Over 12,000 Pakistanis languishing in foreign jails: Reports
Jul 24, 2023, at 05:14 am
Over 12,000 Pakistanis are currently languishing in prisons across 67 nations, media reports said.
UNHCR review: Activist groups highlight rights violations in Tibet
Jul 24, 2023, at 05:02 am
Ahead of China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council in January 2024, the International Campaign for Tibet and the International Federation for Human Rights recently submitted a report on the human rights violations occurring in Tibet.
Retired Canadian Police officer arrested for illegally helping China
Jul 24, 2023, at 04:58 am
A 60-year-old Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer named William Majcher has been arrested for allegedly helping China, police said on Saturday.
US official flags national security fears over Chinese autonomous vehicle firms operating in America
Jul 24, 2023, at 04:40 am
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday said his agency has national security concerns over Chinese autonomous vehicle companies operating in the American market.
Youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5 pct in China, claims professor
Jul 24, 2023, at 03:40 am
A Chinese professor has claimed that the country's youth unemployment rate might have hit close to 50 per cent in March.
Afghanistan: 152 schools in Paktika lack buildings
Jul 24, 2023, at 01:57 am
Abdul Qayom Faroqi, head of the Paktika Department of Education, said 152 schools in the Afghanistan region lack buildings.
11 dead, 4 injured in Mexico arson attack
Jul 23, 2023, at 06:29 pm
Mexico City/IBNS/UNI: At least 11 people were killed and four injured after an arson attack in a bar in the Mexican border city of San Luis Rio Colorado in the northern state of Sonora, said local authorities.
Jul 23, 2023, at 05:47 pm
Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of protesters against the Israeli government's judicial reform are heading towards the parliament building in Jerusalem as part of the "march of democracy."
UN condoles death of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev in Ukrainian strike
Jul 23, 2023, at 05:29 pm
United Nations: The United Nations has deplored the death of RIA Novosti war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev in the strike by the Ukrainian armed forces and expressed condolences to his family, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told Sputnik on Saturday.
Danish govt condemns Quran burning near Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen
Jul 23, 2023, at 03:29 pm
Zurich/IBNS/UNI: The Danish government called the Quran burning outside the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen a provocation and condemned the act, saying that the burning of religious texts creates division between religions and cultures.
10 people killed in Colombia bus accident
Jul 23, 2023, at 02:41 pm
Bogota/IBNS/UNI: At least 10 people died and about 30 were injured in a bus accident in the municipality of Playon in the northeastern Colombian department of Santander, the regional disaster risk management agency said.
US: Deadly arson attack in Mexico bar killing 11 in Retaliatory Fire
Jul 23, 2023, at 09:21 am
Man was expelled from a bar in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico, for his inappropriate behavior towards women.
UK: Man, who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs ahead of Easter, jailed
Jul 22, 2023, at 11:59 pm
A man, who has stolen 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs weeks before Easter in the UK, has been prisoned.
Pakistan: Lahore DIG Shariq Jamal found dead at his residence
Jul 22, 2023, at 10:04 pm
Lahore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Shariq Jamal, was found dead at his residence located in the Pakistani city's DHA neighbourhood n Saturday.
Empowering women through social protection: UN rights office
Jul 22, 2023, at 10:00 pm
New York: Access to social protection is a fundamental human right, yet a recent UN human rights report shows that numerous women and girls worldwide are still unable to access provisions such as social security payments and pensions.
WFP: ‘Urgent action is needed’ to end growing humanitarian crisis in Sahel
Jul 22, 2023, at 09:58 pm
New York: The ongoing conflict in Sudan is impacting food security and migration across West and Central Africa, depleting scarce resources, exacerbating inter-communal tensions and putting major stress on the already underfunded humanitarian response, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Russian strikes on Ukraine ports ‘further blow to global food security’
Jul 22, 2023, at 09:53 pm
New York: Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian ports along the Black Sea could have far-reaching impacts on global food security, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council.
Children forcibly separated from mothers at Syria’s Al Hol, warns top rights expert
Jul 22, 2023, at 09:50 pm
New York: A UN-appointed independent expert expressed deep concern on Friday over the distressing treatment of children being held apparently indefinitely in prison-like conditions in northeast Syria, where they are forcibly separated from their mothers.
Russian, Chinese warships conduct artillery firing as part of joint drills
Jul 22, 2023, at 09:46 pm
Moscow: Russia and China carried out joint artillery firing at a sea target as part of the "North. Interaction-2023" naval exercises organized by Beijing in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.
WFP staffer shot and killed in Yemen
Jul 22, 2023, at 09:42 pm
New York: A long-serving staffer with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been shot and killed in Yemen.
Moscow: Russian hardline Putin critic Igor Girkin detained
Jul 22, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Pro-war blogger and hardline critic of President Vladimir Putin, Igor Girkin, who earlier criticised Russia's military strategy in Ukraine, has been remanded in custody by a court in Moscow on charges of inciting extremism, media reports said.
Taiwan spots 26 Chinese aircraft, 7 ships in Island's vicinity
Jul 21, 2023, at 10:13 pm
Taipei: Taiwan's armed forces have detected 26 Chinese aircraft and 7 vessels approaching the island in 24 hours, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, four hurt
Jul 21, 2023, at 09:56 pm
At least four people were hurt as a blast rocked Geelay area in the Mamund Tehsil of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Friday, media reports said.
US: Fire breaks out near Phoenix Airport
Jul 21, 2023, at 09:34 pm
Washington: A massive fire, caused by the explosion of propane tanks, has broken out near the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in the US state of Arizona, with over 100 firefighters fighting the flames, the Phoenix fire department said.
OpenAI's head of trust and safety Dave Willner quits, check out Linkdln post
Jul 21, 2023, at 09:11 pm
Citing the pressure of his job and its impact on family life, OpenAI's head of trust and safety Dave Willner has said he is quitting the company.
Pakistan: KP witnesses four terror attacks in last 148 hours
Jul 21, 2023, at 08:39 pm
Peshawar: As many as four terrorist attacks rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan in the last 48 hours, media reports said.
UN celebrates Mandela’s lifelong commitment to human rights
Jul 21, 2023, at 05:53 pm
New York: The United Nations on Thursday held its annual ceremony to honour the life and legacy Nelson Mandela, the first black President of post-apartheid South Africa who died in 2013.
New Zealand: Auckland shooting victims are two men aged in 40s
Jul 21, 2023, at 05:47 pm
Wellington: The victims of a deadly shooting in New Zealand's Auckland on Thursday were two men aged in their 40s, New Zealand Police confirmed on Friday.
Libya: Rights experts denounce discriminatory travel policy
Jul 21, 2023, at 05:43 pm
New York: A group of UN independent experts on Thursday expressed grave concern over a discriminatory policy issued by the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) which effectively restricts women and girls from travelling abroad without a male guardian.
International Day of Yoga: New Amsterdam inmates in Guyana graduate from Yoga programme
Jul 21, 2023, at 05:15 pm
The High Commission of India and Namaste Yoga Studio in collaboration with the New Amsterdam Prison recently hosted a yoga programme from women inmates, media reports said.