Hundreds protest outside Sri Lanka President's residence amid economic crisis
Apr 01, 2022, at 05:27 am
Colombo/IBNS: People in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, suffering from a massive economic crisis, erupted in protest on Thursday evening, reports said.
Three stooges working with foreign powers want to oust me, will fight till end: Imran Khan
Apr 01, 2022, at 03:21 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is on the verge of losing his post after failing to prove a majority in the assembly, on Thursday urged the youth of the nation to not "crawl like ants" and alleged that "three stooges" working with foreign powers want to oust him of power.
Pak PM Imran Khan to address nation tonight after National Assembly adjourns till Sunday
Apr 01, 2022, at 01:37 am
Islamabad/UNI: Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the nation Thursday night after the 69-year-old cancelled his speech on Wednesday.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan offers to dissolve Assembly if no-trust motion is withdrawn
Mar 31, 2022, at 11:22 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday offered to dissolve the Assembly, if the no-confidence motion against him was withdrawn.
Vladimir Putin bans foreign software use in Russia starting 2025
Mar 31, 2022, at 05:40 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russian President Vladimir Putin has prohibited the use of foreign software at crucial information infrastructure facilities starting January 1, 2025, according to a presidential decree published on Wednesday.
Security deal between Solomon Islands- China is gravely concerning: New Zealand PM
Mar 31, 2022, at 03:14 am
Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called the security deal being forged between Solomon Islands and China as “gravely concerning”.
Imran Khan's address to nation postponed: PTI Senator
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:18 am
Islamabad: PTI Senator Faisal Javed Khan on Wednesday said Imran Khan's address to the nation has been postponed.
Blasphemy: Four girls 'slaughter' female seminary teacher in Pakistan
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:16 am
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan: Four girls allegedly killed a female seminary teacher after accusing her of blasphemy at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan region in Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
China: People scramble to buy essential supply amid Shanghai's divided lockdown
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:12 am
Shanghai, China: Shanghai, a city which has been put under lockdown dividedly, is seeing residents scrambling to buy essential supplies while thousands quarantine in offices, media reports said on Wednesday.
Australian journalist Cheng Lei to be tried in Beijing
Mar 31, 2022, at 01:01 am
Beijing: An Australian TV journalist, who was detained in China 19 months ago, will be put on trial in the upcoming days, the Australian government confirmed on Wednesday.
Pakistan: MQM-P formally joins opposition
Mar 31, 2022, at 12:11 am
Islamabad: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), a key ally of PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led coalition government, on Wednesday announced to part ways with the ruling PTI.
PM Imran Khan to address nation today, fuels speculation over resignation
Mar 30, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan is all set to address the nation on Wednesday, triggering speculation over his resignation after members of ally Muttahida Qaumi Movement quit the federal cabinet to give him a jolt.
Pakistan: Four terrorists killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Mar 30, 2022, at 11:50 pm
Dera Ismail Khan: Four militants and two soldiers were killed during an intense exchange of fire in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan army said on Wednesday.
WFP reaches one million people with life-saving food support in conflict-stricken Ukraine
Mar 30, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Lviv: One month into the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to one million people in the country and has built systems able to deliver food at scale to communities in need.
‘Staggering number’ of unintended pregnancies reveals failure to uphold women’s rights
Mar 30, 2022, at 11:26 pm
New York: Nearly half of all pregnancies, totalling 121 million each year worldwide, are unintended, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA.
COVID-19: Education risks becoming ‘greatest divider’
Mar 30, 2022, at 11:07 pm
New York: Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worlwide from a full return to the classroom, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Unknown gunmen abduct doctor in Afghanistan
Mar 30, 2022, at 06:36 pm
Kabul: A prominent Afghanistan doctor has been abducted by unknown gunmen on Kabul-Jalalabad highway on Saturday.
‘Difficult months ahead’ in Ukraine, as deaths rise, along with global shortages
Mar 30, 2022, at 06:30 pm
New York: At least 1,100 civilians have been killed in a month of fighting in Ukraine, a senior UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Tuesday, stressing that the conflict “shows no signs of abating.”
UN highlights human cost of transatlantic slave trade
Mar 30, 2022, at 06:20 pm
New York: The United Nations on Tuesday remembered the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade and its continued impact on the modern world, by honouring the tradition of resistance to slavery and unity against racism, through personal stories of courage.
DR Congo: UN envoy calls for strategy to address root causes of conflict
Mar 30, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: Amid deteriorating security in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the top UN envoy in the country has called for a comprehensive political strategy that includes measures to address the structural causes of the conflicts.
Response plan launched to support 1.4 million Rohingya and Bangladeshis
Mar 30, 2022, at 05:51 pm
New York: “Robust and sustained international support” is again needed for Rohingya refugees and the Bangladeshi communities generously hosting them, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
World football goes for goal, in aid of Ukraine
Mar 30, 2022, at 05:30 pm
New York: With the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine rapidly approaching four million, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched a new emergency appeal, with an assist from some top football players who know firsthand what it’s like to flee for your life from a warzone.
Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO
Mar 30, 2022, at 05:19 pm
New York: Millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict, the UN warned on Tuesday, amid reports that people are facing “life-and-death decisions” on whether to leave Mariupol and elsewhere, more than a month since the Russian invasion.
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan is all set to lose his majority after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's key ally and coalition partner Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) decided to desert him and join hands with the Opposition.
Canada collaborates with international partners to launch second Safer Skies Forum
Mar 30, 2022, at 04:45 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Hosted virtually by Transport Canada and the Safer Skies Consultative Committee, the Safer Skies Forum, the only international forum dedicated to mitigating the risks of airspace over or near conflict zones was officially launched on Tuesday by Omar Alghabra, Canada's Minister of Transport to ensure the safety of air travel.
Pakistan: Voting on no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan to take place on Apr 3
Mar 30, 2022, at 03:00 am
Islamabad: Voting on the no-confidence motion brought against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will take place on April 3.
Ukraine crisis: Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin likely to meet after today's talks
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:47 am
Pakistani rupee depreciates beyond Rs 182.34 against US Dollar
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:42 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan rupee depreciated beyond Rs 182.34 against US Dollar on Tuesday.
Ukraine crisis: Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin likely to meet after today's talks
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:38 am
Istanbul/IBNS: Ukraine's top negotiator said that enough progress has been made at talks that took place in Turkey on Tuesday to resolve the conflict with Russia and also to enable a meeting between the presidents of the two nations.
Afghanistan: Taliban stops broadcast of VOA, BBC
Mar 30, 2022, at 02:28 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has directed private television stations in Afghanistan not to telecast Voice of America (VOA) and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) news programmes in the country, media reports said on Tuesday.