Rising inflation, falling wages threaten increased poverty and unrest: ILO
Dec 02, 2022, at 05:15 pm
New York: Rising inflation has caused a striking decline in real monthly wages in many countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report published on Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for policies to prevent further poverty, inequality and social unrest.
Sri Lanka: Mahinda, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's overseas visits cost Rs 43 mn
Dec 02, 2022, at 03:30 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government spent Rs 43 million on visits abroad by ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his disgraced brother and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in just one year.
Pakistan: Attack on girl's school in South Waziristan leaves one dead
Dec 02, 2022, at 02:35 pm
South Waziristan: An attack on a girl's school in South Waziristan area of Pakistan on Thursday left at least one man killed, media reports said on Friday.
US: Biden administration designates 4 Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders as global terrorists
Dec 02, 2022, at 02:12 pm
Washignton: The United States has designated two leaders of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and two of the Tehrik i Taliban Pakistan (TTP) movement in Afghanistan as global terrorists, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Chinese govt humiliated Tibetan monks: Reports
Dec 01, 2022, at 05:57 pm
Lhasa: Voice Against Autocracy, a Vienna-based NGO, has said people of Tibet are facing brutality and witnessing the destruction of their culture and continuous atrocities on their people especially in recent times the conditions there have grown from bad to worse, media reports said on Wednesday.
Taliban govt of Afghanistan urges China to speed up efforts for opening of Silk Route: Reports
Dec 01, 2022, at 12:47 am
Industry and commerce minister of Afghanistan has asked China to speed up its efforts for reopening of the Silk Road trade route.
Afghanistan: Blast hits Samangan seminary, 10 students die
Dec 01, 2022, at 12:17 am
Kabul: At least 10 students died as a blast hit Al-Jihadi seminary in the provincial capital of Samangan in Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
TTP returns to warpath in Pakistan
Dec 01, 2022, at 12:12 am
Islamabad: The proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has asked its combatants to carry out attacks across the country in the wake of “unabated” operations by security forces against militants in the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, media reports said on Wednesday, a move taken by the group when the South Asian nation is witnessing a change in Army's command.
Thailand planning to cancel Submarine deal with China: Reports
Nov 30, 2022, at 11:56 pm
The Thailand government is planning to renege on a contentious submarine contract with China if the requirements of the procurement cannot be completed, media reports said on Wednesday.
China: Respect right to peaceful protest, says HRW
Nov 30, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Beijing: The Chinese government should respect the fundamental rights of people across China to peacefully protest the government’s draconian “zero Covid” restrictions and to call for freedom and human rights, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Each day, injuries and violence claim the lives of some 12,000 people around the world, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN health agency.
UN Forum tackles ‘digital poverty’ facing 2.7 billion people
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:08 pm
New York: The annual UN forum on Internet governance is under way this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aiming to deliver bold solutions for an open, free, inclusive and secure digital future for all, in particular for the 2.7 billion people with no Internet access.
UN envoy warns against ‘worrying and dangerous’ military escalation in Syria
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:00 pm
New York: Syria needs less military activity and more focus on the political process, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Tuesday, appealing for restraint amid a worrying trend towards escalation.
Numbers forced to flee passes 100 million; many displaced for decades: UNDP
Nov 30, 2022, at 09:56 pm
New York; Humanitarian aid alone cannot overcome record levels of internal displacement globally, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report published on Tuesday, calling for urgent action to support people uprooted by climate, conflict and crisis.
Five dead as tour bus drops off cliff in Indonesia
Nov 30, 2022, at 09:44 pm
Jakarta/UNI: A tour bus rolled off a 30-meter cliff in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, leaving at least five people dead and 12 others wounded on Monday evening, local police said on Tuesday.
300 people killed in recent unrest in Iran
Nov 30, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Tehran/IBNS: At least 300 people have been killed in recent unrest in Iran following mass protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who passed away while in police custody, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka’s debt to China close to 20 pct of public external debt, reveals study
Nov 30, 2022, at 08:35 pm
Colombo: A study has found Sri Lanka owed Chinese lenders $7.4 billion - nearly a fifth of its public external debt - by the end of last year, media reports said on Wednesday.
Russia is using sexual violence as 'a weapon: Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska
Nov 30, 2022, at 08:24 pm
Kyiv: Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska has claimed that the Russia is using sexual violence as "a weapon".
Pakistan: Suicide attack in Quetta leaves three people, including cop, dead
Nov 30, 2022, at 07:57 pm
Quetta: A suicide attack in Quetta’s Baleli area on Wednesday left at least three people, including a police officer and two civilians, dead, media reports said.
Less than half of England and Wales population is Christian, reveals census
Nov 30, 2022, at 02:44 pm
London: The Census 2021 has shown that for the first time fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian, media reports said.
Pakistan: Man slaughters wife, three daughters in Karachi
Nov 30, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Karachi: A Pakistani man allegedly killed his wife and three daughters in Karachi city, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 10 terrorists die in Balocistan
Nov 30, 2022, at 02:18 pm
Islamabad: At least 10 terrorists died during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Pakistan's Hoshab region, media reports said on Wednesday.
China sentences 28-year-old Tibetan to 2 years in prison for allegedly leaking information
Nov 29, 2022, at 12:50 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have sentenced a young Tibetan man to two years in prison for allegedly sending information to Europe and India via the Chinese social media application (Wechat), media reports said on Monday.
Australia clarifies it did not participate in China-Indian Ocean Forum on Development Cooperation
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Australia on Sunday clarified it did not participate in the "China-Indian Ocean Forum on Development Cooperation" on Nov 21.
Sri Lankan Airlines facing revival challenge as more pilots exit
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan Airline's plan to revive is currently under pressure as more pilots have exited the national carrier of the Island Nation, media reports said.
Somalia: Four die in hotel siege
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Mogadishu: Somalia security forces are fighting to take control over a hotel which has been seized by terrorists in Mogadishu city, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan Govt to pay heavy price for borrowing after rate hike: Reports
Nov 28, 2022, at 11:43 pm
Karachi: The interest rate hike will cost heavily to the government as it will have to re-price the Rs 5 trillion maturity of treasury bills and Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) in the upcoming three months, media reports said on Monday.
Protests held against Pakistan in Japan, US on 14th anniversary of Mumbai attacks
Nov 28, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Tokyo/Washington: Protests were held against Pakistan's suspected involvement in Mumbai attacks in Japan and the USA on the 14th anniversary of the incident, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Police constable kidnapped, tortured in Lahore
Nov 28, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Lahore: Five persons allegedly kidnapped a police constable and and tortured him in Paksitan's Lahore city, media reports said on Monday.
Violence breaks out in Brussels after Belgium's WC match defeat against Morocco, several detained
Nov 28, 2022, at 03:14 pm
Brussels: Police resorted to tear gas shelling and used water cannons against football fans in central Brussels on Sunday after violence broke out after Belgium lost their World Cup clash against Morocco.