Refugees at risk: UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
Jun 13, 2022, at 08:59 pm
New York: The widespread exploitation of men, women, and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been uncovered by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Malawian Police Service.
Pioneering Namibia MP, Indonesia family planning board, win 2022 UN Population Award
Jun 13, 2022, at 08:28 pm
New York: The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of it’s 2022 UN Population Award, with the individual prize going to a young trailblazing parliamentarian from Namibia, while the institutional award went to Indonesia’s National Population and Family Planning Board.
Italy: All 7 passengers in Thursday helicopter crash dead
Jun 12, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Rome: Italian authorities said Saturday that a helicopter that disappeared from air traffic radar screens on Thursday was located and all seven on board were killed.
Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail says IMF unhappy with income tax move
Jun 12, 2022, at 08:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed dissatisfaction over the country's budget, The News reported on Sunday.
Car blast kills 6 people in Kabul
Jun 12, 2022, at 12:57 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least six people were killed and two others were injured in a car explosion in the Afghan capital, eyewitnesses told Sputnik.
UN human rights experts urge China to allow them ‘full access’
Jun 12, 2022, at 03:05 am
New York: Dozens of independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged the Chinese Government to “cooperate fully” with the UN human rights system over abuse allegations, and grant them “unhindered access – particularly to prisons and detention centres.
Myanmar: Death sentences ‘vile attempt at instilling fear’, rights experts charge
Jun 12, 2022, at 02:48 am
New York: The international community must increase pressure on Myanmar ‘s military rulers in the wake of their decision to move ahead with death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent opponents of the regime, UN independent human rights experts said on Friday.
Mediterranean Sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR
Jun 12, 2022, at 02:45 am
New York: Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted by people-smugglers, are at greater risk of dying now than for years, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Brazil urged to step up search for missing journalist and indigenous activist
Jun 12, 2022, at 12:11 am
New York: Authorities in Brazil must step up efforts to find a British journalist and an indigenous rights activist who disappeared nearly a week ago in a dangerous remote area of the Amazon, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Death sentence for Ukraine foreign fighters is a war crime: UN rights office
Jun 12, 2022, at 12:06 am
New Delhi: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the death sentence handed down to three foreign fighters in Ukraine by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. “Such trials against prisoners of war amount to a war crime,” said OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.
Pakistan: Total public debt crossed Rs44 trillion by end of Imran Khan-led PTI term
Jun 11, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Economic Survey 2021-22 data released recently showed the total public debt stood at Rs44,366 billion at the end of March 2022, having ballooned by Rs4,500bn over the first nine months of the outgoing fiscal year, showcasing the troubles created by former PM Imran Khan's regime, media reports said.
Pakistan: Punjab canal system faces 75pc water shortage
Jun 11, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Lahore: The canal system in Punjab is currently facing 75 percent of water shortage as the Pakistani province was supplied 53,100 cusecs of water against the required amount of 127,800 cusecs on Thursday.
Shehbaz Sharif episode: Pakistani jailed in Saudi for sloganeering at Masjid-e-Nabwi
Jun 11, 2022, at 11:43 pm
Riyadh: A Saudi court has sentenced a Pakistani national to three years in prison as he chanted slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his entourage in Madina.
North Korea: Choe Son-hui becomes first woman Foreign Minister
Jun 11, 2022, at 07:26 pm
Seoul/UNI: North Korea on Saturday named nuclear negotiator Choe Son-hui as the nation's first female Foreign Minister.
US Prez Joe Biden plans 'full reset' of ties with Saudis
Jun 11, 2022, at 05:00 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The Joe Biden administration and the Saudi leadership have agreed to reset bilateral relations that includes moving past differences over the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi amid the need to boost oil production, CNN reported citing senior administration officials.
Canada to increase length of stay for parents, grandparents on Super Visa to 5 years per entry
Jun 11, 2022, at 03:32 am
The Canadian government has announced to increase the length of stay for parents and grandparents on Super Visa to 5 years per entry, media reports said.
Nike plans to deactivate Run Club app in China
Jun 11, 2022, at 02:42 am
Beijing: Apparel and lifestyle brand Nike is planning to deactivate its Run Club app in China.
Chinese police stop Tesla cars on specific routes in Sichuan province since Xi's visit
Jun 11, 2022, at 02:18 am
Chengdu, China: Chinese authorities have not allowed the movement of US-based Tesla cars on specific routes in China’s Sichuan since President Xi Jinping visited the province recently.
China aims to enter Bangladesh government's High Speed Rail Network project: Reports
Jun 11, 2022, at 02:12 am
Beijing/Dhaka: The Chinese government is aiming to construct a high-speed rail network in Bangladesh, media reports said on Friday.
US warns Chinese hackers breached 'major' telecoms firms
Jun 11, 2022, at 01:57 am
Washington/Beijing: US security agencies warned that Chinese hackers have breached "major telecommunications companies," among a range of targets worldwide, by exploiting known software flaws in routers and other popular network networking gear.
China targeting to expand influence in South-Pacific
Jun 11, 2022, at 01:34 am
Beijing: China is aiming to expand its influence and power over the South-Pacific and keeping thai in mind Beijing has implemented nearly 500 complete plant projects and concessional loan projects to deepen its comprehensive strategic partnership with the Pacific Island Countries.
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is not on a ventilator: Family members
Jun 11, 2022, at 12:33 am
Islamabad: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's family on Friday clarified that he is not on a ventilator as news of the demise started circulating in the media.
Israeli missile attack injures civilian in Syrian capital
Jun 10, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Damascus/UNI/Xinhua: A civilian was injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting sites south of the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday morning, a Syrian military statement said.
15 killed in South Africa's bus crash
Jun 10, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Johannesburg/UNI/Xinhua: At least 15 people have been killed in a head-on collision that occurred between a truck and a bus on the M17 metropolitan route in Patryshoek, north of Tshwane, said Thabo Charles Mabaso, Spokesperson at the City of Tshwane Emergency Services.
Pakistan: Police stop TV anchor Aamir Liaquat's burial before autopsy
Jun 10, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Islamabad: Police have stopped the burial of politician and entertainer Aamir Liaquat, demanding the completion of an autopsy, Express Tribune reported on Friday.
Ethiopian migrants head home on first ever return flight from Yemen's Ma'rib
Jun 10, 2022, at 07:32 pm
New York: For the first time ever, 150 Ethiopian migrants are flying to Addis Ababa on a Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) flight from Yemen’s conflict-affected Ma’rib governarate, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday.
Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council
Jun 10, 2022, at 07:16 pm
New York: Five countries have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly on Thursday.
Sri Lanka: UN appeals for $47 million for life-saving aid to 1.7 million people
Jun 10, 2022, at 07:06 pm
New York: Sri Lanka is experiencing a multidimensional economic crisis, which is compounded by food insecurity, rising protection concerns and shortages threatening lives and livelihoods, the UN said on Thursday, appealing for $47.2 million to provide life-saving assistance.
23-year-old shoots three individuals at Maryland machine plant
Jun 10, 2022, at 05:17 pm
Washington/UNI: Three people were killed and three others injured in a shooting at a machine plant in Smithsburg, US state of Maryland.
Pakistan: Allies show ‘full confidence’ in PM Shehbaz
Jun 10, 2022, at 05:02 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The ruling coalition in Pakistan has expressed full confidence in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a day before the announcement of the new government's first budget, Dawn reported.