Veteran Hong Kong journalist Allan Au arrested over alleged sedition
Apr 14, 2022, at 03:30 am
Hong Kong: China's national security police have arrested Hong Kong journalist Allan Au on Monday over alleged sedition charges, media reports said.
Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif govt to face growing challenge of circular debt
Apr 14, 2022, at 02:25 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's new government, which is led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, will continue to face the worsening circular debt in the energy chain sector, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto Public Health offers immunization program at local school clinics
Apr 14, 2022, at 01:12 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto school students have been offered additional opportunities by the Toronto Public Health (TPH) starting this week to initiate or catch up on their school immunization program vaccines at local school clinics.
Cyprus: Rights experts call for urgent solutions for missing persons tragedy
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:30 am
New York: A top UN-appointed human rights panel issued an appeal on Tuesday for faster progress towards finding the remains of those who disappeared during deadly violence that split the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, decades ago.
Humanitarians urge action to avert famine in Somalia and South Sudan
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:25 am
The threat of famine is very real in Somalia and South Sudan and urgent action is needed now to avoid a catastrophe, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
Ukraine conflict putting global trade recovery at risk: WTO
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:22 am
The war in Ukraine has created immense human suffering but it is also putting the fragile recovery of global trade at risk, and the impact will be felt across the planet, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Tuesday.
‘Build forward fairer’ report, urges new social contract for Asia and the Pacific
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:08 am
New York: The Asia and Pacific region’s economic recovery from COVID and other global shocks, must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”, to protect the vulnerable in the years ahead, according to a new Economic and Social Survey of the region, published on Tuesday by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Pakistan mosque attack: Protesters seek FIR against PTI workers
Apr 13, 2022, at 11:59 pm
Islamabad: The workers of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami National Party on Monday staged a rally outside the office of district police officer against the attack on a religious seminary-cum-mosque allegedly by the supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Apr 13, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Islamabad: The British government has distanced itself from Foreign Office Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith after he tweeted in support of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou tests COVID-19 positive
Apr 13, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Athens: Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou has tested COVID-19 positive.
UK: PM Boris Johnson fined over Covid lockdown party
Apr 13, 2022, at 03:30 pm
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he had been fined for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules and apologized for not following his own law.
Pakistan: Five cops die during terror attack in Kulachi town
Apr 13, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Islamabad: At least five police died as terrorists attacked a patrolling vehicle with automatic weapons in the Kulachi town of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.
New York City Police release image of "person of interest" involved in subway shooting incident
Apr 13, 2022, at 02:25 pm
The New York Police Department has released an image of a "person of interest" in connection with the Brooklyn subway shooting incident that left over 20 people injured.
Amid dwindling forex reserves, Nepal limits imports
Apr 13, 2022, at 07:51 am
Kathmandu: The Nepal government has imposed restrictions on the imports of non-essential goods, including cars, cosmetics, and gold, in order to save its foreign currency reserves, BBC reported on Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2022, at 05:17 am
Islamabad: A slogan 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' buzzed in the air as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters demonstrated in a city recently following the ouster of Imran Khan after a no-trust motion against him in the country's National Assembly recently.
At least 13 injured in shooting at New York's Brooklyn subway station
Apr 13, 2022, at 03:02 am
New York/IBNS: At least 13 people were injured after a suspect unleashed gunfire on a subway train in New York's Brooklyn during Tuesday morning rush hour, the New York Fire Department said.
New York: 13 injured in Brooklyn subway station shooting
Apr 13, 2022, at 01:54 am
New York/IBNS: Several people were shot at in a subway station in New York's Brooklyn on Tuesday. At least 13 were injured, the New York Fire Department said.
Russia destroyed Ukrainian ammunition depots: Moscow
Apr 13, 2022, at 01:40 am
MoscowIBNS//UNI/Sputnik: The Russian armed forces have destroyed two more ammunition depots and a hangar with aircraft in the Khmelnytskyi and Kyiv regions of Ukraine overnight with 'high-precision missiles', Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Tuesday.
German inflation moves to 40-year high in March
Apr 13, 2022, at 01:15 am
Berlin: Germany's consumer price index (CPI) rose to 7.3 per cent in March on an annual basis, hitting a 40-year high, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Tuesday.
Mobile phone giant Nokia to exit Russia
Apr 13, 2022, at 01:10 am
Moscow: Nokia, the Finnish multi-national company, on Tuesday announced to exit the Russian market.
Pakistan: Five cops killed in terror attack in KP
Apr 12, 2022, at 11:35 pm
Islamabad: At least five policemen have died in a rocket attack carried out by terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), media reports said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: Govt announces default on all $51 billion debt
Apr 12, 2022, at 11:27 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka has run out of foreign exchange and its government on Tuesday announced that it will be defaulting on all its external debt $51 billion as a last resort to prevent further deterioration of its financial position.
Pakistan: New cabinet to be declared soon
Apr 12, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to announce the new cabinet on Tuesday night, according to media reports.
Rights expert concerned about erosion of democracy in Brazil
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:49 pm
New York: Decrying the erosion of democracy in Brazil, a UN expert has called for authorities to create and maintain a safe environment conducive to the exercise of the rights to peaceful assembly and association.
Protection of older persons’ rights needed now ‘more than ever’: Bachelet
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:41 pm
New York: The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before, said the UN human rights chief on Monday, but existing legal safeguards render them, in effect, “invisible”.
Fighting financial crisis: Sri Lanka hopes for $2.5bn rescue loan from China
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan officials are confident that they will receive a $2.5 billion rescue loan from China as financial support to help it ride through the economic crisis being faced by it, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
Ukraine war: Trauma ‘risks destroying a generation’, Security Council hears
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:26 pm
New York: Increasing reports of sexual violence and human trafficking in Ukraine - allegedly committed against women and children in the context of massive displacement and the ongoing Russian invasion - are raising “all the red flags” about a potential protection crisis, the head of the UN’s gender agency warned the Security Council on Monday.
Sri Lankan rapper dies during anti-govt protest in Colombo
Apr 12, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan hiphop rapper Shiraz alias Rude Bwoy passed away on Monday due to a heart attack during an anti-government protest held in the capital against the ongoing economic and financial crisis.
Ukraine resilience-building programme to help most vulnerable
Apr 12, 2022, at 04:33 pm
New York: A UN-led development plan for Ukraine launched on Monday, to provide immediate economic help and longer-term assistance to the millions left struggling to meet basic needs, in the wake of the Russian invasion.
Philippines: 14 people died amid storm Agaton
Apr 12, 2022, at 03:55 pm
Manila: At least 14 people died as a result of landslides caused by tropical storm Agaton, and their bodies were found in several areas of the Philippines, CNN Philippines reported, citing local authorities.