UN’s Bachelet condemns ‘horrors’ faced by Ukraine’s civilians
Apr 23, 2022, at 09:06 pm
New York: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned the “horrors” committed against civilians in Ukraine as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that it feared the worst in devastated areas of the country's east and south.
45 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers
Apr 23, 2022, at 03:31 pm
Gaza: Forty-five Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank since Friday morning, the Red Crescent said.
Afghanistan: Pakistani scholar urges Taliban to reopen schools for girls
Apr 23, 2022, at 03:14 pm
Kabul/Islamabad: Mufti Taqi Usman, a prominent Pakistani scholar, has written a letter to the Taliban government of Afghanistan and asked it to reopen girls’ schools for Afghan girls.
France Election: Macron takes 14-point lead over Le Pen
Apr 23, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has widened the lead over far-right Marine Le Pen to 14 percentage points just two days ahead of the runoff election, a survey out showed.
Pakistan: Protests held in several Balochistan towns against killing of truck driver
Apr 23, 2022, at 05:49 am
Quetta, Pakistan: Various political party members demonstrated in Pakistan's Dalbandin, Nokkundi, Nushki and Kharan towns on Wednesday against recent killing of a truck driver in Chagai as well as injuries to those who had taken to the streets against the incident.
Pakistan: Fire destroys village, inquiry team visits to inspect cause
Apr 23, 2022, at 05:39 am
Islamabad: An inquiry team-led by Sindh home secretary Dr Saeed Ahmed Magnejo on Thursday launched an investigation into the deadly fire incident in Faiz Mohammad Daryani village of Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.
Shanghai needs food, not TCM Covid-19 medicine Lianhua Qingwen: Medical experts
Apr 23, 2022, at 05:24 am
Beijing: A popular Chinese neurologist has directed authorities to make it “very clear” whether traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Lianhua Qingwen is effective against Covid-19 before giving it precedence over food and other essential deliveries to people in lockdown
Extreme poverty following Taliban takeover of Afghanistan forces man to burn himself to death
Apr 23, 2022, at 05:21 am
Kabul: An Afghanistan man died after setting himself on fire for being extremely impoverished following the transformation of the regime in the country.
Blast rips through Afghanistan mosque during Friday prayers, leaves 33 dead
Apr 23, 2022, at 04:11 am
Kabul/IBNS: A blast ripped through a mosque during Friday prayers in northern Afghanistan killing 33 people and injuring 43 others, media reports said.
Hong Kong authorities 'brainwashing' convicted pro-democracy activists: Reports
Apr 23, 2022, at 12:04 am
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Correctional Services Department is using "brainwashing" measures to "deradicalize" jailed pro-democracy protesters present in the prison, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan's new govt to wind up CPEC authority
Apr 22, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government has decided to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority amid disclosure that Chinese power producers have shut down 1,980 megawatts of production capacity due to non-clearance of their Rs 300 billion dues, media reports said on Friday.
Japan describes Southern Kurils as occupied areas for first time since 2003
Apr 22, 2022, at 11:40 pm
Mumbai: The Japanese government has described the Southern Kuril islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories, as the area illegally occupied by Russia in its Diplomatic Bluebook for the first time since 2003, media reported on Friday.
Rights chief Bachelet backs call for greater women’s role in disarmament talks
Apr 22, 2022, at 11:21 pm
New York: Disarmament research agency UNIDIR called on Thursday for more women to take their rightful place in international security discussions – a move that’s been warmly welcomed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
Security Council hears of ‘trust deficit’ in disputed Abyei region
Apr 22, 2022, at 10:48 pm
New York: Although the overall security situation in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained calm, the “trust deficit” between the two main communities continues to be a great concern, UN Peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council on Thursday.
Ukraine: ‘Massive scale’ devastation, one-quarter of population in need
Apr 22, 2022, at 10:39 pm
New York: Over the past two months, Ukraine has seen “suffering, devastation, and destruction on a massive scale”, the UN Crisis Coordinator for the country told journalists on Thursday, and echoed the Secretary-General in saying, “we must stop the bloodshed and destruction”.
More dialogue needed to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia
Apr 22, 2022, at 10:35 pm
New York: Pristina and Belgrade must engage more actively in dialogue facilitated by the European Union (EU), the head of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Guterres requests meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Presidents
Apr 22, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: In efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Secretary-General António Guterres has written separate letters to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to request meetings with them in their respective capitals, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
UN condemns recent attacks on humanitarians in Central African Republic
Apr 22, 2022, at 06:35 pm
New York: The top UN humanitarian official in the Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday underlined the need for safe access to vulnerable people following two recent attacks against aid organizations operating in the south of the country.
World Bank assesses $60bln worth of damage in Ukraine
Apr 22, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Washington: The World Bank Group assesses that Ukraine has taken $60 billion worth of damage in the ongoing conflict in the country, President David Malpass said.
British Parliament to probe if Boris Johnson lied over attending party during Covid lockdown
Apr 22, 2022, at 06:00 am
London/IBNS: British lawmakers on Thursday initiated a probe into allegations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had misled the Parliament with his initial response to the charges that he and his staff broke COVID-19 lockdown rules by attending a party.
Canada requires incoming travellers to wear masks for two weeks
Apr 22, 2022, at 03:26 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canada's federal government has ordered masks to be worn by incoming travellers for two weeks, despite the lifting of most of the pandemic restrictions by provinces and territories.
Canada could be first country on Earth to pay international oil royalties: Reports
Apr 22, 2022, at 03:13 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada could be reportedly the first country on Earth to pay international oil royalties of millions of dollars due to the Bay du Nord megaproject in Newfoundland and Labrador (N.L.)'s offshore.
More than 1000 civilian bodies stored in morgues near Kyiv: Reports
Apr 22, 2022, at 12:53 am
Kyiv/UNI: The bodies of more than 1000 civilians are being stored in morgues near Kyiv in Ukraine after Russian troops withdrew from the region, international media reported on Thursday.
Three blasts kill 5 in Afghanistan
Apr 21, 2022, at 10:46 pm
Kabul/UNI: Three separate blasts occurred in Afghanistan on Thursday - in Kabul, in Mazar-e-Sharif and in Kunduz city, killing five people and injuring around 65, the media reported.
Russia in control of Mariupol: Vladimir Putin
Apr 21, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed the "successful liberation" of Mariupol, almost two months after he invaded Ukraine on Feb 24 at dawn in a surprise attack.
Israel carries out airstrikes on military facilities in Gaza Strip
Apr 21, 2022, at 05:47 pm
Gaza/UNI/Sputnik: The Israeli Air Force has struck several military facilities of the Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the site.
Russia tests new missile 'Sarmat', Vladimir Putin says 'can hit any target on Earth'
Apr 21, 2022, at 05:27 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday his country has successfully tested the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, which according to him is capable of carrying nuclear charges that will make Kremlin's enemies "think twice."
Canada's Ontario reports spurt in hospitalisations due to COVID-19
Apr 21, 2022, at 03:42 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Ontario recorded an increase in hospitalisation due to COVID-19 to 1,662 hospitalizations on Wednesday, the most reported during the sixth wave of the pandemic in the province.
Canada's annual inflation rate hits a new 31-year high of 6.7 pct in March
Apr 21, 2022, at 02:11 am
Ottawa/ IBNS: The rise in Canada's inflation rate to 6.7 per cent in March, exceeded economists' expectations with a full percentage point higher than February's already 30-year high, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
Turkey neutralizes 30 Kurdish militants: Military
Apr 21, 2022, at 12:47 am
Ankara: The Turkish militia has neutralized 30 militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), designated terrorist by Ankara, in the course of the new operation in northern Iraq, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday.