'A snake will remain a snake': Israel's envoy to UN on Erdogan's Gaza remarks
Oct 29, 2023, at 08:21 pm
Slamming Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for his comments on the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan said, "A snake will remain a snake".
Israel-Hamas conflict crisis escalates: UN calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire
Oct 29, 2023, at 07:44 pm
The United Nations on Saturday ramped up appeals for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after another night of ground incursions and intense bombardment by Israeli forces left healthcare facilities without electricity and civilians across the ravaged enclave virtually “cut off from the outside world”.
Israel-Hamas crisis: London, and other cities witness pro-Palestine protest march
Oct 29, 2023, at 07:24 pm
A large number of pro-Palestine protesters have marched in London city and other cities in the UK when they urged Israel to end the attack on Gaza.
Shocking and saddening: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau mourns school friend Matthew Perry's death
Oct 29, 2023, at 06:55 pm
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau remembered the days he spent in school with his friend Matthew Perry and said the news of his death left him shocked.
32 killed, 63 injured in multiple car collisions in Egypt: Ministry
Oct 29, 2023, at 06:45 pm
Cairo/IBNS/UNI: At least 32 people were killed and 63 others injured on Saturday in multiple vehicle collisions on a desert road near Egypt's Beheira governorate, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
Hamas says ready to talk with Israel on hostage issue
Oct 29, 2023, at 02:22 pm
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Saturday said it is ready to hold talks with Israel on solving the hostage issue.
Turkey Prez Erdogan calls on Israel to cease attacks on Gaza Strip, get out of 'state of insanity'
Oct 29, 2023, at 08:57 am
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on Israel to immediately get out of "the state of insanity" and cease its attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Hamas says ready for prisoner swap as Israel Defense Force intensifies ground ops
Oct 29, 2023, at 08:23 am
As Israel intensified its ground operations in Gaza, Hamas said on Saturday that it is ready to release Israeli hostages in exchange for all Palestinians held in Israel's jails.
Policeman killed in violence during opposition rally in Bangladesh, buses torched in Dhaka
Oct 29, 2023, at 07:34 am
Dhaka: A police constable was killed in a clash between law enforcers and BNP activists in Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka on Saturday.
Intense street fights in Gaza as IDF strikes Hamas full force
Oct 29, 2023, at 02:47 am
Tel Aviv: Israeli forces remain in the northern Gaza Strip, following a series of intense attacks on Hamas by both air and artillery strikes, media reports said.
Kazakhstan: Mine fire leaves 25 dead
Oct 29, 2023, at 12:18 am
At least 25 people died as a fire broke out at a mine in Kazakhstan which is owned by steel major ArcelorMittal.
Syrian war at ‘worst point’ in four years, says Commission of Inquiry head
Oct 28, 2023, at 11:33 pm
The world cannot forget about Syria, the Head of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the country has said, while also highlighting how the war there is connected to the conflict raging in the Middle East.
Egypt: Multiple car collision leaves 32 people dead
Oct 28, 2023, at 10:49 pm
A crash involving multiple vehicles in Egypt has left 32 people dead, media reports said.
Pakistan: Prayer leader hurt as unknown gunmen attack him in Bajaur
Oct 28, 2023, at 10:31 pm
Unknown attackers opened fire and left a prayer leader in Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district seriously injured on Friday, media reports said.
Israel says Hamas aerial array chief Asem Abu Rakaba killed
Oct 28, 2023, at 07:39 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday confirmed the killing of Hamas’ aerial array chief Asem Abu Rakaba during a strike on his hideout in Gaza.
Kabul blast: Death toll rises to four, seven injured
Oct 28, 2023, at 05:05 pm
Kabul/UNI: Four people were killed and seven others injured as a blast hit the Police District 18 of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, on Thursday evening, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on Friday.
Pakistan: Six drug peddlers arrested
Oct 28, 2023, at 04:12 pm
At least six drug peddlers were arrested during separate raids in Pakistan on Friday.
Fuel crunch: PIA cancels over 500 flights in past 13 days
Oct 28, 2023, at 03:27 pm
Pakistan International Airlines has cancelled over 500 flights in the past 13 days as it faces its worst-ever crisis after the Pakistan State Oil cut fuel supply over unpaid dues, media reports said.
Oct 28, 2023, at 03:17 pm
At least seven people died due to armed conflict between two religious groups in Kurram region of Pakistan on Friday.
Pakistan asked to halt Afghan deportations to avoid ‘human rights catastrophe’
Oct 28, 2023, at 03:06 pm
Pakistan’s plan to deport “undocumented” foreign nationals will disproportionately affect more than 1.4 million Afghans in the country, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, expressing alarm.
US mass shooting: Maine suspect found dead
Oct 28, 2023, at 02:41 pm
The man suspected to be behind the mass shooting in the US region of Maine was found dead following a three-day manhunt.
Israel launches 'most intense' airstrikes across northern Gaza, internet services snapped
Oct 28, 2023, at 06:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Israel Friday night launched massive strikes across northern Gaza which according to reports were the most "intense" since the start of the war with Hamas on October 7.
57 United Nations relief agency workers killed in Israel-Hamas war
Oct 28, 2023, at 05:37 am
Gaza/IBNS: United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini confirmed Friday the loss of 57 of its workers in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
Former UK PM Boris Johnson turns TV presenter at news channel
Oct 28, 2023, at 05:29 am
London/IBNS: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he would join television station GB News, adding another media role to his job as a columnist for the Daily Mail newspaper.
South Korea: Court upholds ban on same-sex relationship in military
Oct 28, 2023, at 12:41 am
A South Korean court has upheld a ban on same-sex relationships in the country's military, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves four people dead
Oct 28, 2023, at 12:24 am
At least four people died and nine others were injured as an explosion rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
UNHCR says more than 114 million displaced by war, violence across the globe
Oct 27, 2023, at 08:53 pm
More than 114 million people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes by the end of September 2023, due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations, UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.
Taiwan detects 35 Chinese military aircraft, 15 ships near Island: Reports
Oct 27, 2023, at 08:37 pm
The Taiwanese armed forces have detected 35 Chinese military aircraft and 15 vessels in the vicinity of the island, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday.
Ex-Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, 68, dies of heart attack
Oct 27, 2023, at 03:00 pm
Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang died of heart attack on Friday (October 27, 2023).
Syria: US targets Iran-linked sites
Oct 27, 2023, at 02:43 pm
The US carried out airstrikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, the Pentagon said on Saturday (October 27, 2023).