Unicef 'goes dark' in Afghanistan on World Children’s Day
Nov 20, 2021, at 07:29 pm
Kabul/UNI: UNICEF Afghanistan on Saturday closed its digital channels, and went dark to reflect the challenges that Afghan children have been facing, said the UN body's press note adding the United Nations Children Fund will not celebrate the World Children’s Day in the Taliban-captured South-Asian nation this year.
Rotterdam violence: Anti-COVID lockdown protesters clash with police, 2 hurt
Nov 20, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Rotterdam: At least two people were wounded as Dutch police clashed with protesters who were demonstrating in Rotterdam city over new Covid-19 measures.
Worsening drought affects 2.3 million people in Somalia
Nov 20, 2021, at 05:27 pm
New York: With about 2.3 million people already suffering with serious water, food and pasture shortages in Somalia, a rapidly worsening drought could lead to an “extreme situation” by April next year.
Afghanistan’s farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash
Nov 20, 2021, at 05:17 pm
Kabul: “Catastrophic and famine-like conditions” hang over Afghanistan’s farmers and herders, whose needs continue to worsen with the onset of winter, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
Safe sanitation for all benefits people and the planet: UN chief
Nov 20, 2021, at 04:21 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged countries to keep their promise to leave no one behind and deliver health and sanitation to all.
Germany, Netherlands commit to providing salaries to Afghan doctors and teachers
Nov 20, 2021, at 03:16 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Taliban's acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met the envoys from Germany and the Netherlands in an effort to strengthen relations.
Bangladesh: Man caught with Quran, trying to enter Hindu puja pavillion in Habiganj
Nov 20, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Dhaka: A man was caught by locals and handed over to the police as he was attempting to enter a Hindu puja pavilion in Bangladesh's Habiganj town with a Quran, media reports said.
UK Prime Minister considering diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Reports
Nov 20, 2021, at 02:35 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing over the alleged human rights violations in China, media reported.
France concerned about missing Chinese Tennis player Peng Shuai: Foreign Ministry
Nov 20, 2021, at 04:54 am
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: France is conserned about the missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, calling on China to fulfill its commitments to address violence against women, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Students burn Pakistani flag at Dhaka University
Nov 20, 2021, at 04:49 am
Dhaka/UNI: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets in the first T20 in Mirpur on Friday, after which students protested at the Raju Memorial area of Dhaka University.
Afghanistan: Abducted doctor Nadir Almi killed
Nov 19, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Kabul: An Afghan psychiatrist has been killed by kidnappers in northern Balkh province, Pajhwok Afghan News reported on Friday.
Afghanistan: New media watchdog formed in Kabul
Nov 19, 2021, at 11:07 pm
Kabul: Amid increasing attacks on journalists in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, a new media watchdog has been formed in the Afghan capital of Kabul which pledged to protect freedom of expression and the country's media community, media reports said on Friday.
Greece: 7 refugees, migrants die in car crash
Nov 19, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Athens/UNI/Xinhua: Seven refugees, migrants lost their lives and another seven were injured in a car accident in northern Greece on Friday, Greek national news agency AMNA reported, citing local police.
Bangladesh: Bus hits autorickshaw in Gaibandha, 6 die
Nov 19, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Dhaka: A bus hit an autorickshaw in Bangladesh's Gaibandha area on Friday which left at least six people dead, media reports said.
Main reason for extremism is schools and colleges, not madrassas: Pakistani Minister
Nov 19, 2021, at 10:00 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry, has blamed schools and colleges as being the major reason for extremism in the country while the minister also claimed extremism does not originate from madrassas, according to Pak television channel Geo News.
Nov 19, 2021, at 08:53 pm
Balochistan: Students of the Balochistan University have once again started their protest after the authorities failed to find the two missing students who were allegedly kidnapped from the university premises earlier this month.
PPP rallies in Nowshera, Peshawar will be held no matter what: Bilawal tells Imran Khan govt
Nov 19, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Friday warned the PTI government not to block its rallies in Nowshera and Peshawar or there will be “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar”.
Four Chinese patrol ships enter waters near Senkaku Islands disputed by Japan: Reports
Nov 19, 2021, at 08:33 pm
Tokyo: Four Chinese patrol ships entered on Friday the area which Japan views as its own territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands (known as the Diaoyu Islands in China), media reported.
China: Travel blogger sentenced to 7 months of imprisonment for 'insulting' soldiers
Nov 19, 2021, at 06:41 pm
Beijing: A travel blogger has been jailed for seven months after he posted an image of himself in 'disrespectful poses' at a Chinese cemetery in Xinjiang where the country's soldiers are laid to rest, media reports said.
Madagascar: ‘World cannot look away’ as 1.3 million face severe hunger
Nov 19, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New York: The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, the top UN aid official there said on Thursday in a renewed appeal for solidarity and funding.
Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:52 pm
New York: At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggles for legitimacy
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:48 pm
New York: Despite a crisis of trust both within the country and abroad, three months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it is taking halting steps to pursue international legitimacy, a senior UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Completion of Somalia elections more important than ever: UN envoy
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:43 pm
New York: Although progress has been made in Somalia’s electoral process, it has been slow and uneven, the UN Special Representative for the country said in a briefing to the Security Council on Wednesday.
Pakistan: TLP chief Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi released from prison
Nov 19, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Islamabad: Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi was released from a prison in Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan's FBR helpless against four million tax dodgers: Official
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:46 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's tax chief has expressed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)'s inability to bring over four million willful law violators under the tax net due to the revenue authority’s lack of capacity, according to a report published in Pak daily The Express Tribune on Thursday.
Afghan people may face extreme poverty by mid-2022: UN body
Nov 19, 2021, at 01:27 am
New Delhi/UNI: People in Afghanistan may become victims of extreme poverty by mid-2022, International Organisation for Migration- UN Migration (IOM) said in a statement.
Pakistan's foreign direct investment falls 12pc in July-Oct: Reports
Nov 19, 2021, at 12:55 am
Karachi, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan's foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 12 percent in the first four months (July to October) of the current fiscal year, Dawn News reported quoting a data shared by the country's State Bank on Wednesday.
Pakistan team hoist national flag during practice session in Dhaka, court controversy
Nov 19, 2021, at 12:40 am
Dhaka, November 18: The Pakistan Cricket Team love to court controversy whenever they find time. After enthralling fans and silencing critics worldwide with a fearless brand of cricket in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup in the Middle East, Babar Azam and his men have grabbed the headlines yet again, for their off the field behaviour, something that has diplomatic ramifications.
Kazakhstan mulling banning air travel to Belarus for some states: Authorities
Nov 19, 2021, at 12:03 am
Nur-Sultan/UNI/Sputnik: Kazakhstan authorities are considering a temporary ban on air travel of some nationals to Belarus due to the migration crisis at the Belarusian-Polish border, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee, Talgat Lastayev, told Sputnik Thursday.
Pakistan MNA Mohsin Dawar protests for not issuing production order for opposition MNA Ali Wazir
Nov 18, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Independent Member of National Assembly (MNA) Mohsin Dawar protested on not summoning opposition MNA Ali Wazir during the joint session of Parliament on Wednesday, according to Pak newspaper The News International.