Handling children's data in Europe: Chinese-owned TikTok fined 345 million euros
Sep 18, 2023, at 02:58 am
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has fined Chinese-owned short video platform TikTok for breaching privacy laws related to the processing of children's personal data in the European Union.
Pakistan: Students of Karakoram University in Gilgit protest against fee hike
Sep 18, 2023, at 01:35 am
Students of Karakoram International University (KIU) in Pakistan's Gilgit city recently demonstrated against the administration for an unprecedented fee hike.
Pakistan: Security forces gun down two suspected terrorists
Sep 18, 2023, at 12:31 am
Jaffarbad: Security forces have gunned down two suspected terrorists in Jaffarabad area of Pakistan's Balochistan region on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unemployment figure in Pakistan to touch 5.6 million this year, says ILO report
Sep 17, 2023, at 08:55 pm
The unemployment figure in Pakistan, a country suffering from a financial crisis, is projected to hit 5.6 million this year, as per data released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Sep 17, 2023, at 08:35 pm
Baloch activists are blaming the Pakistan Army is using “excessive force” against civilians when they intensify their search to find six young footballers abducted in the Dera Bugti area of Pakistan's Balochistan region.
Brazil: 14 die as plane crashes in Barcelos
Sep 17, 2023, at 07:53 pm
At least 14 tourists have died after a plane carrying them crashed in Brazil's Barcelos city.
Internet still banned in Gilgit-Baltistan, online traders and students face trouble
Sep 17, 2023, at 06:23 pm
Local administration continued to suspend internet services in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region amid sectarian tension between Sia and Sunni communities, causing trouble to the residents of the region.
NATO to hold largest military drills since Cold War in 2024
Sep 17, 2023, at 03:52 pm
Brussels/IBNS/UNI: NATO will hold its largest exercises since the Cold War dubbed Steadfast Defender in Germany, Poland and three Baltic states in 2024, Chair of the Military Committee Adm. Rob Bauer said on Saturday.
14 killed in Brazil's Amazon plane crash
Sep 17, 2023, at 02:52 pm
Sao Paulo/IBNS/UNI: At least 14 people were killed when a small plane crashed on Saturday in Barcelos, an inland city of Amazonas state in northern Brazil, local authorities said.
US school district agrees to pay $27 million in settlement after 13-yr-old boy killed by bullies
Sep 17, 2023, at 06:32 am
Moreno Valley (California): The family of 13-year-old Diego Stolz, who tragically lost his life in a lunchtime attack by two fellow students, is set to receive a $27 million settlement from a Southern California school district, media reports said.
UK raises visa fee for tourists, students effective from Oct 4
Sep 17, 2023, at 04:24 am
London: The British government has announced that starting from October 4, there will be an increase in visa fees.
Google co-founder Sergey Brin divorced his wife over alleged affair with Elon Musk
Sep 17, 2023, at 02:44 am
New York: Google co-founder Sergey Brin has quietly divorced his wife, Nicole Shanahan, allegedly owing to her affair with billionaire Elon Musk, reported Page Six.
US: Miami airport officials caught on camera stealing money from passenger bags
Sep 17, 2023, at 01:46 am
Miami (US): A video of two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees allegedly pilfering money and belongings from passengers' bags at Miami International Airport has gone viral.
Karachi's Erica Robin becomes first Miss Universe Pakistan, conservatives target her
Sep 17, 2023, at 01:29 am
Karachi: Karachi-based Erica Robin has done something unthinkable as she won the ‘Miss Universe Pakistan’ contest recently.
Pakistan: Petrol, diesel prices spike, cross Rs.330 mark
Sep 16, 2023, at 10:05 pm
Pakistan's caretaker government has increased the price of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs26.02 and Rs17.34 per litre, giving more hard times to consumers.
Preserving dignity, public health: Managing deceased bodies during crises
Sep 16, 2023, at 09:50 pm
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday joined with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to underline the critical importance of preserving the dignity of the dead in the wake of recent natural disasters in Libya and Morocco.
Over-compliance with unilateral sanctions hurts human rights
Sep 16, 2023, at 09:42 pm
Unilateral sanctions and over-compliance are threatening the health and well-being of people across the world, an independent UN human right expert warned on Friday.
Empower youth to safeguard democracy: Guterres
Sep 16, 2023, at 09:36 pm
Societies must engage meaningfully with young people and empower them with the skills and education they need as the standard bearers of democratic principles, Secretary-General António Guterres said, commemorating the International Day of Democracy, on Friday.
Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse
Sep 16, 2023, at 09:23 pm
A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday called for urgent action and better data to stamp out the widespread problem of elder abuse.
Time to revoke death penalty for social media dissent, UN experts urge
Sep 16, 2023, at 07:49 pm
Saudi Arabia must immediately revoke the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Al Ghamdi for posting critical views online, as the crackdown on freedom of expression in the country continues to escalate, independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
South Sudan: Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’
Sep 16, 2023, at 06:57 pm
As South Sudan prepares to hold its first-ever elections in December, resolving critical outstanding issues requires political will for compromise, the UN envoy to the country said on Friday.
Ovidio Guzmán-López: Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo's son extradited to US from Mexico
Sep 16, 2023, at 04:50 pm
The US Attorney General has said Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been extradited from Mexico to the United States on drug trafficking charges.
French couple jailed in UK for smuggling migrants inside furniture
Sep 16, 2023, at 03:41 pm
A French couple have been jailed for almost 10 years after they trapped Vietnamese migrants, including children, inside sofas to smuggle them into the UK.
UK PM Rishi Sunak bans dog breed American XL Bully after spate of attacks
Sep 16, 2023, at 07:03 am
London: A man in Britain's Staffordshire died after he was reportedly attacked by a dog.
US believes China appears to have suspended spy balloon program following February shootdown
Sep 16, 2023, at 06:16 am
China seems to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, media reports said.
Taiwan Defence Ministry says it detected 68 Chinese aircraft, 10 warships close to island
Sep 16, 2023, at 06:00 am
Taiwan recently detected 68 Chinese aircraft and 10 warships with some of them even crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
Guterres urges G77 and China to champion multilateralism ‘rooted in equality’
Sep 16, 2023, at 05:31 am
UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to leaders from the Group of 77 developing countries (G77) and China to “fight for a world that works for all”, in his address to their summit in Havana, Cuba, on Friday.
Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief
Sep 16, 2023, at 05:26 am
Two very different catastrophes in Morocco and in Libya united by the “unimaginable trauma” of bereaved families, continue to mobilize the UN’s relief efforts, the Organisation’s top aid official Martin Griffiths said on Friday.
Contaminated water causes poisoning in 55 children in Libya
Sep 16, 2023, at 05:12 am
Cairo/UNI: A minimum of 55 children living in the northeastern Libyan city of Derna were poisoned because of water contamination caused by recent floods, said Haider al-Sayeh, the leader of the Libyan National Disease Control Center, on Friday.
‘Thriving economies’ critical to eradicating hunger and poverty: McCain
Sep 16, 2023, at 05:09 am
Addressing the Security Council on Thursday, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy McCain, highlighted the growing need for humanitarian aid worldwide against a backdrop of reduced funding.