Turkey: 5 die as magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits Gaziantep
Feb 06, 2023, at 02:41 pm
Ankara: At least five people died as a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Gaziantep city in south-eastern Turkey on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Unknown miscreants destroy 14 Hindu temples in Thakurgaon
Feb 06, 2023, at 01:40 am
Thakurgaon: Unknown miscreants have allegedly vandalized idols in 14 Hindu temples in Thakurgaon region of Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Police arrest five people for gangraping woman who visited Dhaka
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:59 am
Dhaka: Police have arrested five people in the case related to the suspected gangrape of a mother who travelled from Jashore to Dhaka to meet her children, media reports said.
China: Road mishaps leave 16 people dead
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:23 am
Beijing: At least 16 people died after five multi-vehicle rear-end collisions occurred in central China's Hunan Province, media reports said on Sunday.
UNSC went against US on 2003 Iraq issue to avoid instability: Pakistan Ex-Foreign Minister
Feb 06, 2023, at 12:02 am
Geneva: The United Nations Security Council had to take a stand against the United States on the issue of Iraq in 2003 in order to avoid creating a precedent for preemptive attacks that could create global instability, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, a former Pakistani foreign minister, told Sputnik.
Pakistan: Blast close to Quetta Police Lines leaves five people injured
Feb 05, 2023, at 11:25 pm
Quetta: A blast close to the Quetta Police Lines area in Pakistan on Sunday left at least five people hurt, media reports said.
Brazil: Over 650 people accused of assault on seats of power
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:51 pm
Brasilia: As many as 653 people have been accused of crimes related to the assaults on the seats of power in Brasilia on Jan. 8, Brazil's attorney general's office said Saturday.
IMF lays 'tough conditions' to release $1.1 billion to cash-strapped Pakistan
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has laid a string of “tough conditions” to bail Pakistan out of its spiralling financial crisis, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, media reported.
9 missing as fishing boat turns in southwest S. Korea
Feb 05, 2023, at 06:23 pm
Seoul: Nine people went missing as a fishing boat capsized in southwestern South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday.
Nearly 200 soldiers released in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
Feb 05, 2023, at 06:17 pm
Kiev: Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been freed following the latest prisoner swap, officials from both sides confirmed on Saturday.
Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf dies at 79 after prolonged illness
Feb 05, 2023, at 06:14 pm
Dubai/IBNS: Former Pakistan President and chief of the country's Army staff Pervez Musharraf, who had seized power in the South Asian nation in a bloodless coup in 1999, died at the American Hospital in UAE's Dubai on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He was 79.
China strongly opposes US move to shoot down 'unmanned' airship
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:26 pm
Beijing/UNI: China expressed strong dissatisfaction and opposition towards the US use of force to attack a Chinese civilian 'unmanned' airship, the country's Foreign Ministry said Sunday in a statement.
US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon off Carolina coast
Feb 05, 2023, at 03:20 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: The United States Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the country's east coast, the Pentagon said.
Turkish Airlines suspends nearly 240 flights after snowfall alert in Istanbul
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:29 am
Istanbul: Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines said on Saturday that it had canceled 238 flights scheduled for Sunday and Monday due to the snowfall expected in Istanbul.
Biden vows to 'take care of' suspected Chinese spy balloon
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:19 am
Washington: US President Joe Biden has broken his silence about the alleged Chinese spy balloon spotted above the United States earlier this week, pledging to "take care of it."
2 hurt in car explosion in central Kabul: Police
Feb 05, 2023, at 07:05 am
Kabul: At least two people were injured in a car explosion in Kabul's second district on Saturday, Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said.
Taliban detains Afghanistan professor who protested ban on women's education
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:45 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained a professor who tore up his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees on live TV in protest against a ban on Afghan women’s education in the country.
Former Pakistan minister says situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa deteriorating rapidly
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:41 am
Islamabad: A prominent minister of the former PM Imran Khan-led government has claimed that the security situation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is deteriorating rapidly.
Peshawar blast investigation: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police take a stand with threat of mass resignation
Feb 05, 2023, at 04:34 am
Peshawar: A memo circulated by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police's special branch has revealed that over 100,000 junior ranks are considering resigning en masse if the recent attack on the mosque wasn’t not properly investigated, media reports said.
Feb 05, 2023, at 12:14 am
Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab Home Department has directed Chinese nationals, who are living in the province or working with private companies, to hire private security companies of A category for their security, media reports said.
TTP can’t be eliminated without Kabul’s support, says PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry
Feb 05, 2023, at 12:05 am
Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan could not be eliminated without the support of the Afghanistan government.
Stop intel agencies from meddling in politics: Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan asks President Alvi
Feb 04, 2023, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: PTI chief Imran Khan has sought the president's intervention to stop the “brazen interference of intelligence agencies” in politics, media reports said on Saturday.
Bhutan on course of graduating from Least Developed Countries status by June 2023: Reports
Feb 04, 2023, at 10:37 pm
Thimpu: Bhutan is on its way to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) status by June 2023, media reports said on Saturday.
PTA bans Wikipedia in Pakistan over 'sacrilegious content'
Feb 04, 2023, at 09:19 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned popular website Wikipedia in the country for not “blocking/removing sacrilegious content” within the 48-hour deadline given to the website, media reports said on Saturday.
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:34 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Pakistan leader has stirred a row with his bizarre solution to the country's economic crisis that has kept the South Asian nation on an edge, media reports said.
UN child rights committee lauds Swiss asylum offer to Kurdish family
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:31 pm
The UN child rights committee on Friday commended Switzerland for swiftly granting asylum to four Kurdish children and their mother, who faced deportation after fleeing Syria, adding that it showed how controversial decisions could be effectively appealed.
UN rights chief appeals for Israelis and Palestinians to end ‘illogic of escalation’
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:18 pm
New York: As violence mounts between Israelis and Palestinians, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for an end to the “illogic of escalation”, appealing for leaders to urgently work to resolve their decades-long conflict.
UN aid convoys deliver lifesaving relief to Ukraine’s war-ravaged east
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:12 pm
New York: Two UN aid convoys have reached communities with acute needs near the contact line in Ukraine’s war-shattered east this week, relief coordinators reported on Friday.
Myanmar junta is selling Rakhine's natural gas to China: Reports
Feb 04, 2023, at 07:06 pm
Naypyidaw: Myanmar's military junta has been selling Rakhine’s natural gas to China and it has sold over USD 1.43 billion worth of it in 2022, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police detain over 20 Afghan refugees from Islamabad
Feb 04, 2023, at 03:17 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani police have detained more than 20 Afghan refugees in Islamabad city on Friday, media reports said.