the Ontario Science Centre

Jul 24, 2018, at 02:28 pm

Toronto, July 24 (IBNS): Astronaut David Saint-Jacques from Canadian Space Agency expects to work on application of  isolated medicine in space where human bodies are in a fragile state and are relatively more susceptible to diseases.

Rescued Thai boys to be inducted into Buddhist monastery

Jul 24, 2018, at 01:51 pm

Bangkok, July 24 (IBNS): In accordance with tradition, the rescued Thai boys and their coach will be inducted into Buddhist monastery, reports said.

Afghanistan: At least 10 soldiers killed in clashes with Taliban insurgents

Jul 24, 2018, at 01:15 pm

Kabul, July 24 (IBNS): At least 10 Afghan soldiers have died in clashes with Taliban insurgents in the country's Zabul province, government officials said.

US monitoring site says N Korea dismantling key rocket launch site

Jul 24, 2018, at 11:55 am

Pyongyang/Washington, July 24 (IBNS): North Korea appears to finally deliver on its promise of doing away with its nuclear programme, if reports of a US monitoring site are to be taken into account.

Greece wildfires: At least 20 dead, over 100 injured

Jul 24, 2018, at 11:43 am

Athens, July 24 (IBNS): A deadly forest fire has killed at least 20 people while it ravaged parts of Greece.

Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif urges people to vote for PML-N in audio message

Jul 24, 2018, at 09:59 am

Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): In his audio message from jail, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged people to vote for his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the upcoming polls on July 25.

Taliban gunmen kidnap six people in Afghanistan

Jul 24, 2018, at 09:45 am

Kabul, July 24 (IBNS): Taliban gunmen have kidnapped six health workers from Dawlatyar district of western Ghor province in Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

UN experts urge India to align new anti-trafficking bill with human rights law

Jul 24, 2018, at 08:51 am

New York, July 24 (IBNS): India must revise its planned new legislation to tackle trafficking in persons so that the measures proposed are in line with international human rights law, said two independent UN human rights experts on Monday.  

UN human rights chief denounces grave 'assaults' on fundamental rights of Palestinian people

Jul 24, 2018, at 08:48 am

New York, July 24 (IBNS): From arbitrary detentions and deliberate deprivation, to attacks against civilians and forced displacements, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, expressed “acute concerns” on Monday over the current human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Afghanistan: UN mission condemns deadly attack near Kabul airport

Jul 24, 2018, at 08:44 am

New York, July 24 (IBNS): The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport that reportedly killed and injured scores of civilians.

Toronto shooter identified, family claims son plagued by “severe mental challenges”

Jul 24, 2018, at 06:11 am

Toronto, July 23 (IBNS): Ontario police watchdog Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has identified the man behind yesterday’s shooting rampage as Faisal Hussain, 29, media reports said.

Dhaka Cafe attack: Bangladesh police charge 8

Jul 23, 2018, at 08:39 pm

Dhaka, July 23 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Police have filed charge sheet against eight terrorists in connection with the 2016 Dhaka cafe attack.

Canada: Toronto shooting leaves 1 dead, 13 hurt

Jul 23, 2018, at 04:19 pm

Toronto, July 23 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and 13 others hurt as a gunman opened fire on a busy avenue in the Canadian city of Toronto on Sunday night, officials said on Monday.

Trump goes all out on Twitter following Rouhani's threat; Threatens unprecedented consequences

Jul 23, 2018, at 01:16 pm

Washington/Tehran, July 23 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump went all out on Twitter after his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, warned America to not 'play with the lion's tail'.

Maldives resort employees on warpath with Election Commission over attempt to deny them voting rights

Jul 23, 2018, at 11:47 am

Male, July 23 (IBNS): Thousands of resort workers in Maldives have launched an agitation and threatened to strike work for their voting rights after the island nation's Election Commission (EC) decided to have ballot boxes in only seven resorts as against 40 in the 2013 polling.

Canada: Two dead, 14 injured in Toronto shooting

Jul 23, 2018, at 10:41 am

Toronto, July 23 (IBNS): At least one person died, while, 14 others sustained injuries as a shooter opened fire in Canada's Toronto city on Sunday.

Canada: Nine injured in Toronto shooting, shooter dead

Jul 23, 2018, at 10:08 am

Toronto, July 23 (IBNS): At least nine people were left injured as they were shot by a gunman in Canada's Toronto city on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif is suffering from heart, kidney related problems: Reports

Jul 23, 2018, at 09:53 am

Islamabad, July 23 (IBNS): Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is suffering from heart and kidney related problems and has been suggested by a medical team to be shifted from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi to a hospital, media reports said on Monday.

Essential services on verge of shutdown in Gaza as emergency fuel set to run out

Jul 23, 2018, at 09:36 am

New York, July 23 (IBNS): Supplies of emergency fuel provided by the United Nations for critical facilities in Gaza are being fast depleted, a senior UN relief official there warned on Sunday.

Canada: Multiple people shot outside Toronto restaurant

Jul 23, 2018, at 09:20 am

Toronto, July 23 (IBNS): Several people were shot outside a restaurant in the Canadian city of Toronto on Monday, media reports said.

Suicide blast in Kabul kills 14, Vice President Dostum survives

Jul 23, 2018, at 09:03 am

Kabul, July 23 (IBNS): A suicide attack, that targeted the convoy of Afghanistan Vice President  Abdul Rashid Dostum, left at least 14 people killed on Sunday, media reports said.

PTI candidate killed in suicide attack in Pakistan

Jul 22, 2018, at 09:20 pm

Islamabad, July 22 (IBNS):  Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) candidate for PK-99  Ikramullah Gandapur died on Sunday in a suicide blast  Dera Ismail Khan area of the country, media reports said.