California Shooting: 9 die after Chinese New Year party
Jan 22, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Los Angeles: At least nine people died after a shooting incident occurred at a business premise in the US city of California on Saturday following a Chinese New Year Party, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Garment workers block highway after truck hits and kills a security guard
Jan 22, 2023, at 10:50 pm
Dhaka: Agitated workers demonstrated on the Dhaka-Tangail highway after a security guard deployed to a garment factory in Bangladesh's Gazipur region died in a road mishap, media reports said.
US Justice Dept recovers 6 classified documents from Prez Joe Biden's Delaware home
Jan 22, 2023, at 09:48 pm
Washington: America’s Justice Department searched President Joe Biden's home in Delaware and found six documents with classification markings and also seized some of his notes, the president's lawyer said, AP reported.
Jan 22, 2023, at 06:34 pm
Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who created history by becoming the second person to ever set foot on the moon in 1969, following crewmate Neil Armstrong, married his “longtime love” on his 93rd birthday on Friday.
King Charles III to break centuries-old tradition of wearing royal attire at his grand coronation
Jan 22, 2023, at 06:09 pm
London/IBNS: The grand coronation of Britain's King Charles III and his wife Camilla is scheduled to take place in May this year and if reports are to be believed, the new monarch is set for breaking the tradition of wearing the royal attire.
US media sees massive layoffs amid fears of economic downturn
Jan 22, 2023, at 05:34 pm
New York/IBNS: The United States media are facing tough times and as a result, several of them have been forced to announce layoffs this winter amid fears of an economic downturn.
Brazil: President Lula sacks army commander in wake of Brasilia riots
Jan 22, 2023, at 04:47 pm
Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after meeting with military commanders on the recent unrest in the capital, sacked the head of Brazil’s army Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda, who had been in office for just over two weeks, media report.
UK provides Ukraine with sea king helicopter - Reznikov
Jan 22, 2023, at 04:31 pm
London: Ukraine has received a Sea King helicopter from the United Kingdom as part of its military efforts for Kyiv, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.
Pakistan: PML-N leader Pir Aminul Hasnat defects to PTI
Jan 22, 2023, at 04:15 pm
Islamabad/UNI: In a setback to the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), the party's central leader Pir Muhammad Aminul Hasnat Shah joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), media reports said.
Jan 22, 2023, at 03:15 pm
Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday, as part of the ministerial council, the Elysee Palace informs.
Over 150,000 people take part in Paris protest against planned pension reform: Reports
Jan 22, 2023, at 03:04 pm
Paris/UNI: More than 150,000 people participated in a protest against the planned pension reform in Paris, BFMTV reported citing data from the organizers - the left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI) party led by Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Jan 22, 2023, at 07:47 am
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Saturday held a phone conversation with Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi as both sides pledged to strengthen cooperation and vowed to combat terrorism.
Pakistan: Two cops die in terrorist attack
Jan 22, 2023, at 04:30 am
Charsadda: At least two policemen died as terrorists attacked Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, media reports said on Saturday.
Report shows Kenya’s reliance on China proves to be a sour experience
Jan 22, 2023, at 02:29 am
Nairobi: Kenya's over-dependence on China is slowly leading to trouble, experts believe.
Two killed in riot at Chinese-funded nickel plant in Indonesia
Jan 22, 2023, at 01:07 am
Jakarta: Two workers including a Chinese national were killed during a clash that broke out at an Indonesian nickel processing plant over the weekend, media reports said on Saturday.
Sri Lanka's sea cucumber industry is facing trouble: Reports
Jan 22, 2023, at 01:01 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka-based Centre for Strategic Studies- Trincomalee (CSST) reported that the sea cucumber fishing industry is slowly disappearing in the country.
Sri Lanka announces local council polls in March
Jan 22, 2023, at 12:57 am
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka's local council polls will be held on March 9, 2023, country’s national election commission on Saturday.
Pakistan: Blast derails train in Bolan, 18 hurt
Jan 21, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Islamabad: At least 18 people were hurt when a train derailed after a remote-control bomb detonated on a railway track in Bolan region of Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Punjab CTD arrests five suspected terrorists
Jan 21, 2023, at 11:33 pm
Islamabad: The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department in Pakistan have arrested five suspected terrorists belonging to banned organisations during intelligence-based operations across the province, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan may become PTI’s ‘patron-in-chief’
Jan 21, 2023, at 09:49 pm
Islamabad, Jan 21 (UNI) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf reviewed the legal challenges regarding Imran Khan’s position as the party chief and considered appointing him as “patron-in-chief” to avoid the danger of him being removed as chairman, media reports said on Saturday.
British PM Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seat belt
Jan 21, 2023, at 08:20 pm
London: British PM Rishi Sunak was fined recently for not wearing a seat belt in the running car, media reports said.
Xi Jinping worries about spread of COVID-19 to countryside
Jan 21, 2023, at 07:26 pm
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has said he is worried about the spread of the COVID-19 infection to the countryside.
Jan 21, 2023, at 06:21 pm
New York: The UN deputy chief and head of UN Women have conveyed a direct message to Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership calling on them to put the good of the country first and end recent policies towards women and girls that have confined them in their own homes, and violated their basic human rights.
COVID-19: China ‘making enormous progress’ to get every older adult vaccinated
Jan 21, 2023, at 06:15 pm
New York: China is “making enormous progress and effort” to get every older adult vaccinated against COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Friday, while also cautioning that it will take time to protect everyone.
Cambodia positioned to fully integrate LGBT people into society, UN expert says
Jan 21, 2023, at 06:06 pm
New York: Cambodia is poised to make strides towards the full social integration of gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, protecting them from violence and discrimination, a UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Collapse of legal system is ‘human rights catastrophe’
Jan 21, 2023, at 06:01 pm
New York: The ongoing collapse of the rule of law and judicial independence in Afghanistan is “a human rights catastrophe”, UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Friday.
Madagascar: Innovative relief project offers hope for sustainable future
Jan 21, 2023, at 05:50 pm
New York: An innovative project seeking to develop climate resilience, self-sufficiency and the empowerment of vulnerable rural communities in southern Madagascar, could offer a game-changing template for future humanitarian work, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Ukraine: UN aid reaches Soledar area as IAEA boosts safety measures at nuclear sites
Jan 21, 2023, at 05:45 pm
The first UN aid convoy to reach the vicinity of the battered eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar, since the Russian invasion began nearly a year ago, arrived on Friday morning, providing support for more than 800 civilians in need.
Surviving in minus 62 degree Celsius- the world's coldest city in Russia
Jan 21, 2023, at 05:19 pm
Yakutsk: Mercury dropped to minus 62 degrees Celsius during an abnormally cold snap in Russia's Yakutsk, the coldest city in the world.
Twitter lost 80 pc of its workforce under Elon Musk: Reports
Jan 21, 2023, at 03:35 pm
Washington: The number of employees at Twitter has decreased by about 80% since US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar acquisition, CNBC reports citing internal company records.