People for Peace: Dreaming of a mine-free Lebanon
May 31, 2022, at 09:08 pm
A young Cambodian woman says it is her dream to help remove all land mines from the south of Lebanon and improve living conditions for all people living under the threat of death or injury.
Do more for environment or risk planet becoming ‘human sacrifice zone’: UN experts
May 31, 2022, at 08:57 pm
New York: It’s been five decades since Sweden hosted the world’s first conference to make the environment a major issue, in recognition of the “human sacrifice zone” it could become if we fail to look after it, according to rights experts. On Monday, ahead of fresh discussions in Stockholm this week to discuss further action, the experts warned that much greater efforts are needed which could save millions of lives every year.
Canada: Justin Trudeau proposes complete freeze on gun ownership
May 31, 2022, at 03:38 pm
Ottawa: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has launched legislation to further strengthen gun control in the nation and keep Canadians safe from gun violence.
Chinese authorities detained Uyghur athletic trainer in 2017: Reports
May 31, 2022, at 05:40 am
Xinjiang: Chinese authorities in 2017 had arrested a Uyghur athletic trainer who worked at a university in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, media reports said on Monday.
China: Missing Tibetan writer said to be detained in prison
May 31, 2022, at 05:30 am
Beijing: The Tibetan writer and poet Gendun Lhundrub, who has been held incommunicado for more than a year after his arrest in 2020, is currently languishing in a prison in Siling, media reports said.
Freedom long walk for Pakistan's Sindh’s human rights starts in Canada
May 31, 2022, at 05:15 am
Toronto: The Freedom Long Walk for Pakistan's Sindh’s human rights, climate change and environmental justice was held in Canada on Sunday.
Pakistan: PTI slams Shehbaz govt, alleges it is lodging FIR against rivals due to political vendetta
May 31, 2022, at 05:10 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior vice president Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday targeted PM Shehbaz Sharif-led government and said it is lodging FIRs against rivals on account of political vendetta but it would not work.
Pakistan: Four suspected militants acquitted in explosives case
May 31, 2022, at 05:05 am
Islamabad: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan recently acquitted four suspected members of a militant outfit who were arrested by the counter-terrorism department (CTD) last year on the charge of possessing explosives.
Canada: 306 Ukrainians fleeing war arrive in Montreal
May 31, 2022, at 04:21 am
Montreal/IBNS: A second charter flight carrying those fleeing war in Ukraine landed on Sunday morning at the Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Canada.
Bad weather caused Nepal plane crash, 21 bodies recovered so far: Prelim report
May 31, 2022, at 01:56 am
Kathmandu/UNI: A preliminary investigation into the Tara Air aircraft crash in Nepal has pointed to bad weather as the reason for the crash in which 21 bodies were extricated from the wreckage strewn on the hillside.
Nepal plane mishap: 16 bodies found
May 31, 2022, at 01:22 am
Kathmandu: Nepal on Monday said that rescuers have recovered 16 bodies from the site where a Twin Otter aircraft of Tara Air went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board including four Indians.
UN report says Afghanistan-based TTP terrorists pose threat To Pakistan
May 30, 2022, at 11:05 pm
A United Nations report has unveiled that Afghanistan-based Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) still possesses a major threat on Islamabad.
China: COVID-19 curbs on business establishments in Shanghai to be lifted
May 30, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Beijing: The Chinese authorities have announced that the lockdown restrictions imposed due to recent surge in Covid-19 cases on businesses in Shanghai, its biggest city, will be lifted from Wednesday.
Nepal plane mishap: 16 bodies found
May 30, 2022, at 10:51 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal on Monday said that rescuers have recovered 16 bodies from the site where a Twin Otter aircraft of Tara Air went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board including four Indians.
Grave of Ahmadi man desecrated in Pakistan
May 30, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Islamabad: An episode showing the way minority community members are dealt with in Pakistan, a grave belonging to an Ahmadi man was desecrated, dug up and his remains were thrown out recently, media reports said on Monday.
After petroleum prices, now Pakistan may witness hike in power tariff
May 30, 2022, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister of State for Petroleum Musadiq Malik has said the country might soon be seeing a spike in electricity tariff, days after petroleum product prices were increased.
UN rights chief concludes China trip with promise of improved relations
May 30, 2022, at 03:39 pm
New York: At the end of her official visit to China, the first such trip in 17 years, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced new areas of engagement between her office and the Chinese Government on rights issues, and summarized the many rights issues raised during her six-day May mission.
Nepal: Wreckage of crashed Tara Air plane located
May 30, 2022, at 02:30 pm
Kathamandu: Nepal Army officials on Monday said the search and rescue troops have physically located the Tara Air plane crash site.
Tara Air: Nepal Army to resume search on Monday for missing plane in Dhaulagiri mountain range
May 30, 2022, at 04:55 am
Kathmandu: The Nepal Army said they would resume search and rescue operations on Monday morning in the Dhaulagiri mountain range for the Tara Air Twin Otter plane that is believed to have crashed in cloudy weather with 22 people onboard, including four Indians and two Germans.
Pakistan government permanently bans rallies in Islamabad following Imran Khan's Azadi March
May 30, 2022, at 04:37 am
Islamabad: Following the chaos during former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Islamabad rally, the federal government has decided to impose a permanent ban on the entry of rallies and processions in the capital in an attempt to curb disorder, Express Tribune reported on Sunday.
May 30, 2022, at 03:46 am
Islamabad: A man has been arrested in Pakistan's Sann town for allegedly killing his wife, media reports said.
Pakistan: Several PTI leaders, including Imran Khan, booked for riots during Azadi March
May 30, 2022, at 03:19 am
Islamabad: The Islamabad Police have registered a case against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan and several other senior PTI leaders for the riots that took place in Islamabad during the “Azadi March” last week.
Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif foresees burden of foreign debt to remain for several years
May 30, 2022, at 02:03 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the burden of foreign debts on Pakistan is such that it could not be possible to pay it off even by generations to come, Geo News reported on Sunday.
Nepal plane with 22 onboard, including 4 Indians, crashes near river
May 30, 2022, at 12:29 am
Kathmandu: A small passenger plane operated by a private airline in Nopal that went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians has been located, and search and rescue operations have been started.
May 29, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Quetta: Polling is underway for the Local government (LG) polls in 32 out of 34 districts of Pakistan’s Balochistan on Sunday.
US Vice President Kamala Harris calls for ban on assault weapons
May 29, 2022, at 06:51 pm
Washington/UNI: Days after the mass shooting in a Texas school, Vice President Kamala Harris decried the "epidemic of hate" and made a plea for a ban on assault weapons in the United States.
Nepal plane with 22 onboard, including 4 Indians, missing
May 29, 2022, at 06:36 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: A small passenger plane operated by a private airline in Nepal went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, including four Indians, reports said.
37 die in heavy rains in Brazil
May 29, 2022, at 02:02 pm
Rio De Janeiro/UNI/Xinhua: At least 37 people were killed and about 5,000 others displaced in northeastern Brazil due to heavy rains, authorities have said.
Pakistan: PTI's Azadi March costs govt Rs 149 million to maintain law and order in capital
May 29, 2022, at 04:47 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)’s ‘Haqiqi Azadi March’ has costed the Pakistani government Rs 149 million to maintain law and order in the capital.
One-China policy: China targets Nepal over visit of US leaders
May 29, 2022, at 04:40 am
Beijing/Kathmandu: Amid a flurry of arrivals from the United States and a senior official’s recent meetings with Tibetan refugee leaders in Kathmandu, Beijing has indirectly warned Kathmandu that Nepal’s One-China policy should not be affected by any other factors—internal or external.