Mediterranean ‘becoming a cemetery for children and their futures’
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:38 pm
More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this year the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, an increase of 60 per cent compared with last year.
PoK: Traders observe shutter-down strike, clash with police in Muzaffarabad
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:18 pm
Traders in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad region on Saturday observed a shutter-down strike to demonstrate against heavy-handedness meted out to protesters in different Kashmir cities in recent days.
Pakistan’s persistent efforts to smuggle drugs into Punjab via drones foiled again
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:14 pm
In yet another remarkable display of vigilance and determination, the Border Security Force (BSF) successfully thwarted Pakistan’s relentless attempts to smuggle drugs into Punjab through drones.
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:11 pm
The Baloch National Movement recently hosted a three-day-long exhibition in Geneva City to highlight the human rights violations happening in Balochistan province of Pakistan.
Pakistani-occupied Kashmir: Protesters throw electricity bill into river
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:06 pm
Civil society members of Pakistani-occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Muzaffarabad city recently threw electricity bills into the river to protest against rising power tariff.
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:04 pm
The Sindhi Foundation recently hosted a day-long poster campaign in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to make people aware of the plight of Sindhis in Pakistan’s Sindh region.
Heavy rains, water logging hit normal life in New York
Sep 30, 2023, at 03:41 pm
Heavy overnight rains have disrupted and partially paralysed US financial capital New York.
Australia: One dies after whale hits boat off Sydney
Sep 30, 2023, at 03:02 pm
One person died and another hospitalised after their boat, which was hit by a whale, capsized in waters off Australia's Sydney city, police said.
Pakistan: Militant commander, soldier die during operations in KP
Sep 30, 2023, at 02:39 pm
At least one militant commander and a soldier were killed in two military operations in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Friday night.
US President Joe Biden impeachment inquiry hearing underway. Here's what happened so far
Sep 30, 2023, at 06:59 am
House Republicans initiated their first impeachment inquiry hearing Thursday allegeding US President Joe Biden was financially benefiting from business dealings with his son, Hunter Biden, even though their expert witnesses conceded that the Republicans do not yet possess the evidence to support their claimed allegations.
Wadh tension: BNP-M leaders demonstrated in Pakistan's Balochistan region
Sep 30, 2023, at 12:47 am
Hundreds of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) members and supporters recently demonstrated in different parts of Balochistan to express concern over the tense situation in Wadh.
Karabakh emergency escalates, thousands still pouring into Armenia: UN agencies
Sep 30, 2023, at 12:43 am
Over 88,000 refugees from the Karabakh region have fled to Armenia in less than a week and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
UN rights experts slam ‘systemic racism’ in US police and courts
Sep 30, 2023, at 12:30 am
Police and criminal justice systems in the United States require urgent reform to eradicate “systemic racism” against people of African descent, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday.
Ninety per cent beggars held abroad are from Pakistan: Reports
Sep 29, 2023, at 11:58 pm
The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis was recently informed that a large number of beggars from the country were going abroad, leading to a spike in 'human trafficking'.
Pakistan: Four soldiers due during gunfight with terrorists in Balochistan
Sep 29, 2023, at 09:45 pm
At least four Pakistani soldiers and three terrorists were killed in a gunfight at the Pakistani-Afghan border in the country's southwest Balochistan province, military said on Friday.
Pakistan: Two blasts rock Hangu, four die
Sep 29, 2023, at 09:25 pm
At least four people, including a police officer, died and 12 others sustained injuries after two blasts rocked Doaba police station in Khyber Pakthunkhwa’s Hangu region in Pakistan on Friday.
Pakistan: Suicide blast close to religious procession in Balochistan leaves 52 dead
Sep 29, 2023, at 09:08 pm
At least 52 people died and 50 others were hurt in a suspected suicide blast close to a religious procession in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Friday.
Pakistan: 10 killed, over 40 injured in blast in Balochistan
Sep 29, 2023, at 07:44 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 10 people were killed and more than 40 others injured in a blast during a religious procession in Pakistan's southwest Mastung district of Balochistan province on Friday, police and government officials said.
Three, including a 14-year-old girl, killed in Rotterdam shooting, gunman arrested
Sep 29, 2023, at 03:21 pm
Dutch police have arrested a gunman for allegedly killing three people, including a 14-year-old girl and her mother, in twin shooting incidents in Rotterdam city.
Thailand: Drugs worth $8.2 million seized by police
Sep 29, 2023, at 05:26 am
Bangkok: Thai police have arrested four people and confiscated over 15 million pills of methamphetamine and other illegal drugs worth 300 million baht in what they say is one of the biggest drug busts of the year, media reported.
Poll reveals majority of US voters oppose Biden impeachment hearings in Congress
Sep 29, 2023, at 04:51 am
Washington/UNI: A national poll conducted by NBC News on Thursday found that a majority of American voters oppose the initiation of a congressional impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden.
Several dead as gunman opens fire at Netherlands university: Report
Sep 29, 2023, at 04:31 am
Rotterdam: A gunman opened fire in a classroom on, Thursday, at a university in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, killing several people, Reuters reported
Five killed in shooting in Arab town in northern Israel
Sep 28, 2023, at 05:39 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: Five people, all in a family, were killed Wednesday in a shooting in an Arab town in northern Israel, the latest in a wave of violence sweeping through Arab communities across the country.
Malawi: Over 130 students hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning
Sep 28, 2023, at 04:49 am
Blantyre/Malawi: More than 130 students have been rushed to the hospital with severe symptoms of suspected food poisoning, at Lunzu Secondary School in Blantyre, Malawi.
North Korea to 'expel' detained US soldier Travis King who crossed the border
Sep 28, 2023, at 12:52 am
North Korea has decided to expel US soldier Travis King who was detained after "illegally intruding" into the country by running across the inter-Korean border in July, media reports said.
General debate concludes, reaffirming primacy of the United Nations
Sep 28, 2023, at 12:33 am
The General Assembly’s annual debate concluded on Tuesday, with global leaders stating that while the United Nations faces institutional challenges, it remains the paramount platform for crafting collective solutions to humanity’s challenges.
Syrian minister denounces ‘American chaos’, says States must respect the UN Charter
Sep 28, 2023, at 12:22 am
In remarks on Tuesday to the UN General Assembly, Syrian Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Bassam Sabbagh underscored the need to build a multipolar world order that achieves sustainable development for all and balance in international relations, including through reforming institutions such as the Security Council.
A ‘club of elites’ will not realise the multilateral future we need, Holy See tells UN Assembly
Sep 28, 2023, at 12:15 am
The international community must maintain the universality of global multilateral forums and not turn them into “clubs reserved for a few elites...where some are tolerated” if they stay to themselves, a senior Holy See official told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Rights experts warn against forced separation of Uyghur children in China
Sep 28, 2023, at 12:00 am
Forced separations and language policies for Uyghur and other minority Muslim children at State-run boarding schools in China’s Xinjiang region carry the risk of forced assimilation, three UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: ‘Inhumanity in its vilest form’ continues, warns Türk
Sep 27, 2023, at 11:58 pm
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday presented another grim assessment of the situation in Myanmar, detailing escalating horrors inflicted by the military on civilians in the country.