Chinese authorities close Potala Palace amid COVID-19 outbreak in Tibet
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:11 am
Lhasa: Chinese authorities have shut down the iconic Potala Palace in Tibet after a minor outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in the Himalayan region, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan Railways official-employees set to visit China to buy train bogies
Aug 11, 2022, at 04:09 am
Lahore, Pakistan: At a time when Pakistan Railways (PR) continues to face a deficit of more than Rs 45 billion, 93 officers and employees of the department are expected to visit China in different groups from Tuesday to inspect 230 bogies worth $149 million which are being imported from the neighbouring country.
Afghanistan: Number of beggars gone up in Kabul amid spike in poverty
Aug 11, 2022, at 03:54 am
Kabul: Afghanistan's capital is witnessing a rise in the number of beggars with the country fighting hard to tackle a spike in poverty and unemployment.
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa expect to fly to Thailand soon: Reports
Aug 10, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Colombo: Thailand has received a request from former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to visit the country, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two killed, four hurt in Quetta firing
Aug 10, 2022, at 11:21 pm
Quetta: Unknown gunmen shot dead two people and injured four others in Pakistan's Pashtunabad area on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Grenade blast in Balochistan leaves one person dead
Aug 10, 2022, at 10:28 pm
Khuzdar: One person was killed and five others were hurt as a grenade blast hit Balochistan's Khuzdar area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Nigerian catholic church shooting: Five arrested
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:46 pm
Abuja: Five men have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the June 5 shooting at a Catholic church in the Nigerian state of Ondo, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu said on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Crimes against humanity committed systematically, says UN report
Aug 10, 2022, at 09:04 pm
New York: Crimes against humanity continue to be systematically committed in Myanmar, with ongoing conflicts severely impacting women and children, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.
Nuclear-free Mongolia a ‘symbol of peace in a troubled world’: Guterres
Aug 10, 2022, at 08:48 pm
New York: In a visit to Mongolia on Tuesday, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the UN’s full solidarity for the country, which he described as “a symbol of peace in a troubled world”.
Ethiopia: Without immediate funding, 750,000 refugees will have ‘nothing to eat’
Aug 10, 2022, at 08:39 pm
New York: UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for $73 million over the next six months to provide food rations to more than 750,000 people seeking refuge in Ethiopia.
Japanese PM Kishida reshuffles cabinet
Aug 10, 2022, at 06:12 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his cabinet and the executive line-up of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday as the administration faces slipping public support.
Da’esh, affiliates remain ‘global and evolving’ threat, Security Council hears
Aug 10, 2022, at 06:07 pm
New York: In a joint briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday, UN counterterrorism officials confirmed that the threat posed by Da’esh terrorist fighters and their affiliates remains “global and evolving”.
Pakistan: 4 soldiers die as suicide attack hits North Waziristan
Aug 10, 2022, at 03:16 pm
Islamabad: A suicide blast, which took place on a military convoy, in Mir Ali area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district of Pakistan left at least four soldiers dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
Over 30,000 US users report outage of twitter's service
Aug 10, 2022, at 06:55 am
Washington: More than 30,000 users in the United States reported an outage of Twitter at around 2 p.m. EST (18:00 GMT) on Tuesday, according to outage tracker Downdetector.
Canada: Privacy commissioner calls for stronger laws at RCMP use of spyware's 2nd day hearing
Aug 10, 2022, at 05:25 am
IBNS: During the second day of hearings into RCMP’s use of spyware, Canada’s privacy commissioner reportedly said that he wants Parliament to strengthen and modernize privacy laws adding that it was through the media that his office learned about the RCMP’s use of spyware.
China will not be allowed to isolate Taiwan: Nancy Pelosi
Aug 10, 2022, at 01:23 am
Washington/UNI: The United States will not allow China to isolate Taiwan, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told NBC News.
Sri Lanka decides to hike electricity price by 75 pct
Aug 09, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Colombo: The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) on Tuesday granted permission to hike electricity tariff by 75 percent, media reports said.
Pakistan: Relatives of politician attack Hindu family over car overtaking issue
Aug 09, 2022, at 11:02 pm
Sukkur: The relatives of a politician attacked a Hindu family in Pakistan's Ghotki region when they tried to overtake his car.
Security Council examines capacity building for sustaining peace in Africa
Aug 09, 2022, at 10:58 pm
New York: Greater investment in State institutions is critical to counter peace and security challenges in Africa, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Monday.
Fresh Israel-Palestinian Islamic Jihad truce prevents ‘full-scale war’
Aug 09, 2022, at 10:54 pm
New York: After three days of deadly fighting, the Security Council held an emergency meeting on Monday to assess a fragile truce between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza.
Japan: Hiroshima-born fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84
Aug 09, 2022, at 10:47 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Iconic Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, who designed iconic turtle neck jumpers for Steve Jobs, passed away aged 84.
UN Committee reviews anti-discrimination efforts underway
Aug 09, 2022, at 08:19 pm
New York: The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review anti-discrimination efforts being done in seven UN Member States.
ILO calls for adequate workers conditions during extreme heat in Iraq
Aug 09, 2022, at 08:16 pm
New York: The UN labour agency, ILO, says it is becoming increasingly concerned about working conditions in Iraq, where temperatures have soared to 50 degrees Celsius in recent weeks.
Sri Lanka: UNFPA appeals for $10.7 million for ‘critical’ women’s healthcare
Aug 09, 2022, at 08:09 pm
New York: The UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is leading efforts to protect women and girls’ rights to give birth safely and live without gender-based violence, according to a statement issued on Monday.
Attacking a nuclear plant ‘suicidal,’ UN chief tells journalists in Japan
Aug 09, 2022, at 07:47 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned a recent attack on a nuclear power station in southern Ukraine during a meeting in Tokyo on Monday with the Japan National Press Club.
Ethiopia: Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Tigray
Aug 09, 2022, at 07:07 pm
New York: A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to scale up the procurement of fertilizers to support farmers in the restive Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, the agency announced on Monday.
Nancy Pelosi visit: Hackers plant Chinese flag on several Taiwan websites
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:37 pm
Taipei: Chinese hackers are suspected to have planted the flag of the country on the websites of several local government agencies across Taiwan, just days after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the region.
Sri Lanka's top monk condemns possible arrival of Chinese ship at Hambantota port
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s top monk, the General Secretary of Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha, Pallekande Rathanasara Thero has condemned the possible arrival of a Chinese ship at Hambantota port on Aug 10.
Xinjiang officials use China’s anti-crime campaign to target those Uyghurs who are 'disloyal'
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:18 pm
Xinjiang: A police officer has said authorities in the Chinese city of Xinjiang are using the government’s 100-day crackdown on criminals and fugitives to target Uyghurs deemed “religious extremists” and “two-faced".
China to allow Turkish delegation to visit Xinjiang
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:08 pm
Beijing: China has decided to allow a Turkish delegation to Xinjiang, two months after the United Nations human rights chief visited the region to investigate allegations of widespread abuses.