Me Too: Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison in rape case
Feb 24, 2023, at 03:27 pm
Los Angeles: Former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has begged for leniency in a Los Angeles court moments before he was sentenced to an additional 16 years in prison for rape, media reports said.
US President Joe Biden nominates India-origin Ajay Banga to lead World Bank
Feb 24, 2023, at 02:56 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated former India-origin MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga to be the President of World Bank.
Ahmadi doctor shot dead in Pakistan
Feb 24, 2023, at 02:30 pm
Islamabad: An Ahmadi doctor was shot dead by a man in Pakistan's Gujrat district on Sunday.
Pakistan: Security forces kill eight terrorists in Balochistan
Feb 24, 2023, at 01:56 pm
Quetta: Pakistani security forces have shot down eight terrorists in Balochistan’s Mazaaband Range, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan PM directs to cut number of foreign missions
Feb 24, 2023, at 05:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: With an aim to cut down expenditures by 15 percent, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday issued instructions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to cut the number of foreign missions and reduce their offices, staff, and other measures.
Taiwan displays growing clout with its top diplomat's United States visit
Feb 24, 2023, at 05:28 am
Taipei/IBNS: With the first publicized visit of the Taiwanese foreign minister to Washington since the United States switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, Taiwan has scored a major diplomatic breakthrough.
Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy announces 2024 US presidential bid from Republican Party
Feb 23, 2023, at 04:44 am
Washington/IBNS: Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has launched his 2024 US presidential bid from the Republican Party with a promise to "put merit back" and end dependence on China.
Shamima Begum: British woman, who once flew to Syria to join ISIS, loses UK citizenship appeal
Feb 22, 2023, at 11:42 pm
London: Shamima Begum, who had once left the UK to join the terror group ISIS, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship, media reports said.
Pakistani delegation visits Afghanistan to discuss security related issues
Feb 22, 2023, at 10:54 pm
A Pakistani delegation has visited Kabul city to interact with Taliban rulers of Afghanistan over security-related matters, the country's foreign office said on Tuesday.
Monkeys at Cambodia's famed Angkor site pose risk to tourists, temples
Feb 22, 2023, at 10:49 pm
Phnom Penh: Throngs of monkeys living in Cambodia's famed Angkor Archeological Park are posing a risk to tourists and temples, a Cambodian government agency said on Wednesday.
Student stabs French school teacher to death in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, arrested
Feb 22, 2023, at 10:29 pm
Paris: A student allegedly stabbed to death a school teacher in the French town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Bangladesh ambassador to Russia Kamrul Ahsan summoned
Feb 22, 2023, at 08:46 pm
Dhaka: Bangladeshi ambassador to Russia Kamrul Ahsan was summoned to the Russian foreign ministry, said diplomatic sources in Dhaka and Moscow.
UN Security Council debates Nord Stream pipeline incidents
Feb 22, 2023, at 08:41 pm
New York: The Security Council on Tuesday heatedly debated Russia’s request for a UN-led inquiry into the September explosions along the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
Local elections chance to advance peace in Central African Republic: UN envoy
Feb 22, 2023, at 08:37 pm
New York: Upcoming local elections represent a “significant opportunity” to advance the peace and political process in the Central African Republic (CAR), the head of the UN mission in the country, MINUSCA, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Independent UN experts laud Spain for enacting new feminist laws
Feb 22, 2023, at 07:35 pm
New York: Independent UN experts on Tuesday welcomed Spain’s adoption of new comprehensive anti-discrimination and feminist legislation.
Mali: Three UN peacekeepers killed in explosive attack
Feb 22, 2023, at 07:29 pm
New York: Three Senegalese peacekeepers serving in Mali were killed, and five others seriously injured, when their vehicle hit an explosive device, the UN Mission in the country, MINUSMA, reported on Tuesday.
UN rights chief deplores Ukraine death toll one year after Russian invasion
Feb 22, 2023, at 07:22 pm
New York: As the international community prepared to mark one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN rights investigators on Tuesday relayed disturbing testimonies about the high number of civilians killed to date.
Feb 22, 2023, at 03:26 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani professor was sacked and blacklisted by the university after he triggered a row by setting a question about incest to electrical engineering students during a quiz test.
1.5 million now homeless in Turkey after quake disaster, warn UN development experts
Feb 22, 2023, at 02:40 pm
New York: As the death toll from the 6 February earthquake disaster topped 41,000 in Turkey, UN development experts said on Tuesday that 1.5 million people have been made homeless in the south of the country, where at least 500,000 new homes will need to be built.
'Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia': Joe Biden in Poland
Feb 22, 2023, at 05:57 am
Warsaw/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Tuesday said Ukraine would "never be a victory for Russia" as he delivered a speech in Poland ahead of the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.
Professor's murder in Peshawar: Police arrest accused
Feb 21, 2023, at 10:43 pm
Peshawar: Pakistan police have arrested a security guard accused of killing lecturer Bashir Ahmad at Islamia College in Peshawar city of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Rising cases of electricity wires being stolen in Bangladesh locality: Reports
Feb 21, 2023, at 10:30 pm
Dhaka: Every night in the Rajbari district town, 120 km away from here, electricity connection cables are being stolen from homes and institutions.
Taiwan, US to keep strengthening military ties: Taiwanese President
Feb 21, 2023, at 10:22 pm
Beijing: Taiwan and the United States will continue to expand their military ties, with the island also planning to increase cooperation with other partners to tackle numerous global challenges, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Two Levies men die as terrorist attack check post in Balochistan
Feb 21, 2023, at 09:55 pm
Mastung: At least two Levies men died as terrorists moved into a check post in Babri area of Mastung district in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday, media reports said.
Dreams in crisis: Children send world leaders postcards from the edge
Feb 21, 2023, at 07:30 pm
New York: Dreams thrive, even in crisis, with a new UN-led campaign spotlighting the next generation and their ambitions, urgently scrawled to the world on postcards from some of the most crisis-ravaged parts of the world.
Bangladesh President Hamid, PM Hasina pay homage to Language Heroes on Mother Language Day
Feb 21, 2023, at 07:25 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid their rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.
Korean Peninsula ‘must be an area for cooperation’, Security Council hears
Feb 21, 2023, at 07:20 pm
A senior UN official has underlined the need for unity in the Security Council in the wake of the latest missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Feb 21, 2023, at 07:15 pm
New York: Social progress must move into the spotlight, flanked by policies that can drive meaningful change for millions of currently struggling people, the UN deputy chief said, marking the World Day of Social Justice on Monday.
Top UN officials call on parties to swiftly reduce ‘ominous’ surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence
Feb 21, 2023, at 07:09 pm
New York: Israeli-Palestinian parties must urgently rein in escalating violence and work towards realizing the two-State solution, top UN officials in the region warned the Security Council on Monday.
Rising humanitarian needs require political will, increased funding: UN relief chief
Feb 21, 2023, at 07:04 pm
New York: As humanitarian needs spiral across the world, political will and funding are required to address war, climate change and other drivers, the UN relief chief said on Monday.