Urgent action needed to protect Vietnamese workers trafficked to Serbia
Jan 22, 2022, at 11:25 pm
New York: Urgent action is required to assist and protect some 400 Vietnamese migrant workers who were allegedly trafficked to Serbia, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday.
Yemen: UN mission warns of ‘devastating’ loss of life, as Guterres condemns coalition airstrikes
Jan 22, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: The UN chief has condemned airstrikes launched early on Friday by the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthi rebels in Yemen, that struck a detention centre in the rebel-held city of Saada, which have left at least 60 dead, and more than hundred injured.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir hospitalised
Jan 22, 2022, at 11:12 pm
Kuala Lumpur/UNI/Xinhua: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised, a spokesman from his office said Saturday.
UN chief calls for action to put out ‘5-alarm global fire’
Jan 22, 2022, at 11:07 pm
New York: At a time when “the only certainty is more uncertainty”, countries must unite to forge a new, more hopeful and equal path, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the General Assembly on Friday, laying out his priorities for 2022.
Pakistan: Hazaras protest terror attacks on their community
Jan 22, 2022, at 10:20 pm
Islamabad: Members of the Hazara community in different parts of the world, including in Pakistan, recently commemorated the victims of two terrorist attacks in 2013 and 2021.
Justin Trudeau terms deaths of 4 Indians in blizzard as 'tragic'
Jan 22, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Ottawa/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has termed the deaths of four Indians, including an infant and a teen, in a blizzard on the Canada-US border as “tragic” and said they were victims of human trafficking.
1.5 million children lack treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa
Jan 22, 2022, at 07:08 pm
New York: At least 1.5 million children are not receiving life-saving treatment for severe wasting in Eastern and Southern Africa, warned the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday.
Tigray: Eritrean refugees ‘scared and struggling to eat’ amid aid obstacles
Jan 22, 2022, at 07:00 pm
New York: For the first time in weeks, aid teams have reached refugee camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, only to find that some Eritrean nationals living there have likely died of preventable diseases, while others are “scared and struggling to get enough to eat”, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Mother sues Meta, Snap over daughter’s suicide
Jan 22, 2022, at 03:59 pm
Washington/UNI: A woman has filed lawsuit against Instagram's parent company Meta and Snap Inc as an addiction to their social media platforms caused the suicide of her 11-year old daughter.
About 60 pct of Canadians struggling to provide enough food for their families, a new poll says
Jan 22, 2022, at 05:22 am
Toronto/IBNS: A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute, released on Friday, shows that 57 percent of Canadians are struggling to feed their family recently, an increase from 36 percent in 2019.
Ontario's plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions not being followed by Quebec, Alberta
Jan 22, 2022, at 04:55 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Ontario's plan to ease restrictions starting from Jan 31 will not be followed by Quebec and Alberta.
Survey shows 75.9% of Japanese feel 'close' to Taiwan
Jan 22, 2022, at 12:24 am
Taipei/Tokyo: A 2021 survey has shown 75.9 percent of Japanese said they felt “close” to Taiwan, while 64.8 percent believed Taiwan to be “trustworthy,” the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Japan announced on Thursday.
South China Sea: US Navy warship challenges Chinese territorial claims
Jan 22, 2022, at 12:03 am
Beijing: The US Navy guided missile destroyer challenged Chinese claims of sovereignty in and around islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: PPP to launch ‘tractor trolley march’ today to support farmers
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) might soon launch the first phase of its “tractor trolley march” on Friday as they extend support to the support to the country’s farmers who have been protesting over the alleged poor agricultural policies of the government.
Pakistan refineries warn of shutting operation in next few weeks
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's oil refineries have warned the government of a looming shutdown of their operations in the next few weeks due to high and yet rising stocks of furnace oil, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents storm Kabul apartment, arrest female activist
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:31 pm
Kabul: An eye-witness has said Taliban insurgents stormed an apartment in Kabul, smashing the door in and arresting a woman rights activist and her three sisters.
Belt road railways: Thai traders anxious over ‘influx’ of Chinese produce
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:23 pm
Thai traders are increasingly growing anxious over the influx of Chinese goods and agricultural produce since the opening of the Boten-Vientiane high-speed railway in Laos.
Tibetan language advocate speaks up again following release from prison
Jan 21, 2022, at 11:09 pm
A Tibetan activist is speaking out against language restrictions after he spent five years in prison for discussing the matter with the Western media, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police assault women in Quetta with no female cop around, CM orders strict action
Jan 21, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Quetta, Pakistan: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has ordered strict action against police officials who were caught on camera assaulting three Pakistani women in Quetta city in the absence of female constables.
11 Iraqi soldiers killed in Islamic State attack
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:29 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Eleven Iraqi soldiers were killed in an attack by the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's Diyala province, the police said on Friday.
Saudi authorities prepapring to deport 2 Muslim Uyghurs back to China: HRW
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Beirut, Lebanon: Saudi authorities are apparently preparing to deport two Muslim Uyghurs back to China, where they are at serious risk of arbitrary detention and torture, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said recently.
Netherlands: VU Amsterdam returns human rights research funding from China
Jan 21, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Amsterdam: The VU (Vrije Universiteit) university in Amsterdam is all set to stop accepting funds from China to finance a centre for human rights following revelations by broadcaster NOS, reports Dutch News.
Pakistan: Wall collapse leaves two children dead
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:57 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Two children lost their lives after a wall of a primary school collapsed in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Friday.
Pakistan: Sindh HC directs authorities to constitute task force on enforced disappearance
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:50 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: The Sindh High Court in Pakistan recently expressed dissatisfaction over reports filed by the police in missing persons’ cases.
Woman gets death penalty in Pakistan over 'blasphemous' WhatsApp activity
Jan 21, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Islamabad: A Rawalpindi court has given death penalty to a Pakistani woman on blasphemy charge under section 295C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), media reports said on Friday.
Greece: Pakistani man sentenced to seven years in prison for assaulting 16 women in Crete
Jan 21, 2022, at 07:31 pm
Athens: A Pakistani national was sentenced to seven years in prison in Greece for a series of violent attacks on women in Crete, media reports said on Friday.
West Africa: Extreme poverty rises nearly 3 per cent due to COVID-19
Jan 21, 2022, at 07:27 pm
New York: Extreme poverty in West Africa rose by nearly three per cent in 2020, another fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN-backed report launched on Thursday that looks at the socio-impact of the crisis has revealed.
UNRWA condemns demolition of Palestinian home in East Jerusalem
Jan 21, 2022, at 06:50 pm
New York: The UN agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, on Thursday urged Israeli to immediately halt all evictions and demolitions in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, after an entire family was forced out of their long-term home the previous day.
Ghana mining community explosion leaves 20 people dead
Jan 21, 2022, at 02:18 pm
Accra/UNI/Xinhua: At least 20 people died and many others were injured in an explosion at a mining community of Ghana's Western Region.
Canada: Quebec’s anti-corruption squad probes large number of fake vaccine passports
Jan 21, 2022, at 06:07 am
Quebec/IBNS: Various fraudulent schemes to make and distribute fake vaccine passports in the province of Quebec are being investigated by the province's anti-corruption squad with a warning that people involved could face serious criminal charges.